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...faith, welcoming visitors to attend Mass with the Sisters of Providence. On the second Tuesday of each month, the Congregation hosts ecumenical Taizé Prayer services, providing a time of contemplation and worship. Other sacred spaces include the Blessed Sacrament Chapel, Saint Anne Shell Chapel, Log Cabin Chapel and the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes. Pilgrims can also walk the Stations of the Cross along the Shrine Path or take in the serene beauty of the Nature Trail at St....

...2018, the college launched Woods Core 100, an 8-week campus program or 16-week online course, required of all students. Elaine Yaw, associate professor of media art, coordinates the team of eight who teach the class. In addition, a volunteer Sister of Providence companion is embedded with each group of students. The course takes students on tours of the Church of the Immaculate Conception, the Blessed Sacrament Chapel, the Shrine of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, White Violet Center for Eco-Justice, the...

...were demobilized following Napoleon’s defeat, was attacked and assassinated by highwaymen. This news left her mother Isabelle broken in body and spirit. Anne-Therese was now not only companion and consolation but also nurse and support of her widowed mother and her young sister. We know it would be 10 years before her mother felt strong enough to let Anne-Therese leave home to follow her heart’s desire to be a religious. Students from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College performing during the Feast Day...

...East Coast, and lots of places in between. We’ve ministered in grade schools, high schools, colleges and lately, the federal prison. I have heard my sister jubilarians’ stories and know that on some days, ministry wasn’t about teaching as much as it was about loving the students who showed up in their classrooms and in their lives – some homeless, others lonely, some abused, others grieving and most of them just typical young (and old) people – looking for acceptance...

...Quinlan, Sister Ann-Margaret O’Hara, Sister Suzanne Dailey, Sister Mary Ann Phelan, Sister Eileen Rose Bonner and Sister Ruth Johnson, (second row) Sister Alice Ann Rhinesmith, (third row) Sister Ann Matilda Holloran and Sister Mary Ann Stewart, (fourth row) Sister Jean Fuqua, Sister Claire Hanson, Sister Martha Rojo, Sister Betty Paul and Sister Kathleen Leonard, (fifth row) General Councilor Sister Laura Parker, General Councilor Sister Carole Kimes and Vicar/General Treasurer Sister Jeanne Hagelskamp, along with (back row) General Councilor Sister Anne...

...Wayne (1952-57); Teacher, Nativity, Indianapolis (1957-58); Teacher, St. James, Indianapolis (1964-67); Teacher, St. Joseph, Jasper (1967-71); Teacher, St. James, Indianapolis (1971-77); Teacher, South Central Catholic, Indianapolis (1978-81); Teacher, Central Catholic, Indianapolis (1981-88); Teacher, St. Joan of Arc School, Indianapolis (1988-93); Librarian, St. Rita School, Indianapolis (1993-94); Librarian, St. Matthew School, Indianapolis (1994-95); Librarian, St. Rita School, Indianapolis (1995-2002); Librarian, St. Andrew/St. Rita Catholic Academy, Indianapolis (2002-04); Volunteer, St. Andrew/St. Rita Catholic Academy, Indianapolis (2004-06); Ministry of Care Volunteer, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods...

...Sylvester, Chicago (1954-60), Teacher, St. John the Baptist, Fort Wayne (1961-64), Principal, St. John the Baptist, Fort Wayne (1964-69), School Supervisor, Archdiocese of Indianapolis (1969-72), Principal, Holy Cross Central, Indianapolis (1972-79), Religion Educator, St. Anne Parish, New Castle (1979-80), Parish Minister, St. Elizabeth Parish, New Castle (1979-80), Pastoral Associate, St. Anne Parish, New Castle (1980-82), Pastoral Associate, St. Marin de Porres Parish, Syracuse, Ind. (1982-87), Director of Development, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1987-90), Pastoral Associate, St. Anthony Parish, Evansville (1990-93), Director of...

...German priest who brought a busload of people to visit. As Kate and Sister Jeanette talked about the Sisters of Providence, Kate recounted her memories of the trip — visiting the grotto, the fountain, the Blessed Sacrament Chapel, Saint Anne’s Shell Chapel. Spirituality and music Still living out her love of God and music: Sister Kate plays the piano to record a prayer video in February. Kate found the “fit” she was looking for with the Sisters of Providence. She...

...College, both at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Saint Mother Theodore was officially declared a saint by the Roman Catholic Church in 2006, the first person from Indiana to receive such distinction. The planned shrine will be located under the Blessed Sacrament Chapel at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, just down the halls from Providence Spirituality and Conference Center and the Church of the Immaculate Conception. It will include a museum-like area, complete with educational displays. Special features include an entrance area reflective of Saint Mother...

...person who was an example of good stewardship of God’s creation,” said Rita Burns Senseman, chair of the Catholic Social Ministry Committee at St. Joseph’s. “Hopefully this recognition will serve not only as an honor for Keith but to inspire others to care for God’s good Earth,” she said. Susan Ruble, Keith’s “first wife” of 42 years, says that Keith’s connection to nature is just a part of who he is. “It’s in everything he does; he’ll go out in...

...visitors preparing to tour the shrine. Sister Nancy Nolan begins a tour with a group of visitors. Sister Camille Neubauer and Sisters of Providence staff members meet a young man who wants to go on a shrine tour. A group of vistors poses for a photo outside the log cabin chapel with Sister Ann Casper who is portraying Saint Mother Theodore Guerin. The Thralls family, descendants of the family that first welcomed Saint Mother Theodore Guerin and her companions into...

...that many buildings had to be moved before the first cornerstone of the church was laid, including a small frame brick chapel built in 1862 and some utility buildings. In addition, trees had to be cut down to provide the dimensions of the church and the wooden walk connecting Providence Hall and the Institute, had to be taken down. The first of the foundation stones for the church arrived at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in March 1886. Seven days later, the moving...