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Leadership response to gun violence
...on the Southside of Chicago, only one week after performing at President Barack Obama’s second inauguration. On June 2, people will don orange ribbons to honor the victims and survivors of gun violence. The General Council of the Sisters of Providence has signed a petition at everytown.org asking that Terre Haute Mayor Duke Bennett declare June 2 as National Gun Violence Awareness Day in the City. We encourage all residents to also sign the petition in memory of the victims...
Sister Joni’s students send letters of support to Archbishop
Sister Joni Luna Students in Sister Joni Luna’s St. Patrick School religion class recently sent letters of support to Archbishop of Indianapolis Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., in response to his stance on helping a Syrian refugee family resettle in Indiana. “We were simply responding to an article in the Terre Haute Tribune-Star,” Sister Joni said. “The students wrote a letter to Archbishop Tobin in support of his courage. We also shared thoughts and feelings regarding the Archbishop receiving the refugees.”...
Sister Joni Luna: first vows and the grace of an undivided heart
...my former life I was in pursuit of power and had an appetite for money and success. This didn’t just disappear when I chose to enter the Sisters of Providence. Then-postulant Joni Luna in her first year after coming to the Sisters of Providence volunteers distributing food at Providence Food Pantry in West Terre Haute. The past four years, I have freely chosen to let go of those values. To seek, with my whole being, to follow this new path...
The gift of being an “alpaca parent” brings year-round joy
...she visited Terre Haute in 2017. She had a great time petting him, talking to him, and learning more about him from a wonderful member of the White Violet staff. A short video that I recorded during our visit provides a wonderful memory of that special day! Mom always sent me an email describing the items she received. One year she wrote, “Included in the envelope is a photo of two alpacas kissing under the mistletoe — awwwww!” Being an...
Nolan receives alum award for purpose, devotion and leadership from St. Mary-of-the-Woods College
...create a more just and hope-filled world through prayer, education, service and advocacy. The Sisters of Providence have their motherhouse at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, located just northwest of downtown Terre Haute, 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...
Sister Mary Loyola Bender
...for 77 years. Sister Mary Loyola was sacristan in this “temple” of the Church of the Immaculate Conception for 23 years! (And, incidentally, her baptismal name was Anna). She had barely arrived in September at her first assignment to teach grades three and four at St. Benedict’s in Terre Haute in 1945, when, in November, she was summoned back to the Woods. Newly appointed chaplain, Father Emil Goosens, had laid down an ultimatum to the general superior. If a sacristan...
Mother Theodore: Who filled her shoes?
...or by calling 812-535-2952 or emailing jfrost@spsmw.org. About the Sisters of Providence The Sisters of Providence, a congregation of 214 women religious, with 300 Providence Associates, collaborate with others to create a more just and hope-filled world through prayer, education, service and advocacy. The Sisters of Providence have their motherhouse at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, located just northwest of downtown Terre Haute, Ind., which is now listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Saint Mother Theodore Guerin founded the Sisters of...
Update: St. Mary’s Senior Housing
...others you know. Creighton University lends a hand Nine students and two chaperones from Creighton University, a Jesuit university located in Omaha, Nebraska, spent their spring break helping out at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice. They worked in the garden, cleaned and painted in the Center, and also volunteered at Providence Food Pantry and Helping Hands Thrift store in West Terre Haute. They also got to spend time with the alpacas and chickens. We’re so thankful for their help and...
A woman in this country is…
A woman in this country is never seen transacting the least business, religious no more than others. Eyes are opened wide at Terre Haute and everywhere when I appear to pay bills or to make purchases. Everyone is astonished.
A response from the Leadership Conference of Women Religious to These Times
...well as choices being made by citizens, point to a rapid dismantling of values that we consider bedrock for the future of the global community. Sister Marilu Covani at an immigration rally in Terre Haute. During these years, we have continuously discerned how we, as women religious, can most effectively respond to these shifts. Recent changes in this nation point to a need for us to consider this question with great seriousness and to live our vocational call as women...
Remembering Sisters Mary Loyola Bender and Ann Kevin O’Connor
...Mary Loyola was born Anna Loyola Bender on Oct. 13, 1917, in Owensboro, Kentucky, to John Lawrence and Mary Cecilia Bender. Sister Mary Loyola entered the Congregation in February 1939. She taught briefly at St. Benedict in Terre Haute, Indiana, before beginning a 23-year ministry as the church sacristan of the Church of the Immaculate Conception. In her commentary for Sister Mary Loyola, Sister Ann Casper said “Newly appointed chaplain, Father Emil Goosens, had laid down an ultimatum to the...
Sisters, SMWC unveil historic district sign marker
An event six years in the making culminated on Monday, Sept. 25, as many Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, joined administrators from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC) to unveil the official sign marker for the Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Historic District. Because of the distinction, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods is officially listed in the National Register of Historic Places. During the unveiling, Sisters of Providence General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski, SP, along with Terre Haute Mayor Duke Bennett and SMWC Interim President Brennan...