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Get to know Providence Associate Julia Lopez-Kaley
...are your hopes for the Providence Community in the future? I hope that the Providence Community can continue to respond to the call to serve the most vulnerable. As we strive to do the intense personal, communal, social and liberatory work that this time in history calls us to, my hope is that our values, our resolve and our relationships continue to deepen and strengthen. We need each other. Learn more or apply to become a Providence Associate at ProvidenceAssociates.org...
Sister Anne Therese Falkenstein
...pleasure or satisfaction? Spending time doing simple things with trusted friends. What gives you hope? The ideals and dreams of my students give me hope. What would be the one thing you most want people to remember about you? That I loved deeply and always tried my best. When you think of God, what is the first thing that comes to mind? Acceptance What do you consider to be your greatest achievement? My greatest achievement has not yet been realized....
Prayer for the Faces of our Grief
...need to make life-giving choices. When I have lost my future, help me trust that you will give me a future full of hope if I come to you with all my heart. When I have lost old friends, let me recognize the new friends you place in my life. When my grief makes me feel very tired, help me to be gentle with myself. When grief triggers unexpected bursts, let me be patient with myself. When procrastination paralyzes me,...
Sisters of Providence join billboard campaign
...but, for us, as a Congregation of Catholic women religious, a moral issue. These billboards were created in the hope of sending a message that it is the mandate of the Gospel to care for the most vulnerable among us, including our very own planet. “We hope these billboards will lead people to pause and think about these situations and how we are called to respond.” The remaining congregations taking part in the effort include Adrian Dominican Sisters, Grand Rapids...
Saint Mother Theodore’s feast day
...St. Mary’s are truly its daughters.” “But our hope is in the providence of God, which has protected us until the present, and which will provide, somehow, for our future needs.” “We have gone out several times this summer to gather simples and linden blossoms. In each excursion we discover something marvelous, beautiful and useful in the magnificent forests of Indiana. At each step we admire the grandeur, the power, the goodness of God. How bountifully [God] provides for all...
Sister Catherine Livers (formerly Sister Agatha)
...fresh air she was. Due to her non-judgmental, yet strong-in-faith way, she was frequently consulted by our deacons and our wives when matters of spiritual ambiguity presented themselves and wise counsel was needed.” Sister Catherine Livers visits with Sister Ellen Catherine Conroy in 2004 as a volunteer in Ministry of Care. Catherine reflected on her experience of spiritual direction in a HOPE magazine article: “It is humbling to walk with someone on a spiritual journey. It keeps you on your...
Sisters honor Ladner with Dujarié award
...am not sure where we or Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College would be today without her,” Sister Dawn commented. “We hope we let her know in her lifetime how much she meant to us – the college library is now known as Rooney Library. And we had honored her with both the Queen Amelia and Rooted in Providence awards. “And please, understand that the monetary gifts were not her only blessings for us. She had a presence; she was a gentle and...
Thank you for a joy-filled week
...up and shouted, “So that’s it.” I went straight on to the wondrous world of chapter books and then to 25 years as a librarian.” Memories Another memory shared: “Our family visited y’all during a Jubilee celebration. I’ve never met such a fantastic group of loving, caring, vibrant Christians! I’ll never forget the terrific service of celebration that was part of the Jubilee … just so heartwarming. I hope you feel valued and appreciated for all of the Lord’s work...
A response from the Leadership Conference of Women Religious to These Times
...working towards contrary purposes may be one of the hardest challenges we will encounter – collectively and individually. The efforts to be the face of compassion and hope amid actions that create chaos and fear will not be easy. This is a time when we will need one another, and a time when we can lend our voices and our support to many of the organizations and people of faith who are laboring to bear witness to the dignity of...
Sister Bernice Kuper (formerly Sister Ann Bernice)
...but the confidence I had in the decision still feels very real in my memory. In an article she wrote for our Sisters of Providence HOPE magazine, Bernice called her years as novice director “the most challenging and transformative” of all her years in ministry. These last years of living with cancer were challenging and transformative as well. Bernice moved with characteristic calm discernment through a series of decisions – to move from the Corbe House community to the Lourdes...
An evening with Carrie Newcomer
October 25, 2025 at 7:30 pm Saint Mary-of-the-Woods 1 Sisters of Providence Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, 47876 812-535-2952 Sisters of Providence $20 plus fees Get Tickets We are excited to welcome pilgrims and music-lovers alike to share an evening with songwriter, recording artist, performer, educator and activist – Carrie Newcomer. This concert, celebrating harmonious hope together, is just one of the ways the Sisters of Providence are welcoming pilgrims to the Woods for “Jubilee 2025: Pilgrims of Hope.” Carrie is known for her...
Sisters of Providence redesign website
...the message.’ In which case, our new website sends a message that we do joyfully live out our mission to bring love, mercy and justice to our world. In this way, the site provides inspiration for us, and I hope inspiration for all those who will visit it.” About the Sisters of Providence The Sisters of Providence, a congregation of 214 women religious, with 300 Providence Associates, collaborate with others to create a more just and hope-filled world through prayer,...