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SPs through the years
...women who were received into the novitiate of the Sisters of Providence dressed as “Brides of Christ” and received the holy habit (on the table to the right) from the Bishop of Indianapolis. Pictured is the reception band of Aug. 15, 1950. Sisters gather for the sesquicentennial celebration of the congregation in 1990. The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, were founded by Saint Mother Theodore Guerin in 1840. Sisters Mary Albertine Coppersmith and Clare Therese Bullock hanging curtains...
Sister Terri Boland
...an attractive life choice? A. The life is all of the positive energy you find in community today. It’s taking on social justice issues, whether it is issues around the homeless, women’s health rights or building awareness around living more sustainably in the world. Being a Sister of Providence is still viable. Life in community is also changing. It’s not stagnant. Your spirit evolves. I think, because of my relationship with Earth, the Scriptures become alive. There are parables around...
Sister Diane Ris (formerly Sister Martin Therese)
...true, And to fill the world with love my whole life through (Chorus) And to fill the world with love And to fill the world with love And to fill the world with love my whole life through In the noontime of my life I shall look to the sunshine, At a moment in my life when the sky is blue. And the blessing I shall ask shall remain unchanging, To be brave and strong and true And to fill...
The Practice of Homemaking and Community Shaping
...to spend time together to discuss common issues and concerns. These new patterns, like everything in this period of history, are all changing as our times, our needs, and our culture change. What remains constant, however, is our desire to make a home and shape a community. It is that deep desire for home and togetherness that makes us a community. At the same time that desire requires us to pray and reflect about the ways in which we are...
At home in the Catholic Church with the SPs
Amy Miranda outside the Church of the Immaculate Conception. (This article originally published in the Summer 2013 edition of HOPE) The first time I went to Mass with the Sisters of Providence in the Church of the Immaculate Conception at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, it rattled me. Those sisters were changing words in the responses at the Mass! It was 1994, and I was an 18-year-old student at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. The Catholic Church had been a “home” for me since I...
Sister Dina Bato
...and God have called me here. Favorites Website: Facebook. Food: Chicken. Book: Anything that would broaden my understanding of Creation and Holy Mystery. Movie title: 12 Angry Men (the classic version). Movie types: action, drama, and/or romantic comedy. TV show: Jeopardy, Glee, America’s Got Talent. Recreation: Reading, writing, exercising, hanging out with friends, and the occasional computer game. Hobby: Baking, playing music. Sport: playing, none. Watching, tennis, football, the Olympics (summer and winter). Music/song: I listen to all types of...
Clothed in simplicity
...time and place and to the needs of the ministry involved.” Sisters were to look back at their roots and the spirit of their founders. The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods took this directive to heart. They studied, reflected and came to some life-changing conclusions and realizations. The Sisters of Providence were founded to be an apostolic order. That means they were sent to live and serve among the people according to need. Their experience showed that wearing a...
Providence: together as one creation
...We focused on training to be good religious and good teachers. We concentrated on getting undergraduate and graduate degrees. We came home to the Woods every summer to study and to learn new methods in education. Yet the seeds of collaboration had already been planted. They were growing silently and blossoming without my knowing it. In 1950, Pope Pius XII had called on the superiors of men and women religious communities to adapt to a changing world. He asked that...
The Helping Hands thrift store 2014
Faithful volunteers at The Helping Hands, from left, Milly Barbour, Bonnie Monaghan and Carol Robinson, have fun together while sorting and hanging clothes. Shirley Herrington helped to found The Helping Hands. She still serves on the board and volunteers several days each week. A section of the thrift shop set up and ready for customers. One way Carole Stokes of West Terre Haute, a Providence Associate, lives out the mission of love, mercy and justice is in her volunteer work...
The Helping Hands thrift store: making a difference a quarter at a time
Faithful volunteers at The Helping Hands, from left, Milly Barbour, Bonnie Monaghan and Carol Robinson, have fun together while sorting and hanging clothes. Editor’s note: This article was originally published in the spring 2014 issue of HOPE magazine. Who would have guessed so much good could be done with a quarter? But plenty has in West Terre Haute, Ind. One quarter at a time. A group of dedicated volunteers working together seem to make those quarters rain down from heaven...
Honored for service!
Sister Carol Nolan receives her Volunteer of the Year award from the Democratic Women of the Desert. Throughout her life, Sister Carol Nolan has ministered in the field of education. Whether at the elementary, high school or college level, Sister Carol and teaching have gone hand-in-hand. In 1994, some Sisters of Providence took part in a tour of Guatemala, something she called a “life-changing experience.” And in 1996, she and others looked into setting up a ministry in Mexico, something...
Two sisters profess first, perpetual vows
For Sisters Arrianne Whittaker and Su-Hsin Huang, Sunday, June 29, was a life-changing day. On that day, Sister Arrianne professed first vows, while Sister Su-Hsin professed perpetual vows in the Congregation of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind. Both sisters have come from very different backgrounds. But the paths they have chosen brought them together with the more than 300 Sisters of Providence. While professing perpetual vows Sunday, June 29, Sister Su-Hsin wore a traditional tribal dress her...