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Welcome to our new postulants Ann Duong and Maité Rodriguez-Mora
...in officially signing in. The entrance book contains the names of all Sisters of Providence who have entered the Congregation since 1840. Sister Janet Gilligan leads Maité Rodriguez in officially signing in. The entrance book contains the names of all Sisters of Providence who have entered the Congregation since 1840. Blessings from the Sisters of Providence Blessings from the Sisters of Providence Blessings from the Sisters of Providence Blessings from the Sisters of Providence Blessings from the Sisters of Providence...
Sisters of Providence newsnotes from HOPE fall 2023
...by Flaherty and Collins Properties, provides senior housing for people on restricted incomes. Learn more at LiveatStMarys.com Archives Department moves to Rooney Library Sister Janet Gilligan provides a tour of the Archives Department to first-year students at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. The Sisters of Providence Archives Department is now housed on the lower level of the Rooney Library at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC). Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Archives are also in the same location. Sisters of Providence archivist Sister Janet Gilligan, SP,...
Sister Betty Smigla joins Guerin Outreach Ministries board
...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...
The 2020 Annual Meeting ZOOM Adventure!
Friends finding friends; doing what we can do for the future Whenever Sisters of Providence gather for our Annual Meeting, there is great energy. In more recent years when we have included our Providence Associates in the first day of that meeting, the vitality and noise level have seemed even greater! Sisters and Providence Associates together on Zoom from many remote locations filled multiple pages of the screen This year, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, our Annual Meeting needed to...
Reflections for one of our Asian Sisters perpetual vows
Note: The following is a reflection offered by General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski, SP, regarding the recent perpetual vows of one of our Asian Sisters of Providence. The Sisters of Providence are proud of our long history of overseas ministries and in order to protect our Sisters and their work, many details have been intentionally omitted from this story. “To be a perpetually professed member of the Sisters of Providence is the most important thing for me, no matter where...
Sister Marilyn Trobaugh (formerly Sister Robert Louise)
...Colonial Crest Nursing Center, Indianapolis (1976-83); Bookkeeper, Brookview Manor Nursing Center, Indianapolis (1983-86); Bookkeeper, Pine Tree Manor, Indianapolis (1986-92); Bookkeeper, Nova Care, Inc., Indianapolis (1992-97); Staff Local Residences, Center Business Office, Sisters of Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1997-2002); Local Residence Accounts Manager, Central Business Office, Sisters of Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2002-17); Treasurer for Sisters of Providence in Lourdes Hall, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2017-21); Preparing bags for crocheted sleeping mats, Sisters of Providence, Terre Haute (2022-23), Prayer, Sisters of Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2024-25)....
A call to discernment
Tracey Horan Tracey Horan knows she’s in the minority. In September 2014, Tracey, a native of Indianapolis, was welcomed into the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, as a postulant. The Sisters of Providence currently have more than 300 women religious in their Congregation, with eight women in initial formation. However, the median age of members is 78. Tracey is only one of two postulants and eight sisters currently in the Congregation who were born in the 1970s or...
Called to transformation, called to transform
...Tomaszewski offers her reflection at the vows ceremony for Sisters Joni Luna and Jessica Vitente, second and third from left. I believe anytime persons choose the consecrated life and profess vows within a particular religious community, they give vital witness to the value of that life. As turning points do, your yes today does signal a significant change that affects your very future. AND your commitment also affects the life of this entire Providence Community — your Sisters of Providence,...
Sister Diane Mason
...am passionate about … A. Life. Q. What the world needs now is … A. Love and peace. Q. Name one thing most people don’t know about you. A. I’m a profound being; I have a serious side. Q. How did you meet the Sisters of Providence? A. They were my teachers at St. Dennis School in Lockport (Ill.) for eight years and at Providence High School in Joliet for four years. I was always very intrigued by the sisters....
Sister Joan Matthews (formerly Sister Ignatius)
...for Sister Joan Matthews In Indiana: Teacher, Holy Trinity, New Albany (1950); Teacher, Saints Margaret Mary, Saint Joseph, Sacred Heart, Terre Haute (1952-53); Teacher, St. Joseph, Hammond (1953-54); Teacher, St. Rose, Vincennes (1965-68); Corporate Renewal Team, Sisters of Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1972-75); Teacher, Precious Blood School/Parish, Jasper (1997-98); Activity Room, Sisters of Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1998); Sacristan/Environment/Musician, Sisters of Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2003-07); Sacristan, Church flower and plant care, music, Providence Health Care and Sisters of Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods; Church...
True to the calling: Providence Associate Joan Frisz
...part, the legacy of Providence. (During the recent annual meeting of the Sisters of Providence at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, a panel of five Providence Associates of the Sisters of Providence each shared what drew them to the Congregation and how they live out the mission of Providence. Over the course of the next several weeks, we will share those Providence Associates’ reflections here as well. You can learn more about the Providence Associate relationship with the Sisters of Providence at www.ProvidenceAssociates.org.)...
Providence: together as one creation
Quantum theory tells us we live in a participative universe that knows nothing of itself, independent of its relationships. Providence Spirituality calls us to participate in collaborative efforts to save our fragile Earth and to further the designs of Providence through works of love, mercy and justice. How I came to see Providence in this light is a story in collaboration itself. When I entered the Sisters of Providence in the mid-1950s, I don’t recall the word collaboration being used....