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Where Your Treasure Is
...family and church members, Sisters of Providence, faith and labor leaders gathered outside the Clay County Justice Center to mourn that we may never see Sonia again. Her pastor, Carlos, shared “The last thing she did was make supper for the whole church. She said, ‘This might be the last supper I make for you, but I want it to be good – I want you to be full.’ This is like a death for us.” I thought about the...
Witness
...to abolish the death penalty and bear witness to federal executions. We have members from Catholic Mobilizing Network; Indiana Catholic Conference; Indiana Abolition Coalition; The Sisters of Providence; Oldenburg Franciscans; Interfaith Council of the Wabash Valley; Amnesty International; students from across Indiana; and various other individuals dedicated to abolishing the death penalty. We gather in protest and vigil at the main entrance to the USP Terre Haute. Will mailed his last words to me which, as Providence would have it,...
Sister Mary (Mary Agatha) Carlton
...six years at St. David, Chicago, before serving as a principal at St. Agnes, Chicago. During the 1970s, her ministry focus changed. She served as a pastoral associate at St. Gall Parish, Chicago, and ministered with Catholic Charities, Waukegan, Ill. In 1980, she returned to education as a principal at Holy Angels School, Sturgis, Mich. Her ministries during the rest of this decade included teaching at St. Patrick, Stoneham, Mass.; St. Malachy, Brownsburg, Ind.; and adult education at Wayne Township,...
Welcome Providence André Benjamin!
The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, are happy to announce the birth of the newest member of the alpaca herd at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice, a ministry of the Sisters of Providence. Providence André Benjamin was born on Oct. 9, surrounded by White Violet Center staff, interns and six students from Creighton University who were on their alternative fall break. Providence André Benjamin’s mother is Providence Justice, and his father is Providence Raphael Anthony – also known...
Reflection for the Feast of Saint Mother Theodore
...Providence Community to celebrate once again that the church has lifted up Anne Therese Guerin as a Saint of God, I find myself thinking less about her and more about US. The WE who are walking in the footsteps of that Saint. The WE who are becoming known as the Providence Community. Many of you are with us in church this morning – Sisters and Providence Associates; are SP co-workers; partners in mission from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, Providence Health Care...
Newsnotes: Sisters of Providence news update winter 2021
...Paris, Ill. Vonda Monts West Terre Haute, Ind. The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods continue to be blessed by our ever-growing Providence community. On Saturday, Nov. 14, 20 women and men made first commitments as Providence Associates. In addition, 89 Providence Associates renewed their commitment to love, mercy and justice. This brings the total number of Providence Associates to 289. Covid-19 didn’t stop the ceremony. But it did greatly change it. This year there was no bustling activity and...
Life lessons from the Sisters of Providence
Providence Associate Suzie Ray, left, with her mentor and friend Sister Rita Black. It was the summer of 1980 and I was about to embark on my first part-time job as a nurse’s aide at the Sister’s of Providence Infirmary. I was a very inquisitive, carefree and rambunctious 20 year old looking forward to a new adventure. Little did I know then what type of life-changing adventure it would become!!! A few months earlier, I had met Sister of Providence...
Litany of Our Lady of Providence
...relationship, pray for us. Our Lady of Providence, who surrendered to what God asked of you, pray for us. Our Lady of Providence, whose openness to others shaped and formed you, pray for us. Our Lady of Providence, woman of reflection, pray for us. Our Lady of Providence, who valued times of quiet and prayer, pray for us. Our Lady of Providence, whose pondering probed the depths of confusion, pray for us. Our Lady of Providence, woman of reverence, pray...
Oral history: Sister Marian Brady the scholar
...Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. She would follow a path with myriad opportunities, guided by Providence. Sister Marian is a member of the Silent Generation. Although that generation is given to tradition and conformity, the Silent Generation also produced leaders in the Civil Rights Movement, the ‘60s counterculture, the rock-and-roll music of the ‘50s and ‘60s, and one Catholic president of the United States. Like those leaders, and so many Sisters of Providence before her, going back to foundress Saint Mother...
Embracing technology to further the Sisters of Providence mission
Having the courage to follow the path that Providence is laying out has been a distinguishing characteristic of Sisters of Providence since the Congregation was founded in the early 19th century in France. The Coronavirus and other issues facing us in the early part of 21st century have provided new challenges. But Sisters of Providence and our partners in mission have responded with openness to needs in these times. Exploring the Sisters of Providence The advertisement for, above, and, below,...
Eleven Sisters of Providence celebrate Jubilees
...Ind., which is now listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Saint Mother Theodore Guerin founded the Sisters of Providence at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in 1840. Today, Sisters of Providence minister in 13 states, the District of Columbia and Asia, through works of love, mercy and justice. More information about the Sisters of Providence and their ministries can be found at SistersofProvidence.org. Sisters of Providence on Facebook @spsmw on Twitter Sisters of Providence on Instagram Sisters of Providence YouTube channel...
Providence prayers for the journey of Advent
Following in the footsteps of Saint Mother Theodore, our other five foundresses, and the Providence communities of each era, we are called to observe the life-giving season of Advent. Can you picture these Providence communities lighting candles, singing, and telling the story of the coming of God in history? Let us unite with them and all who share the charism of Providence as we keep Advent. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel, bring peace to Syria and Israel. All mourn in...