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Walk Together in this Life
No One has to Walk Alone This was one of the preeminent questions on many minds immediately following Cardinal Robert Prevost’s election as Pope Leo XIV. What kind of pope did we have? I also had questions. Mine focused more on pastoral style, specifically, would he continue the synodal process started by Pope Francis? I reasoned that if he would, we were in good hands on just about any other measure. Conjecture about his political leanings, his liturgical preferences and...
…be assured that in leaving the…
…be assured that in leaving the past to the mercy of God and the future to [God’s] Providence you will derive from your offering very great peace and very great consolation....
For Sister Suzanne, prayer is life
...88 years old, Sister Suzanne has less energy than she once did. She finds walking difficult and gets around with the help of a walker. Because of this, in the past year she knew it was time to step away from her other volunteer ministries and enter more fully into a ministry of prayer. Prayer is at the heart of her life. Her prayer connects her not only to the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, but also to the world,...
HOPE Winter 2025
Download HOPE: As seen in HOPE: A Thriving Community and Mission: Evolution from the Sisters of Providence to the Providence Community The Sisters of Providence have grown into the Providence Community, expanding their mission while staying true to their founding values. Honoring the Past, Supporting the Future: Our Educational Mission Today While Sisters may no longer be on staff, their sponsorship remains strong. Through board leadership, classroom presence and ongoing support, we continue to shape the mission of the schools...
The call of Providence
...for others during the crazy years of medical school. Another graduate of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College said Saint Mother Theodore Guerin has always been “a whisper in her soul.” But the past few years the whisper has become a clanging. Now is the time to follow that calling. Several candidates came by invitation. Providence Associates with whom they attend church had invited them to explore the relationship. More than one said they came to the Providence Community feeling frustrated with the...
Our Expected Guest
...look forward to our lively conversations. We know each other well and easily share the joys and sorrows of the past as well as the struggles and challenges of the now. We have been friends for a long time. He Comes Bearing Gifts Sometimes, as it happens, we are comfortable enough to sit in silence just enjoying one another’s company. We both share. He always comes bearing gifts. They are not so much material as they are spiritual: Joy, light,...
Reflections for the local Golden Jubilee celebration
...circumstances brought you to a new life as a Sister of Providence. No doubt this seemed a contradiction at the time but one that has blessed us and so many through your ministry as a pastoral associate, in provincial leadership and in formation work and now here at Providence Spirituality & Conference Center and the Shrine of Saint Mother Theodore. And I think your Ursulines are at least cousins of those wonderful Ursuline sisters who took care of Mother Theodore...
Saying yes to the vows
...that I have already started to become as I’ve walked this journey of initial formation. Sister Emily prays before she enters the Sisters of Providence postulancy in 2016. Poverty, chastity and obedience On Sunday, I will profess vows of poverty (“generous justice”), chastity (“reckless love”), and obedience (“limitless listening”)* in a life as a Sister of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. I’ve endeavored to live these virtues for the past three years without publicly proclaiming them as vows. They have...
Sister Jane Bodine (formerly Sister Janet)
...Catholic Development Conference and the National Association of Treasures of Religious Institutes. When the bishops began to draft their pastoral letter on stewardship in 1992, they consulted with Jane, who, the article states, “did not hesitate a moment to speak her mind (and her heart).” Jane came to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in 1999 and continued to give service in various ways, including being the coordinator of the Ladywood Alumnae Association for several years. As happens too many of us, eventually Jane’s...