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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...
There is a Providence and the Sisters of Providence in Asia are truly its daughters
...or Missionary Sisters of Providence. Throughout 100 years, these women have witnessed with their lives — there is a Providence and the Sisters of Providence in Asia are truly its daughters. Mother Marie Gratia Luking’s tomb as it looks today Find more information about the Sisters of Providence mission to Asia in the book “Against all Odds: the Sisters of Providence Mission to the Chinese” by Sister Ann Collette Wolf, SP. (Originally published in the Fall 2020 issue of HOPE magazine.)...
Living Laudato Si’ at the Woods
...is not merely a political issue or passing trend, but a spiritual responsibility rooted in love for God and neighbor. Here at the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, the mission of Laudato Si’ is alive and growing. The White Violet Center for Eco-Justice beautifully embodies this call to stewardship. Love Letter to Creation This ministry of the Sisters of Providence is truly a love letter to creation. Visitors will discover a herd of alpacas, laying hens, orchards, a five-acre...
Rosa (Shu-Hsia) Pan
Sister Rosa (Shu-Hsia) is a native of Taiwan. Currently, she ministers as a nurse in the neuro department of Ascension St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, Ill. Prior to that, she ministered in nursing and progressive care at Provena St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, Illinois. Sister Rosa entered the Congregation in 1985, professing first vows in 1988 and final vows in 1993. She graduated from Tzung Jen Nursing School in Taiwan with a degree in nursing and earned a...
Meet Our Interns: Welcome Clara Barber!
Clara Barber joined our team at the end of March 2026 for a six-month internship with White Violet Center for Eco-Justice, a ministry of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. Welcome Clara Barber! Clara recently graduated from Tufts University in Boston, where she studied psychology. Wanting to spend more time working outside and interested in the ethics of the food system, Clara considered farm internships on both coasts of the U.S. before choosing the White Violet internship for...
Sister Margaret Heese (formerly Sister Margaret Bernard)
...– that is, until Margaret arrived. He wrote “she pulled all the loose ends of the program together. In the dealing with the teachers … of CCD she was a capable administrator and was excellent in getting people to work together. She also had the awesome responsibility of appeasing the teachers at Most Precious Blood School.” During Margaret’s sabbatical at the University of Notre Dame, she participated in programs by the university’s Cushwa Center. The Center sponsors conferences and research...
Sister Nancy Nolan (formerly Sister Jean Paula)
...address as the 15th General Superior of the Sisters of Providence, and it set her and us on a trajectory for the next 10 years of inspired speeches, down-to-earth reminders and a razor-sharp focus on the charism and mission of Providence “for which so many have given so much.” Her signature line became Mother Theodore’s trustful words: “Have confidence in the Providence that so far has never failed us.” And she gave abundant witness to this in her life and...
The living and growing Providence Associate relationship in California and beyond
...Gonzales, a scholarship student of Providence in the Desert who is continuing to study at the College of the Desert, has expressed a desire to become a Providence Associate. We suspect that this is just the tip of the iceberg. Providence truly never fails, not ever. Do you want to grow your spirituality and walk more closely with the Sisters of Providence? Apply today to become a Providence Associate! We’d love to have you as part of the Providence community....
Seeking something more with the Sisters of Providence
Why are this year’s group of Providence Associate candidates seeking out something more with the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods and the Providence Community? Providence Associate Candidate Paula Fike-Daum chats with another candidate during orientation. Here is what some of the 23 new candidates who started their process with the Providence Community shared at orientation this November: Called One said she felt a calling. Members of her church encouraged her to pursue the Providence Associate relationship. She said she...
Providence Associate candidate orientation Oct 8, 2016
...walk. Providence Associates Assistant Director Debbie Dillow introduces General Officer Sister Jeanne Hagelskamp. Providence Associates Assistant Director Debbie Dillow addresses those gathered. Providence Associate Candidate Cindy Montgomery speaks to others at her table. Providence Associate Candidate Cathy Dearing during a prayer time. Providence Associate Candidate Gail Smith and her companion Sister Cathy Campbell talk during orientation. Table sharing with Providence Associate Candidate Bonnie Wilson, center, and her companion Sister Martha Wessel. Providence Associates and companions bless each other during a...
Being Providence in a world in need: Sister Dawn’s reflection to new Providence Associates
...commitment today signals your willingness to share your unique gifts in the larger context of the charism of Providence for that common good. What does sharing your gifts demand of you as a Providence Associate? What does being Providence mean for you as a Providence Associate? Here is the answer from the new associate mission statement fashioned during a more than year-long visioning process: Providence Associates, in relationship with the Sisters of Providence, further the charism of the Sisters of...
Providence Associates spring retreat 2016
...Mason greets the 65 participants at the Providence Associate spring retreat in March 2016. Sister Ann Sullivan led the Providence Associate spring retreat, titled “Belonging as Providence, Rooted in Relationship.” At the social, from the left, Providence Associate Candidate Amy Langham and Providence Associates Jennifer Drake and Duane Drake. Providence Associate Phil Brady hamming it up during the social. Visiting during the Providence Associate spring retreat social are, from left, Sister Betty Donoghue, Providence Associate Debbie Dillow and Sister Bernadette...