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Called by God to life as a doctor and a Sister of Providence
...(front, from left) Sisters Corbin Hannah, Tracey Horan, Emily TeKolste, Barbara Battista and Susan Dinnin, along with (back) Sisters Mary Ann Stewart, Jenny Howard, Connie Kramer, Donna Butler, Marsha Speth, Janice Smith, Arrianne, Marilyn Herber, Barbara Sheehan, Barbara Reder, Dawn Tomaszewski, Beth Wright, Jeanne Hagelskamp, Patty Wallace and Carole Kimes. I was about to graduate, and I found myself at a crossroads. There was something holding me back from taking the leap of faith to move into medical school. And...
A Congregation Christmas Chronicle Connection
...Sister Rose Ann Eaton. “Joanna had a great love for her father and was proud of him in her own quiet gently manner,” Sister Barbara Sheehan added. Sister Joanna Marie. Both Sister Rose Ann and Sister Barbara said many of the Sisters of Providence who entered in 1960 got together throughout the years, including Joanna, who sadly passed away on August 15, 2022. “Joanna was quiet, efficient and very easy going,” Sister Rose Ann said. “She was an administrative assistant...
Our Providence Community 2025-26 Laudato Si Action Platform Plan
...Adopting Simple Lifestyles Current and Past Actions: Many of us have committed to eating lower on the food chain, and some have committed to vegetarian and vegan diets. Our Motherhouse community currently has two meatless days per week and individual sisters have committed to even more meatless days. Sister Marilu Covani signs the Providence Climate agreement during the Sisters of Providence annual meeting in 2018. The widespread adoption of the Providence Climate Agreement has kept us as individuals attentive to...
Sisters of Providence newsnotes from HOPE fall 2023
Sister Ann (Tsai Ping) Fan professes perpetual vows Sister Anna (Tsai Ping) Fan, SP, said her forever yes to life as a Sister of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, by professing her perpetual vows in a ceremony on May 1, 2023, at St. Joseph the Worker Church in Hsinchu County, Taiwan. We are so blessed to have Sister Anna as part of our community. “When I reflect on my life journey, I realize that God has turned the routes of...
Sister Terri Boland
...and the sisters were being tossed about. The sister who was in charge said to the rest of them not to fear. She said, “We’ve come too far to die at sea.” During the vocation weekend, we went on a tour of the shell chapel. They told us the story about Mother Theodore and her companions praying to St. Ann for safe voyage across the ocean during an awful storm. I didn’t really know the Sisters of Providence, but I...
Sisters preserving memories through memory books
...For more information about Sketches, contact Katie Harich, well-being coordinator at kharich@spsmw.org or 812-535-2860. “Because stories are forgotten if left untold” Click on a sisters’ name below to view their completed memory book or click below to download a pdf version. Sister Ann Stephen Stouffer Sister Patty McIntyre Sister Teresa Costello Sister Stories _ Ann Stephen Stouffer WEBDownload Sister Stories _ Patty McIntyre WEBDownload Sister Stories _ Teresa Costello WEBDownload (Originally published in the Summer 2019 issue of HOPE magazine.)...
Ask Sister Dina: How many Sisters of Providence are there and what are their roles?
Editor’s note: This is the first in our column series of “Ask Sister Dina.” Sister Dina Bato, SP, is now answering your questions about spirituality, being a sister today, justice, you name it, here on the Sisters of Providence blog. Do you have a question you have always wanted to “Ask a Sister?” Ask Sister Dina here. Dear Sister Dina, Are you ready? Curious how many Sisters of Providence are there? How many live at the college, how many live...
Miracle Place celebrates 25 years!
Several Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, traveled to Indianapolis in mid-August to join Sister Barbara McClelland and others for the 25th anniversary for Miracle Place, a ministry of the Congregation. For 25 years, Sister Barbara has ministered at Miracle Place. She co-founded the ministry with the late Sister Rita Ann Wade. Sister Barbara McClelland speaks during the 25-year anniversary celebration for Miracle Place. In Service for the People “We serve a variety of people in the surrounding neighborhoods,”...
Sister Mary Eleanor Galvin
...her star to the end,” said Sister Mary Roger Madden in her commentary on Sister Eleanor. Sister Mary Eleanor was born Marilyn Barbara Galvin on Dec. 3, 1926 to Joseph and Mary Downing Galvin in Malden, Massachusetts. One of four children, she was preceded in death by brothers Lorimer and Neil. She is survived by one sister who is also a Sister of Providence, Sister Michaela Galvin. Growing up, Marilyn was a member of Sacred Heart parish and attended Cheverus...
Finding my vocation in a long line of religious
...Sisters of Providence, Sisters Eileen, left and Mary Mark, right. I don’t think I thought of it again until the eighth grade. I had four older sisters already in the convent. The one next to me in age had applied to the Sisters of Providence High School for girls who hoped to become sisters, but had been told to wait to enter until after high school to apply. They thought she just wanted to be like our three older sisters...
Life in the Weihsien internment camp, 1943
Ten of these SPs were interned in the concentration camp during World War II. Though not interned, the two native Chinese Sisters of Providence, Sisters Agnes Joan Li and Bernadette Ma, faced the challenge of carrying on the work of the SP mission in China. Seated from left: Sisters Agnes Loyola Wolf, Marie Patricia Shortall, Marie Gratia Luking, Monica Marie Rigoni and Saint Francis Schultz; standing: Sisters Agnes Joan Li, Mary Liguori Hartigan, Carmel Baker, Theodata Haggerty, Francis De Sales...
The joy of community: Providence Community Annual Meeting 2023
Praying, playing, planning and growing deeper in mission and community were some of the many joy-filled events on the docket for this year’s Sisters of Providence and Providence Associates annual meeting. The heartfelt gathering began Saturday, June 24 and continued through Wednesday, June 28. Providence Associates traveled from near and far to join us for the first three days. We are so thankful for the gift of community! Are you being called to be a part of this community? Join...