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2026 Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Companion Award Winners
...and Mother Guerin High School and later Holy Cross. As a campus minister, ensuring that living the values of love, mercy and justice was the mission of all faculty, staff and students at the school. And as a Providence Associate where he serves as a Providence Associate Board member, attends Providence Associate Circle events in Chicago and at the Woods, and is often the author of the prayers and reflections for the Associates’ weekly newsletter. Thank you for teaching and...
My journey with Providence
...During that year I was being prayed for by the entire Sisters of Providence and Providence Associate community. And so on Nov. 18, 2017, I became a Providence Associate. Providence Associate Cathy Dearing prays during a Providence Associate retreat. Over these past four years, I’ve stayed connected to the Woods and with the Sisters of Providence and Providence Associates: praying daily for the Providence mission, attending Providence Associate retreats, attending Sisters of Providence sponsored retreats, Taizé prayer services and continuing...
20 people make commitment as Providence Associates
...Providence.” Providence Associate Co-Director Sister Susan Paweski, SP, said in order to become a Providence Associate, a candidate is paired with a Sister of Providence or Providence Associate companion and goes through a year of study, prayer and reflection. Sister Susan added the 2023 commitments brought the total of Providence Associates to more than 320 in the United States and Taiwan. “The process of becoming a Providence Associate involved a deep exploration of myself and the values and beliefs of...
Virtual circles offer real relationship
Providence Associates (PA) are people of all faith traditions who wish to have a closer relationship with the Sisters of Providence. Today 193 Associates are in the United States and Taiwan. When interested candidates are accepted, they are paired with a sister or an associate. They meet with this companion over the span of a year to read and discuss ideas related to the Congregation’s foundress, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, its life and mission and its expressions of love, mercy...
SPs through the years
...in Providence Hall became a temporary home for the Blessed Sacrament Chapel during the renovation of the nearby Church of the Immaculate Conception on the motherhouse grounds of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. Sister Barbara Doherty, a member of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, gives a talk at the National Retreat on Providence, July 16-18, 1993. [Between 1954-1960] Sister Innocentia Ashley takes the pulse of Sister Agnes Cecile O’Connor. Sisters of Providence and lay staff...
Political Engagement Committee: Our Platform
On May 19, 2020, the Climate Change Task Force affirmed the following platform to inform and encourage discussion among the Providence Community, to aid in identifying candidates for elected office who support these positions, and to engage candidates in a discussion about policies related to global climate change. From the Providence Climate Agreement: “Mindful of the effects of climate injustice on the cosmos, Earth, and all creatures of Earth, particularly the most vulnerable, we commit to work for climate justice...
Our Providence Community 2024-25 Laudato Si Action Platform Plan
Who Are We? Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, who founded the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, in 1840, knew the value of caring for all of Creation. The legacy of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin infuses the contemporary life of the Providence Community with deep trust in the Providence of God, inclusivity of the diversity of creation, and active response to God’s call to care for all creation. The Providence Community has a strong commitment to love, mercy and justice. This is...
Sculptures, picnics, Sisters of Providence and Providence Associates
From left, Providence Associates Sheila Donis, Teresa Clark and Peggy Balensuela stand in front of Teresa’s sculpture of Pope John Paul II at Resurrection Cemetery in Chicago. Twelve Sisters of Providence and Providence Associates traveled from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods to Chicago on Memorial Day weekend with a fun picnic on the way. We wanted to support our friend and Providence Associate, Teresa Clark. Teresa is an amazing sculptor. Her most recent work was dedicated at Resurrection Cemetery in Chicago on May...
Justice advocates and Providence Associates
...the justice issues and organizations in which he and Jeanne were active also included Sisters of Providence. Furthermore, several people he was meeting in these organizations spoke about being Providence Associates. He began to explore the relationship, wondering if his Jewish faith would be a hindrance. He learned that people of all faiths were welcome as Providence Associates and talked the possibility over with Jeanne. On Nov. 12, 2016, they both made their first commitment as Providence Associates. Jeanne and...
A Reflection for the 2024 Providence Associate Commitment Ceremony
Note: The following is the reflection General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski offered during the 2024 Providence Associate Commitment Ceremony, which took place on Saturday, Oct. 12. Jesus offered them still another parable: “Providence Associates are like the yeast a baker took and mixed in with three measures of flour until it was leavened all through to help bring about the kindom of heaven right here, right now.” Providence Associate Jessica Medley speaking with her companion Sister Barbara Ann Bluntzer. Maybe...
A Providence Advent Calendar
...care to reach out through us to meet needs of people for generations to come.” –Lisa Stallings, SP How are you helping to re-found the Providence community to meet the needs of the next generations? Thursday, Christmas Eve: “Birthing Providence, the universe is bringing forth God.” – Jeremy Gallet, SP Reflect on how you are bringing forth Providence. Friday, Christmas: Blessings of Christmas to you, your family and friends, the Sisters of Providence, the Providence Associates, and the Providence community!...
“It’s those gates”
A musing on what happens when you enter the gates at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. It happened again. This time it was during the orientation of our newest candidates to become associates of the Sisters of Providence. There were about 50 of us in the room, half were women and men interested in entering into a deeper relationship with the Sisters of Providence as Providence Associates; half were sisters and other associates willing to serve as companions to these candidates. But all...