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Sisters of Providence react with prayer, advocacy to federal executions in Terre Haute
...Sisters of Providence gather in the Church of the Immaculate Conception for Sunday’s prayer vigil in wake of the three scheduled executions. Sisters and other anti-death-penalty demonstrators gather at the corner of US 41 and Springhill in Terre Haute on Monday. Sister Paula Damiano (left) next to Arthur Feinsod (center) and Sister Jeanne Hagelskamp (right) at the July 13 Death Penalty Action press conference prior to the scheduled execution of Daniel Lewis Lee. Sister Jan Craven prepares to speak during...
Summer Used Book Sale
July 28, 2023 at 10:00 am – 4:00 pm EDT The Foley Room at Providence Spirituality & Conference Center 1 Sisters of Providence Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, IN 47876 Sisters of Providence Free Browse hundreds of gently-used books at our summer sale in the Foley Room across from Linden Leaf Gifts in Providence Spirituality & Conference Center. Your donation is your price....
The pipe organ
...the largest pipes of the organ are 16 feet high. The smallest pipe, which is only a few inches tall, can be heard clearly all the way to the front of the large church. The organ has three keyboards and many stops. Did you know? The largest pipe organ in the world is The Wanamaker Grand Court Organ in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located in the Macy’s Center City shopping center. Sister Camille Neubauer came to the motherhouse of the...
Visiting Los Angeles Religious Education Congress
The Los Angeles Religious Education Congress took place on Feb. 20-23, 2020. It is the largest annual gathering of its kind in the world. The four-day event took place at the Anaheim Convocation Center and was sponsored by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles Office of Religious Education. This year, we were funded by our gracious donors to attend this impressive four-day event. Sister Jessica (left) and Sister Joni (center) with a visitor at the Sisters of Providence booth during the...
Firmly rooted like the Woods
...mother superior is stiff and resistant to new ideas. However, by the end of the movie, the mother superior softens. “That is the perception people have,” Sister Maureen Abbott said, referring to the media’s portrayal of nuns as rigid. “Part of it is complimentary,” she said. The other part is not so flattering. Sister Maureen formed real-life impressions of women religious at an early age. In Buffalo, N.Y., where she was born, her family’s life centered on their parish. As...
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
...guitars. Sister Jan Craven found Bernadette a particular support to her during her transfer process; always offering encouragement, listening to her concerns, and, according to Jan, truly saving her vocation. At the conclusion of that term, she returned to California as the Provincial treasurer while also serving as a substitute teacher. Never one to sit idle, Bernadette launched into a new ministry as the retreat hostess for Marywood Center in the Diocese of Orange, Calif. She was so well-loved there,...
SMWC dedicates Sister Jeanne Knoerle sculpture
The sculpture of Sister Jeanne Knoerle, which rests in the Ariens Atrium of the Knoerle Center. “There are two approaches to educating women for leadership roles: 1. Teaching women in a single-sex environment; 2. Teaching women and men about women’s roles and modeling for them the value of women’s leadership. The second method is rarely practiced in institutions established by men. It presents a new and important role for colleges founded and sustained by women.” — Sister Jeanne Knoerle, 2005....
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
This stained glass window of Mary is in the Church of the Immaculate Conception. When we gather for Eucharistic liturgy on January 1, we will celebrate the feast of Mary, the Mother of God. How appropriate to keep her in our view as we begin a new year! She has been our companion all during the Advent season, and she certainly has been at the center of our attention as we heard the Christmas scriptures, visited the crèches in our...
Sister Anne Doherty dies; was 14th general superior of Sisters of Providence
...several as chief psychologist and director of clinical services at Hamilton Center in Terre Haute (1972-1979). She also served as associate professor of pastoral psychology at Weston School of Theology in Cambridge, Mass. She then became the Congregation’s general superior. After her term in office, she ministered as an advocate and psychology expert for the Diocese of Monterey in California; as advocate and consultant for the Diocese of Gary in Indiana; psychology professor at Martin University in Indianapolis; clinical psychologist...