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(Note: A Throwback Thursday in memory of Sister Marie Brendan Harvey will appear on our website on Thursday, Jan. 5). A total of 11 Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, have passed away this year. This month, the Throwback Thursday blog has been dedicated to those sisters’ lives and ministries. Last week, we focused on Sister Marilyn Therese Lipps and Sister Mary Concetta Ban᷉ez. This week’s blog will focus on the lives and ministries of Sister Mary Esther Lane...
Reflection for the Feast of Saint Mother Theodore
...us today. Maybe this could lead to deeper relationships between Providence University in Taiwan and Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College or between Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and Providence Cristo Rey High School in Indianapolis. Perhaps, Providence Health Care or other places on this campus can become helpful resources for the new residents of Saint Mary’s Senior Living. Or maybe this will help us forge new relationships as we seek to break down the boundaries created by racist attitudes and systems. ‘An Excellent Spirit’...
Sister Mary Rita Griffin (formerly Sister Mary Paula)
...St. Francis Xavier, Vincennes (1960-64); Administrative Assistant, Woods Day Care/Pre-School, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2005-14); Coordinator, Shrine of Our Lady of Providence and Blessed Sacrament Chapel, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2014-20). In Washington, D.C.: Teacher, St. Ann (1958-60); Principal, Dunblane (1972-76); Principal, Teacher, Dunblane (1976-78); Teacher, St. Ann (1984-85); Coordinator of Volunteers, SOME So Others May Eat (1985-90); Director of Day Center for the Homeless, Friendship Place (1993-95); Administrative Director Friendship Place, Community Council for Homeless (1995-99); Haven Resident Manager, Community Council for Homeless...
Alumnae/i hub
Welcome, alums! We want to welcome you to our Alumni Association! Alumnae/i events Get in touch Update your information Alumnae of Providence Juniorate/Aspirancy gathered after Mass for this group photo during their 2-Day Reunion Celebration. Since Saint Mother Theodore Guerin accepted her first student at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Academy in 1841, thousands of women and men have been taught by Sisters of Providence in elementary school, high school or college. Our Mission Advancement office will continue to serve the needs of...
Seeds Sown: Former Students Remember Sisters of Providence Teachers
...their lives. “Sister Marie Esther Sivertsen, SP, was my Latin teacher in 1995. I just wanted to thank Sister Marie Esther for helping to instill in me a love of languages. Currently, I’m learning Italian. My younger son took Latin in high school too!” Now a published author, a former student of the late Sister Vincentia Lang, SP, remembers his years in Cathedral Elementary School in Indianapolis in the 1960s. “Sister Vincentia taught me to be a better student in...
Indianapolis All-Girls Catholic High Schools
...Providence academies, as well as two academies taught by other orders, come together for fun and friendship with the Indianapolis All-Girls Catholic High Schools organization. The association includes the SP schools of St. John’s Academy, St. Agnes Academy, Ladywood School, Ladywood-St. Agnes School, and the Benedictine school of Our Lady of Grace Academy and the Franciscan St. Mary’s Academy. “Indianapolis area academies are celebrating our legacy by honoring the orders of sisters who taught us,” Janet Schnorr Tosick, a 1962...
Reitz Memorial Catholic High School, Evansville, Indiana
Reitz Memorial took the place of two other high schools: Bosy’ Catholic High and Assumption Academy, a girls’ school. It was financed by Francis Joseph Reitz. The building was decided on Jan. 1, 1925, by Indianapolis Bishop Chartrand. In the early years, boys and girls were taught on separate floors and by separate faculties. Holy Cross Brothers taught the boys and Sisters of Providence taught the girls. In later years, some Benedictines and Franciscans, as well as lay teachers, joined...
Creating hope for the elderly and their family members in Taiwan
...and family members who care for the elderly. Many ways to serve Outdoor games for elders. Today, through collaboration with county and township governments, their services include homecare services, respite care, Meals on Wheels, daycare services, and community services for the elderly and those with disabilities. In 2017, the staff of social workers, nurses and caregivers provided 53,220 hours of homecare for approximately 275 elderly and/or disabled persons. Additionally, they provided respite care service to 87 people for over 27,670...
Celebrating Sister Joni as she professes first vows on June 26
Buenas dias! Bienvenidos a la Madre, las hermanas y el hermano y otros miembros de la familia y tambien a todos amigos y amias de Joni. Good morning too, to all Sisters of Providence, Providence Associates and visitors. The scriptures proclaimed today are those designated for the 13th Sunday of Ordinary time – not scripture that Joni has chosen. Yet, as I prayed these scriptures, it seems Providence has gifted appropriate ones for this celebration – for Joni’s first profession...
Sister Camille Neubauer (formerly Sister Jude)
...God through the liturgy. Those many years of interacting with persons of all ages, prepared Sister Camille for her most recent ministry; that of hospitality minister at Woods Day Care and then Providence Spirituality & Conference Center. It was in this ministry that Camille welcomed hundreds, perhaps thousands of persons to our Woods. Julia Lopez-Kaley, a friend of Camille said this, “Camille had such presence. When she asked how you were doing, you always knew that she really wanted to...
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods listed in National Register of Historic Places
SAINT MARY-OF-THE-WOODS, IN – The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, and Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, recently announced the Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Historic District is now listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Its addition to the National Register honors the property’s importance to the state and the nation. “When people visit Saint Mary-of-the-Woods for the first time, they are always overwhelmed by its beauty and peacefulness. It is a place made sacred not only by the beauty of the...
Sister Adele Beacham (formerly Sister Joseph Therese)
...Ministries, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1998-2001); Wellness Ministry Staff and Sisters of Providence Ministries, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2001-02); Ministry of Care Volunteer, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2002-06); Providence Food Pantry/Ministry of Care/Women’s Prison, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2006-14); Providence Food Pantry, West Terre Haute (2014-17); Ministry of Care/Activity Room, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2014-17); tutor in English pronunciation, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2015-17); tutor in English pronunciation, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2018-2020); Movie Reviewer, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2018-2020); Prayer, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2020-2023). In Illinois: Teacher, St. Andrew, Chicago (1950-53); Teacher, St. Sylvester, Chicago (1954-60)....