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New name for Providence Spirituality and Conference Center helps clarify focus

By Amy Miranda | November 13, 2012 | Comments Off on New name for Providence Spirituality and Conference Center helps clarify focus

Providence Center at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind. has a new name. As of October, the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods’ hospitality and welcoming center has been renamed the Providence Spirituality…

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Sisters of Providence invite women to explore religious life

By Sisters of Providence | October 15, 2012 | Comments Off on Sisters of Providence invite women to explore religious life

Catholic women ages 18-42 who are seeking to deepen their faith and explore religious life are invited to participate in a Discernment Weekend hosted by the Sisters of Providence Nov.…

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Sisters of Providence support ministries that offer help to those in need

By Amy Miranda | October 1, 2012 | Comments Off on Sisters of Providence support ministries that offer help to those in need

For the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, serving a neighbor in need is not something that demands apology. Indeed, for this group of Catholic women religious, loving and serving…

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New Log Cabin Chapel at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods to be dedicated and blessed on Saint Mother Theodore Guerin’s feast day, Oct. 3

By Sisters of Providence | September 28, 2012 | Comments Off on New Log Cabin Chapel at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods to be dedicated and blessed on Saint Mother Theodore Guerin’s feast day, Oct. 3

When Saint Mother Theodore Guerin and her five companions arrived late in the day on Oct. 22, 1840, at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, history was in the making. On Wednesday, Oct. 3,…

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Three Sisters of Providence celebrate their 25th anniversary

By Paul Beel | July 1, 2012 | Comments Off on Three Sisters of Providence celebrate their 25th anniversary

Three Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind., recently celebrated their 25th anniversary as members of the Congregation. They are Sisters Theresa Ann Boland, Rose Chiu and Marilu Covani. One…

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Four Sisters of Providence celebrate their 50th anniversary

By Paul Beel | July 1, 2012 | Comments Off on Four Sisters of Providence celebrate their 50th anniversary

Four Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind., recently celebrated their 50th anniversary as members of the Congregation. They are Sisters Marilyn Baker, Jane Marie Osterholt, Martha Joseph Wessel and…

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Guerin Outreach Ministries: Catholic religious sisters offer English classes, friendship to residents of St. Anthy Trailer Park in rural Mecca, Calif.

By Amy Miranda | June 6, 2012 | Comments Off on Guerin Outreach Ministries: Catholic religious sisters offer English classes, friendship to residents of St. Anthy Trailer Park in rural Mecca, Calif.

Martha Arrendondo is 46 years old and has been in the United States for 26 years. She works in the grape fields in and around the Coachella Valley in California.…

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Peruvian ministry artifacts on display in Heritage Museum

By Sisters of Providence | May 23, 2012 | Comments Off on Peruvian ministry artifacts on display in Heritage Museum

Responding to a pope’s request in the early 1960s to minister in Latin America, the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods began a mission in Arequipa, Peru, when three sisters…

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Sister Betty Smigla joins Guerin Outreach Ministries board

By Amy Miranda | May 3, 2012 | Comments Off on Sister Betty Smigla joins Guerin Outreach Ministries board

Sister Betty Smigla, SP, was recently appointed to the Guerin Outreach Ministries board of directors. Early in S. Betty’s life as a Sister of Providence, she spent seven years ministering…

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Young Crawfordsville man offers sacrifice and prayer in walking to Shrine of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin

By Sisters of Providence | April 5, 2012 | Comments Off on Young Crawfordsville man offers sacrifice and prayer in walking to Shrine of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin

“Ahh, I’m here.” And with that sigh of relief, Andrew Domini went to his knees and crawled the last 90-plus feet of his journey toward the sanctuary of the Church…

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Saint Mary-of-the-Woods to host bell choir that is known internationally

By Sisters of Providence | March 5, 2012 | Comments Off on Saint Mary-of-the-Woods to host bell choir that is known internationally

The Dorothy Shaw Bell Choir from Fort Worth, Texas, an internationally acclaimed community handbell choir, will be in concert at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 11, in the Church of the…

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CNN to rebroadcast documentary on Saint Mother Theodore Guerin

By Sisters of Providence | March 5, 2012 | Comments Off on CNN to rebroadcast documentary on Saint Mother Theodore Guerin

Television network CNN will rebroadcast its documentary report on the process of becoming a saint in the Roman Catholic Church on Saturday, March 10. The report, first shown on Sunday,…

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