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Tulips outside of Corbe House on the motherhouse grounds at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Anyone who knows the Sisters of Providence and our Providence Associates knows of our commitment to hope and healing of Earth. We channel much of our energy in this regard through the ministry of White Violet Center for Eco-justice. However, it is the rare Sister of Providence or Providence Associate who is not individually committed to “reduce, reuse, recycle” and to taking seriously the role of humankind in...
This article is reprinted from the winter 2009 issue of HOPE. Let’s take a quiz. What do these things have in common? • An affordable and flexible Catholic college prep school • A teenager who emigrated from Nigeria and settled in Baltimore • Two married Providence Associates • Sisters of Providence teachers • And many Indianapolis companies and individuals? The thread that ties these pieces together is Providence Cristo Rey High School (PCRHS) in Indianapolis. Founded in 2007 as a...

...SP, and Providence Associate Jeannie Smith developed a survey. The entire Providence Community received the surveys and had opportunity to identify each person’s use of natural resources. We have received relevant data from Motherhouse Operations as well as surveys from individual members of the Providence Community. The collated data will be entered into the self-assessment on the Laudato Si’ Action Platform website. Planning Prior to 2017 when the Climate Change Task Force was formed, the Sisters of Providence had initiated...

October 3, 2024 at 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT Church of the Immaculate Conception 1 Sisters of Providence Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, IN 47876 Sisters of Providence Free The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, and Providence Associates invite persons of all faith traditions to join them in person or virtually for the Eucharistic Liturgy (Mass) at 11 a.m., on Thursday, Oct. 3, to celebrate the Feast Day of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, the eighth American Saint and foundress of...

...at 10 a.m. “We begin by sharing with each other about our day and what is going on in our lives. This is a time of spiritual and social renewal for us,” commented Sister Mary. Sister Eileen explains, “Our prayer includes the necrology (a listing of sisters and Providence Associates who died on that date) and then we pray for all the Sisters of Providence, our associates, benefactors, and all who have asked for our prayers. We say Morning or...

Note: Just prior to the 2021 Inauguration, we sent a letter to President Biden, which was signed by many others, including Providence Associates and other women religious, that explained our climate position and congratulated him not only for his presidential victory but for his climate platform. Here is the letter in its entirety: Dear President Joseph R. Biden, The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, Providence Associates, and our Partners in Mission congratulate you on your election and offer...

...chapel. It was lined with shells from the Wabash River. The traditional procession took place on Friday, July 24, as sisters, Providence Associates, Sisters of Providence staff and others took part. All gathered in the Providence Community Room and following introductory prayers and readings, separate processions began. One, an inside procession, proceeded to the Wall Shrine of Saint Anne in the Church of the Immaculate Conception, while the other proceeded to the Saint Anne Shell Chapel. After both processions reached...

The Providence Community holds up green cards during the Chapter meeting in October with nearly everyone affirming anti-racism as the justice focus for the Community for the next five years. A sea of green yes cards filled O’Shaughnessy Dining Hall. During the recent General Chapter, the Sisters of Providence and Providence Associates voted to affirm antiracism as the justice focus for the coming years. The process leading up to the vote began many months prior. Sisters and Providence Associates provided...

...Sister of Providence, for our Providence Associates and this Congregation of Providence, I believe is our Litany of Nonviolence, where we beg for the grace of a non-violent heart. We humbly acknowledge our complicity in those attitudes, action and words which perpetuate violence. That can easily be translated to ‘Be merciful to us, O God, for we are in need of conversion all the while devoting ourselves to works of love, mercy and justice.” Please take a moment to read...

Recently our Providence Associates coming to retreat were invited to bring professional clothing to donate to the Well Suited for the Job Boutique. These donations assist the Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Career Development Office to prepare its students and recent alumni for job interviews and internships. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College senior Dulce Chavez is a Well Suited for the Job Boutique recipient. In 2015, during a summer fellowship at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, she wore some of the...

I love these days when we are gathered as the ever expanding Providence Community – Sisters of Providence, our Associates, Sisters of Providence and Providence Health Care co-workers, and our friends from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. And thanks to the wonders of technology – we can be present with our sisters and associates in Taiwan and throughout the United States, as well as with our sisters in health care. So, truly it is a happy feast as we begin our celebration...
The Justice Coordinating Commission (JCC) is an “umbrella” group comprised of Sisters of Providence, Providence Associates, and others who have actively worked with the Sisters of Providence to address justice issues. The group, which builds on works of previous justice committees, is charged with focusing the justice issues for the Sisters of Providence Congregation. They first met in September to organize their work around a focus on environmental justice in the coming five years. After a process of social analysis...