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...until I got into high school that I understood more about life and the importance of making a contribution with your life and doing something really important with it,” Sister Ann Margaret said. It’s that call to be part of something larger than yourself, to make a difference, to give people hope, to help people. There is a time when you have to know what you are called for in your life. – Sister Ann Margaret “It seemed that the...

Friends finding friends; doing what we can do for the future Whenever Sisters of Providence gather for our Annual Meeting, there is great energy. In more recent years when we have included our Providence Associates in the first day of that meeting, the vitality and noise level have seemed even greater! Sisters and Providence Associates together on Zoom from many remote locations filled multiple pages of the screen This year, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, our Annual Meeting needed to...

Many Sisters of Providence and others walk toward the Saint Anne Shell Chapel during the Saint Anne Procession on Friday, July 24. For more than 170 years, the Sisters of Providence have brought to fruition a promise Saint Mother Theodore Guerin made by participating in the annual Saint Anne Procession. In 1844, on the way back to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods from France, the ship carrying Saint Mother Theodore nearly overturned. Upon safe arrival, she promised the Sisters of Providence would honor...

On Saturday, Sept. 14, the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, received two knocks on the door of Providence Hall as two women entered the Congregation. Postulant Ann Duong knocking on the front door of Providence Hall. Both Ann Duong, 43, and Maite Rodriguez-Mora, 48, knocked on the hallowed entrance door of the Motherhouse and were welcomed by General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski and other Sisters of Providence for the official ceremony. By entering, both Ann and Maite have...

...teacher. Sister Rose Ann Eaton recalls that during her time in the novitiate, there were several other novices who had entered from Marywood and Memorial and she recalls their talking about Sister Ann Carolyn as an influence in their lives and their vocation. Sister Carolyn Kessler (left) and her guest, Sister Joseph Fillenwarth. Sister Maureen Fallon reports that when she was teaching at Memorial 10 years later, family members of Sister Carolyn’s students still asked about her and spoke words...

Download Complete Interview with Sister Lawrence Ann Liston Current ministry: Administrator, St. Ann Clinic Years in the Congregation: 49 Contact Sister Lawrence Ann at: 812-232-7447 ext. 104 lliston@spsmw.org What do you like best about Saint Mary-of-the Woods? The beauty of the outdoors, the quiet peacefulness of the woods. It is a gift from God. When I am not officially at work or involved in ministry, you’re most likely to see me… Working a jigsaw puzzle. On weekends, I love to...

Sister Ann Lucille Mortell “We know that all things work for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.” (Romans 8:28) “This reading seems especially appropriate for one whose love of God was so transparent to those of us who knew her,” said Sister Mary Roger Madden, referring to Sister Ann Lucille Mortell, who died March 12. Lucille Helen Mortell was born Oct. 21, 1912, in Chicago to Stanley and Eva (Vitkus) Mortell, who both...

...the 2012 Annual Meeting June 17-18, 2012. Providence Associates Lorraine Kirker, John Hamilton and Sandra Hartlieb (left to right) look over the directory of Sisters of Providence during the 2012 Annual Meeting June 17-18, 2012. Lorraine is from Coupeville, Wash., John hails from New Lenox, Ill., and Sandra resides in Indianapolis. The ballroom in Le Fer Hall might have been a little chilly at times, but it provided a great space for Providence Associates to gather during the 2012 Annual...

...could God not be with us? It is rather we who tend to be elsewhere. Today, as we sit here reflecting on the ever present God of love, Sister Dolores Ann is experiencing within her deepest self this profound mystery, said Sister Mary Roger Madden in her commentary for Sister Dolores Ann Linhart, who died Wednesday, May 6. She was 88 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 69 years. Born on May 5, 1927, in Chicago,...

...Letter to the Romans How fortunate we are to have had Laura Ann McLaughlin with us for these past 53 years. The reading that was chosen for her wake service tells us that “we are one body in Christ and individually parts of one another.” Laura is part of us and will remain so. How blessed we are to have her with us still, said Sister Patty Fillenwarth in her commentary for Sister Laura Ann McLaughlin, who died Dec. 26,...

...who so long for works of love, mercy and justice. Read more about the annual meeting here. View the photo album below to see images from the Providence Associates annual meeting, titled “Coming home” which was held June 28-30, 2014. Sister Editha Ben, Providence Associate Joan Frisz and Sisters Kathleen Desautels and Adele Beacham enjoy each others company at the Sunday evening social. Place cards created by Providence Associate Sheila Donis for the 2014 annual meeting. The new banner for...

...Chapter. Sister Jenny Howard presents to the Providence Associates during their annual meeting on the Congregations efforts and successes at inviting new members. Providence Associate Sheila Donis, back center, near behind some of the beautiful table decorations she hand crafted for the meeting. Providence Associate Sheila Donis, right, along with, from left, Sisters Mary Ann Stewart and Joan Slobig, prepare the altar cloth during the Jubilee Mass celebration. General Superior Sister Denise Wilkinson addresses the Providence Associates during their annual...