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Honoring you
...improvement and is a sign of hope. The award recipients are honored at the annual Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Evening. See all recipients by clicking here. Times to Remember program You are invited to enroll in the Times to Remember program established to show our gratitude for friends and benefactors by remembering your special days. You and your loved ones are prayerfully remembered on those days and you will receive a card on your birthday and wedding anniversary assuring you...
St. Rose Academy, Vincennes, Indiana
...to my 60th anniversary this year! Praise God that I am healthy enough to attend and have a visit with some of my classmates! Presently I am living at St. Mary-of-the-Woods. My ministry now is to be available for people who are seeking some spiritual direction, though really it is the Holy Spirit who is always doing the directing! However, this ministry allows me to listen, affirm and confirm where I see and hear the Spirit in another’s life. I...
Providence High School, Chicago
...2024) Providence High School Class of 1960 In June, 2025, our class is celebrating its 65th anniversary. If you are interested in attending a reunion of the Class of 60, please contact Marietta Bratta-Garber at mcbratta@yahoo.com. (January 2025) Submit your class note History of Providence High School, Chicago In 1888, Our Lady of Providence Academy, the direct ancestor of Providence High School, was opened in one room of Our Lady of Sorrows School in Chicago. Nine students were enrolled. In...
Meet some newer members
...Campus Minister at the Newman Center for University of Evansville in Indiana. Interests and hobbies: running, biking, hiking, dancing, writing in my journal, reading, watching NBA and TV shows What attracted you to religious life? I attended my first ever Come and See weekend at the Woods and it was in conjunction with the Sisters of Providence’s 175th Anniversary of existence. Since then I have witnessed how radical women religious have responded to the call of religious life with such...
Social services
Just as you are involved in helping your neighbors, the Sisters of Providence and Providence Associates strive to help individuals, families, groups and communities to enhance their well-being, helping people develop skills and abilities to use their own resources and those of the community to resolve problems. In addition to Sisters of Providence sponsored ministries, individual sisters and Providence Associates also serve in social service and justice ministries. They do important work, including: advocating for just systems visiting those in...
20 Years Ago: A Canonization
A banner of Mother Theodore hanging from the top of St. Peter’s Basilica during the canonization ceremony. The year 2026 will mark the 20th anniversary of Mother Theodore Guerin being declared a saint of the Roman Catholic Church. Also 20 years ago, in February 2006, Sisters of Providence were asked by then-General Superior Sister Ann Margaret O’Hara, SP, to respond to the reflection question: “What are your hopes for the effect of the graces of the canonization on the Congregation?”...
It’s Time for Fiber Projects!
Winter has established itself. The holidays are a warm memory and things on the farm have slowed down. That means it is time to get cozy with fiber projects! It is the 30th anniversary of White Violet Center for Eco-Justice this year so it’s a good time for looking back to fiber projects from our past and how different artists have shared their gifts with us in so many splendid ways. Processing Time But you don’t get any fiber art...
Our Earth Day Festival Origins
...parking lot with a few tents. Now as we head into our 28th anniversary, we are recognized as the longest running Earth Day Festival in the state. We have seen crowds of up to 1,200 and more (on those occasions with really good weather). We have had educational and local vendors that have been with us for more than a decade (maybe two) and folks tell us that they used to come to Earth Day as kids and now they...
Resting, Reflecting and Responding: Living the Gospel with the Sisters of Providence
...moved to Shalu District in Taichung, Taiwan, in 1948 and was re-established in May 1949. It’s history reflects a steadfast trust in God’s providential care during times of uncertainty and change. As Providence would have it, I was able to attend the university’s 69th anniversary celebration. During my time here, I was reminded of how God continues to work through places and people dedicated to our Provident God’s luring invitations. It was a meaningful experience to have visited one of...
Sisters honor past, present White Violet Center directors
During its 26th Earth Day Festival on Saturday, April 18, in honor of the 30th anniversary of White Violet Center for Eco-Justice, a ministry of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, the Congregation honored the four directors the ministry has had since its inception. White Violet Center was established in 1996. The honored directors included Sister Ann Sullivan, SP, founder of White Violet Center; Sister Maureen Freeman, CSJ; Lorrie Heber; and Mary Riley. Prior to this year’s festival,...
Celebrating 20 Years of Sainthood!
October 11 at 9:30 am – 1:00 pm EDT Saint Mary-of-the-Woods 1 Sisters of Providence Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, 47876 812-535-2952 Sisters of Providence Free Rooted in Her Legacy, Continuing the Story Twenty years after the canonization of Mother Theodore Guerin, we are rooted in her legacy and invited to continue her story in our own time. Persons of all faith traditions are invited to join the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, for a communal pilgrimage marking the 20th anniversary...
Living Laudato Si’ at the Woods
...reveal the need for what he called an “integral ecology,” a way of living that honors both creation and human dignity. A Time of Prayer, Reflection, Action Each May, Catholics around the world celebrate Laudato Si’ Week, an eight-day observance commemorating the anniversary of the encyclical. It is a time of prayer, reflection and action – a global call for people of faith to care for creation in tangible ways. The week serves as a reminder that protecting the environment...