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An Hour of Prayer for a Declaration of Commitment
June 25 at 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT Virtual Sisters of Providence Free As our nation prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) has issued a “Declaration of Commitment,” highlighting values that continue to shape the mission, lives and ministries of women religious today. Sister Joni Luna at prayer The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, are part of the LCWR and have signed the Declaration of Commitment, which the LCWR will...
2025 Reflection for Foundation Day
Note: The following reflection was given by General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski during the October 22, 2025, Foundation Day. “Remember that this union, this charity, this love was also founded here 185 years ago today.“ On October 22, 1855, the 15th anniversary of the founding of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Mother Theodore Guerin is said to have passed a significant portion of the day in her room. She had been ill much of that summer and fall....
Being ‘Stickered’
...have a special message on the back of a label; my label last Saturday was the word ‘GORGEOUS,’ so I looked out at the autumn colored trees and whispered: ‘You are gorgeous; thank you for being you.’” On the opposite end of the question is Sister Janice Smith, “NO! I don’t look forward to being stickered. I am always so afraid that I will forget to go get them that it generally is another stressor to me. But it does help...
White Violet Center earns ‘Real Organic Project’ designation
...of enforcement of some vital USDA Organic standards to protect soil health and animal welfare, organic farmers rallied together to fight to protect the integrity of the organic label. This is what originally motivated WVC Farm Manager John-Michael Elmore to apply for this certification. “We (WVC) are already certified organic, so this became an extension of that. USDA organic certification is getting manipulated by large agri-businesses, and doesn’t fully represent the original intent of the organic movement,” John-Michael said. “While it’s still an important regulatory standard,...
Season of Creation 2022: Fair Trade and Climate Change
...Industry Consider buying second hand clothing, repairing and repurposing clothing, participating in a clothing swap, etc. Some stores that sell Fair Trade clothing include Athleta, Linden Leaf Gifts, Mata Traders, and MarketPlace: Handwork of India, Patagonia. Some brands such as Patagonia have a second-hand label – theirs is Worn Well. Check other stores and buy second hand through them. For tips on being fashionable inexpensively, click here. Read The Conscious Closet: A Revolutionary Guide to Looking Good While Doing Good...
Providence Food Pantry 25th anniversary
Providence Food Pantry celebrated its 25th anniversary of service to West Terre Haute residents on Sept. 22, 2019. Last year, the pantry, with the support of Helping Hands, area churches and civic groups in West Terre Haute, worked to serve 4,000 individuals. Sister Margaret Quinlan and volunteer Stacy Pierce greet visitors during the 25th anniversary celebration of Providence Food Pantry in West Terre Haute. Sisters and volunteers stock up the food choices. Raffle tickets sell for a chance at a...
Human Rights Day: ‘I’m grateful I had the opportunity to participate’
Sister Mary Montgomery speaks with Indiana State University student Kirk Owusu Moore. On Tuesday, March 8, Indiana State University hosted its 15th annual Human Rights Day, an event the Sisters of Providence have participated in for many years. Dr. Mukesh Kapila – who is a professor of Global Health and Humanitarian Affairs at the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom – served as the keynote speaker. Dr. Kapila is also a humanitarian expert and international aid diplomat. He also...
Simbang Gabi the Terre Haute way!
...with a great variety of schedules. Many parishes will have a one-day Simbang Gabi celebration and other parishes will have the entire nine-day novena available. My mom and I were blessed to attend the 14th Annual Simbang Gabi at Our Lady of Angels in downtown Los Angeles on December 15th, 2016 to kick off the novena. There were representatives from 250 parishes who processed down the church aisle. Women dressed in traditional Filipiniana gowns and men dressed in traditional Barong...
Former Sisters of Providence General Superior passes away
On Sunday, December 20, the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, announced the death of former General Superior, Sister Nancy Nolan. Sister Nancy Nolan Sister Nancy, formerly Sister Jean Paula, was 84 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 66 years. She was the Congregation’s 15th General Superior from 1986-96. Born on May 13, 1936, in Galesburg, Illinois, Sister Nancy entered the Congregation on Feb. 2, 1955, from Corpus Christi Parish in Galesburg. She professed first...
The heart of the matter: getting in touch with the Gospel of love
Many of the Saints and mystics have written of the experience of their hearts being captured by Love. Can you remember a time when your heart was captured by the Love of the Divine? In her dialogues, Catherine of Siena, a 15th-century mystic, shares her experience of being transformed by love. In one of these dialogues, the Divine says to Catherine “Dearest daughter, a few days ago I took your heart from you, now in the same way I give...
Celebrating National Women’s Equality Day!
...Utah, had allowed women to vote in particular circumstances. Some states even allowed women to vote in political elections within the state. Similar efforts at expansion of voting to women were happening in other world countries and particularly in the United Kingdom. Including ‘all’ women Black women were a special case because they generally were not considered as part of the women’s suffrage movement. After the Civil War, the 15th Amendment recognized black men as citizens but did not recognize...
Immigration in the United States
Note: The following piece was co-authored by Providence Associates Jane Fischer and Suzie Ray and is part of our 15th episode of the JUSTus podcast. “It’s hypocrisy to call yourself a Christian and chase away a refugee or someone seeking help, someone who is hungry or thirsty, toss out someone who is in need of my help,” he told a meeting of German faithful at the Vatican. — Pope Francis, October 2016 “On this day, I would like all of...