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Firmly rooted like the Woods
...a second-grader in January 1946, she moved with her family to Robstown, Texas, and she was enrolled at the newly opened St. John School, with four recently arrived Sisters of Providence as faculty. Since both parents had grown up as “city kids,” the rural Texas town was a big change, so it was natural that her family’s life centered on their parish. The family grew right along with the parish school and she graduated from St. John High School in...
Newsnotes
...you for your prayers at that time and are now happy to report that we are virus free. During the outbreak, many of the sisters who tested positive were isolated in a special unit of Providence Health Care (PHC) at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Our COVID-19 task force continued to cooperate with officials at the Indiana State Department of Health and Vigo County Health Department while following protocols from the Center for Disease Control (CDC). Since the outbreak, nearly all sisters and...
2026 Winter Used Book Sale
February 19 at 10:00 am – 4:00 pm EST The Foley Room at Providence Spirituality & Conference Center 1 Sisters of Providence Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, IN 47876 Sisters of Providence Free Book lovers of all kinds are invited to our annual Winter Used Book Sale running each day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. beginning Thursday, February 19 through Sunday, February 22. This popular event will be held in the Foley Room located across the hall from Linden Leaf Gifts inside...
Mother Theodore dioramas: before and after
These 12 dioramas, located in Providence Spirituality and Conference Center, will take you on a journey with Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, foundress of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind. Her journey begins in France, and ends with the laying of the foundation for the Church of the Immaculate Conception that stands today. The dioramas were originally located in Foley Hall and moved to a temporary location in Providence Hall before Foley was razed. In 1990 they were moved...
Sister Bernadette Mary Carroll
...Catherine’s death in 2012 gave Bernadette a chance to move here to the Woods and finally have bit of a rest. Well, that rest lasted all of about two weeks and she then began her volunteer ministry in Health Care and with us at Providence Spirituality & Conference Center. Sister Bernadette Mary Carroll This is what she did during her life, but more important is who she was. She was meek and humble of heart. She was generous, considerate and...
SMWC dedicates Sister Jeanne Knoerle sculpture
...honor. Sister Jeanne died on June 10, 2013. She was 85 years old and was a Sister of Providence for 63 years. The sculpture was placed in the Ariens Atrium of the Knoerle Center – which was also dedicated in her honor in December 2014. SMWC President Dr. Dottie King opened the ceremony, holding back tears as she discussed the life of Sister Jeanne. “I believe she’s with us,” Dottie said. “I hope she feels happy today.” Dottie further explained...
Holy and profane
...of the interns at the White Violet Center for Eco-Justice, and his friend Tony, who was visiting. Through this conversation, I realized how closely my interaction with my uncles relates to the mission of the White Violet Center to promote health and healing for all creation. Eco-spirituality rests on the idea that all creation is holy. A theological or philosophical outlook that separates the holy from the profane gives us license to abuse the “profane.” Ezra, Tony and I had...
Death Penalty Education
Note: The following was written by Providence Associates Suzie Ray and Jane Fischer. Basic Vocabulary Capital Punishment: Legal termination of the life of a person guilty of crimes considered the most serious in that country. Execution: Legal term used for the government’s killing of a person. Death penalty: Methods include lethal injection, electrocution, gas chamber, hanging and ring (firing) squad. As of July 1, 2024, there were 2,213 death row residents across the country in Federal and State prisons. This...
Sister Paula Damiano: Full Circle
Sister Paula Damiano recently retired after serving as co-director of the Providence Spirituality & Conference Center (PSCC) at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods since 2012. Retirement offered her the opportunity for a sabbatical before Providence took her in new and energizing directions. The first thing Sister Paula did was rest. Before her role at PSCC, she had served on Sisters of Providence leadership team for 10 years and before that as the Congregation’s vocation director. It took her slowing down to realize how...
Mary, our companion: New Year’s 2013
...under the title Our Lady of Providence. The shrine of Our Lady of Providence here at St. Mary-of-the-Woods is a cherished place of prayer. Providence Spirituality and Conference Center staff daily gathers at the shrine to pray for all the intentions entrusted to Mary, Our Lady of Providence. Our website displays several prayers composed to her for different needs and occasions. One of my favorites is this one: Remember, O most faithful Lady of Providence, that you have been given...
Baking Sourdough Bread
February 19 at 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm EST White Violet Center for Eco-Justice 1 Sisters of Providence Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, IN 47876 812-535-2932 View Location Website Candace Minster $50 Please note: This class is now full, but we have exciting news! A second class has been opened for Thursday, March 19, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. This will be the same class as the February offering, and pricing remains at $50 per person, including your instruction materials and starter....
Sister Ann Denise Reger
...God’s Providence. Her family knew that things did not happen by chance or by luck, it was Providence. Ann Denise taught them well. When Ann Denise began her residency in Owens Hall, she was introduced to centering prayer. This type of prayer appealed to her and she was very faithful to a half hour of centering prayer in the morning and in the afternoon. When she went to Lourdes Hall she continued with the two prayer times, at least her...