News Releases
These are official news releases from the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. For downloadable logo files, members of the press can visit our Media Center.
Energetic Providence in the Desert founder focuses on education, justice while celebrating 60 years as a Sister of Providence
The trailer park residents at the east end of the Coachella Valley in Southern California are some of the poorest people in the United States. Mostly immigrant farm workers from Mexico, they are often marginalized and discriminated against for their…
Sisters of Providence bestow honors on benefactors during annual Saint Mother Theodore Guerin gathering
The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind., bestowed major awards during the annual gathering known this year as Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Evening on Saturday, June 4. The gathering is named in honor of the foundress of the Sisters…
Historic mural of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin unveiled
A large mural featuring the life of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin that soon will have a permanent home in the rotunda of the Vigo County Court House was unveiled Friday (May 6) in Providence Center at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Saint Mother…
Sister of Providence authors new book on healing touch therapy
Sister Betty Hopf’s new book is only a little larger than the palm of a hand. It’s about as thick as a fast-food hamburger. It retails for $4.95. It can be read in just a few minutes. But it packs…
The Other Five: A brief look at the lives of the sisters who came from France in 1840 with Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, foundress of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, has a feast day. She has sainthood, receiving the highest honor bestowed by the Catholic Church. Her legacy has been shared worldwide. She is well recognized as…
Sisters of Providence offer comment on newly released book
The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, have prepared a response to the publication of “The Third Miracle,” by author Bill Briggs, scheduled for release Tuesday, Jan. 11. “We are grateful that Mr. Briggs chose to feature the canonization…
Time capsule spawns memories of former Catholic High School in Terre Haute
Memorabilia connected to the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, has been recovered in a time capsule at a former convent that has been razed. Owners of the property where the former Paul C. Schulte High School stands recently…
Sister of Providence illustrates book on “Alpacas and Bullying”
“Alpacas and Bullying” is the title of a new magazine-size paperback book illustrated by Sister Ruth Johnson, a member of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, and written by Sarah Torbeck, a former intern at White Violet Center for…
Sister Marie McCarthy awarded first-ever Guerin Outreach Ministries Leadership and Advocacy Award
Guerin Outreach Ministries, Inc., at their first annual meeting on Oct. 21, awarded the newly created Guerin Outreach Ministries Leadership and Advocacy Award to Sister Marie McCarthy, SP. Sister Marie serves as the liaison between the Sisters of Providence of…
Sister Adelaide donates handmade puppet collection to day care
Sister Adelaide Ortegel can’t help herself. Recently, she was showing a couple of teachers how to operate the marionettes that she made so they could learn the techniques. When the music started, she quietly walked to the rack where other…
Sister Charles Van Hoy awarded the Edward N. Howard Literacy Award
Sister Charles Van Hoy was awarded the Edward N. Howard Literacy Award by the Wabash Valley Literacy Coalition on April 23. Sister Charles currently ministers at Educational/Family Services in West Terre Haute as an office volunteer and tutor. The Edward…
Sister Charles Van Hoy helps children find success at EFS
To walk into Educational/Family Services in West Terre Haute on a Wednesday after school is to walk into a bustle of activity. It is a place to find masters at work. Volunteer tutors, mostly elderly Sisters of Providence of Saint…