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January 4, 2026: The Epiphany of our Lord
...they opened their treasures and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed for their country by another way. Reflection How fitting that the Church’s 2025 Jubilee, with its theme “Pilgrims of Hope,” ends on today’s feast, the Epiphany. Perhaps we could consider the Magi our models as “Pilgrims of Hope.” The term “pilgrim” is used in today’s society to describe people who embark on a...
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...We cherish all the relationship we’ve had with you over the years. Alumnae/i of Sisters of Providence schools, past and present Find a Sister Use this tool to search our Sister Profiles Obituaries Remembering our Sisters HOPE Magazine HOPE Summer 2026: Annual Report HOPE Summer 2026: Annual Report magazine Read issue A long history of love, mercy & justice Since 1840, our sisters have been breaking boundaries and creating hope by serving people on the margins of society throughout the...
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Let’s keep in touch! There are lots of ways to stay up-to-date with the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. HOPE Magazine Email newsletter Subscribe to content notifications Find us on social media HOPE magazine You can read issues of our feature magazine, HOPE, online here, or request a printed copy be mailed to you three times yearly using the form below. We’d love to share with you all the great works that the sisters are able to do because...
A Reflection for the 2025 Feast of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
It seems that everywhere we turn these days, we find someone preaching about the importance of hope. Writing articles urging us not to lose hope. Making speeches, composing songs about hope. In fact, we Sisters of Providence have chosen the theme: “Sowing Seeds of Hope” for our 2026 General Chapter. This is happening, you might say, because everywhere we turn these days, very hard things are occurring — violence, division, tragedies at both the personal and global level. So, it...
Learning from History: Taking Providence into the World
...young sisters enter as postulants, they come to Cathedral and talk to our religion classes,” said Sister Mary Ann. “What gives me hope?” Sister Mary Ann wondered aloud. “People are well-meaning and open to other people. That’s the hope for the future. Teenagers need people to care for them, be kind to them, and friendly to them so they have people to talk to during these difficult high school years.” Originally published in the winter 2026 issue of HOPE magazine....
Jubilee 2025: Thanks for Visiting
...ages visited the Woods. The Lourdes Grotto tour. Carrie Newcomer The Shrine of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin tour. We also hosted singer-songwriter and advocate Carrie Newcomer for a concert and a workshop in late October in the Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Conservatory of Music. We hope you enjoy some of these memories from Jubilee 2025: Pilgrims of Hope. We certainly loved visiting with you and look forward to seeing you soon! Originally published in the winter 2026 issue of HOPE magazine....
Witness
...Battista speaking to members of the media at the July 6, 2020, press conference. Pope Francis reminds us that true justice requires a window of hope, an opportunity for restoration which honors the dignity of life. My ever so brief time with Will helped me to see how vitality important hope is. And how prayer, supportive friends, and an open heart can be fertile ground for a peaceful and loving existence. Will had hope even as the day of his...
Sister Eileen Dede (formerly Sister Anita Therese)
...hope of the glory of God. Not only that but we even boast of our afflictions, knowing that affliction produces endurance, and endurance, proven character, and proven character, hope, and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out into our hearts through the holy Spirit that has been given to us. The love of God began pouring into the heart of Eileen Dede, at her birth on April 16, 1931, in Terre Haute, Indiana, when...
SP Statements
Welcome! Here, we will share with you statements our Congregation has crafted or that others have created. We hope you find these posts inspirational and hope you continue to join us in our journey for social justice.
Imperfect mercy
...moments was for the limited, human part of himself, the part that continued growing into the mystery of mercy as it was being revealed to him in community, as he moved together with others toward greater fullness. I hope that when my “hour” comes, I can channel this same openness to the spirit and the call of the moment. Continue to delve into Mercy with the Sisters of Providence in the spring issue of HOPE magazine, now available online. ...
April: National Month of Hope
Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul, And sings the tune without the words, And never stops at all — Emily Dickinson Along with proverbial showers, April also brings us the National Month of Hope. Designated in 2018, the month celebrates the power of hope, and was established by the not-for-profit organization, Mothers in Crisis, a support group for families struggling with addiction. Hope is a natural theme for April, as we watch the torpor of...
Senior jubilarians – 80 years and counting
...to be part of this effort in a special way, in a unique manner. You are at that time of life that social psychologists label “generative” – that is, it is your special gift to encourage and bring forth the gifts of others. Your gift to offer is that of wisdom, wisdom acquired by your having met life’s challenges, by years of fidelity to prayer and fidelity to the responsibilities of membership, to communal living, to lives of meaningful ministry....