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First chapel to be re-created at SMW
Published on September 19, 2011
…furnished with plank benches, a plank altar similar to the one described by Saint Mother Theodore, and the fireplace will be eye-catching. This project will provide a great opportunity and space for personal reflection, enjoyment of an element of Indiana history, and a unique learning experience for students, families and groups who visit the grounds. It should be ready for visitors by late October. Make your plans now to come to see it. Tours can be scheduled through Providence Center….
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CNN visits Saint Mary-of-the-Woods to research Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
Published on October 24, 2011
Cable News Network (CNN) producer Jen Christensen visited Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Saturday, Oct. 22, to witness the Sisters of Providence Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Fest and to do research on the Congregation’s foundress. Jen hooked up with a video specialist, Jeff from Indianapolis, and spent most of the day Saturday witnessing the Foundation Day Eucharistic Liturgy, learning about the Sisters of Providence, meeting people and touring the grounds. Jen, based in Atlanta, is leading a team that is researching various aspects…
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Providence Pavers offer a meaningful Saint Mary-of-the-Woods connection
Published on May 16, 2012
…in person and to visit with friends and former teachers. Gayle and company were delighted to have the opportunity to see each other (coming from Illinois, Indianapolis and southern Indiana) and to visit Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. I loved hearing about their mini adventures seeing the alpacas at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice and touring the grounds on the SP bus. It is so sweet to me that such a simple brick paver allowed this group to come together for fun and…
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From The Shrine of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
Published on July 25, 2012
…our servers and parishioners more devoted to the life and works of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin and work and serve not only by obligation but with love and compassion to God. For more information: Sister Jan For more information about the shrine, to arrange a tour at Saint Mary-of the-Woods, to submit prayer requests or to report blessings that have touched your lives, contact Sister Jan Craven, coordinator of the Office of the Shrine of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, at…
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Impacted by a few U.S. Federal Penitentiary inmates
Published on October 7, 2012
…was great fun to spend time with current and former SMWC students at homecoming and to lead a “Bats and Rats” tour of historical and hysterical sites on campus. Visitors at White Violet Farm Alpacas’ open house Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012. I loved being with the alpacas on Sunday, and I especially loved watching children interact with the animals, learning to hand-feed them and delighting in the unique sensation of alpaca lips searching out the last bit of grain in…
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Sister Cathy Buster called “heart and soul” of new migrant farm family community in Arcadia, Fla.
Published on January 28, 2013
As a realist, I don’t often get blown away, but in November 2012, when Sister of Providence Cathy Buster gave me a tour of Casa Juan Bosco in Arcadia, Fla., I experienced that feeling of being with someone who could dream dreams and marshal the resources to make them come true in mega form. With eight years of hard work, strong trust in Providence, and the wit, wisdom and skills of a true collaborator, this friend of mine had helped…
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The Papal Conclave: March Madness & the Gift of the Holy Spirit
Published on March 6, 2013
I love the annual NCAA College Basketball Tournament, affectionately marketed as “March Madness.” Like many fans I rip out the page from the newspaper that has the teams in their brackets and begin to pick my winners. My best case scenario has North Carolina, my graduate school alma mater, going to the Final Four. But I must admit I also have a huge penchant for the underdog — even if it means a loss for Carolina. So, when one of…
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Prayer for homecoming
…guest; no one is alien, all are friend. May the life celebrated in each room in this house give delight and honor and reverence to you. Amen Sister Jan Craven holds master’s degrees in spirituality and in philosophy and religion. She currently ministers as Director of Shrines and Tours at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Sister Jan loves the opportunity to make a lasting difference in the world as a Sister of Providence. (This article reprinted from the Summer 2013 edition of HOPE)…
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Sisters of Providence welcome Nuns on the Bus
Published on June 20, 2013
…and helping them improve their lives through education or material assistance, it also means advocating to change the systems that oppress. The Sisters of Providence joined such an effort on June 13 as NETWORK’s Nuns on the Bus, a Catholic social justice lobbying group currently touring the southern United States to advocate for just immigration reform, made a stop at Providence in the Desert, a Sisters of Providence ministry in the Thermal/Mecca area of southern California. “What an exciting day!…
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Helen Flavin: “What was I thinking? Do I belong here?”
Published on June 20, 2013
…so at home with the Sisters of Providence; how they had known SPs for years; and how peaceful and special it was to get through the gates at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. I thought again, “Lord is this really where you wish me to be?” Immediately, I remembered my arrival the night before. There was construction and a detour. I had stopped at a store to ask for directions. A mother and daughter said they would drive up by Saint Mary-of-the-Woods grounds….
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Former student rescues sister from Florida accident; saves her life
Published on August 22, 2013
Bradenton, Fla., EMT Andrew Powers visits with Sister Margaret Louise Bernard on Aug. 19. Sister Ann Paula Pohlman and Sister Margaret Louise Bernard were planning a day of adventure at the Port of Tampa (Fla.) to see some tour ships that were open at the aquarium. Shortly after noon on March 15, 2013, they left their apartment complex in Bradenton. Sister Ann Paula attempted to make a turn into a gasoline station and the sisters’ car was struck by an…
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Do spirituality and technology connect?
Published on December 30, 2013
…world and a universe that is interconnected in amazing ways. Sisters of Providence educate in classrooms where children can take virtual tours of the places about which they are studying. They interact with lessons drawn on smart boards. SPs serve in parishes where adult faith formation is influenced as much by blogs on the Internet as it is by materials distributed at a study session. We minister in health-care environments where consultation with doctors and specialists at a distance can…