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Saint Mother Theodore’s Legacy Lives: Giving Day 2022
...on wheels and respite care for caregivers. We provide spiritual programming through Providence Spirituality & Conference Center. A Sister of Providence doctor as well as nurses and health care ministers provide hope and healing. Spiritual directors and hospital chaplains attend to those who need spiritual guidance and comfort. Other urgent needs – Sisters work with refugees who have fled the violence in their countries and advocate for justice for the oppressed. White Violet Center for Eco-Justice provides organic food and...
Reflection for the Feast of Saint Mother Theodore
...impressed with everyone’s friendliness. From the receptionist at the desk in your conference center, to the nun who welcomed us into the church, to the staff in (O’Shaughnessy Dining Room), everyone was friendly. While this is not a new experience for me at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, it is comforting that your community has been able to sustain it in a manner that permeates the property – well done!” “… In a manner that permeates the property.” The new residents of Saint...
Celebrating our many foundations this Foundation Day
...White Violet Center for Eco-justice, Providence Family Services, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, Providence Spirituality & Conference Center, Providence Health Care, Miracle Place, Providence in the Desert, missions in Asia, Peru and more. The Congregation has also responded to the sign of the times when the completion of a mission was necessary. And now, three sisters are in the process of establishing a mission in Arizona near the border. Yes, we continue the ministry of the first Foundation Day in 1840. We...
Sister Patty Wallace: Fulfilling God’s wish
...Sister Patty said her hope for religious life has only grown during these 19 years. “My multicultural intercommunity experiences and the Giving Voice Conference, for religious 20 to 50 years of age, have shown me how much we will connect and minister with other religious congregations in the future,” Sister Patty exclaimed. “It is difficult at this time because we are losing so many older sisters who were active when I entered the Community. But I believe that I carry...
Santa is coming to the Woods!
...Santa at the North Pole Zone and meet our jolly alpacas. There will be activities, crafts, cookie decorating, wagon rides, a sing-a-long and face painting. Be prepared to take a lot of pictures! We’ll start the fun at Providence Spirituality & Conference Center. Cost: $7; children 3 and under free. Pre-sale of tickets is encouraged and may be done online here. Santa will also visit Saint Mary-of-the-Woods again from 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m., on Sunday, Dec. 18, during Sunday Brunch at the...
Sisters of Providence celebrate Senior Jubilees
...Sorrows, Chicago (1958-59), Teacher, St. Therese, Wilson, N.C. (1959-62), Teacher, Maternity BVM, Chicago (1962-63), Teacher, Cheverus, Malden, Mass. (1962-66), Teacher, St. Patrick, Fayetteville, N.C. (1966-68), Teacher, Our Lady of Providence High School, Clarksville (1968-70), Teacher, St. Rose High School, Chelsea, Mass. (1970-87), Teacher, Coyle and Cassidy, Taunton, Mass. (1987-88), Teacher, Our Lady of Nazareth Academy, Wakefield, Mass. (1988-94), Archives Assistant, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1995-2016), and Volunteer, Providence Spirituality & Conference Center, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2016-21). Sister Patricia Geis is a native of...
Advocacy in Action: Walking with Migrants
Note: The following piece was co-written by Sister Mary Montgomery, SP, along with Sister Marge Healy, PBVM, Sister Jan Gregorcich, SSND, and Sister Yliana Hernandez, PBVM, regarding their time of living and learning at the Kino Border Initiative in Nogales, Mexico from mid-October to mid-November of this year. The opportunity came about through the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) and the Hilton Foundation. “A month just went too fast!” was the sentiment of the four sisters who responded to...
February 26, 2023: First Sunday in Lent
...us move closer to God. Only by being close to God do we have the strength to resist the temptations that fracture or break our relationship with God and with others. Action Scripture reading and study is a good practice to help us move closer to God. If daily scripture reading is not part of your regular spiritual practice, Lent is a good time to begin. The daily readings can be found at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops website....
Session of ‘Faith and the Arts’ set for April 1
Join the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, and Indiana State University retired Professor Dr. Arthur Feinsod in person or virtually for the upcoming “Faith and the Arts” workshop, which will take place on Saturday, April 1. The session will take place from 9 a.m.-.noon, in the Foley Room at Providence Spirituality & Conference Center. The final session will take place on June 3. Learn how faith can be solidified and amplified by using works of visual arts, drama...
Sisters to host special Mother’s Day Brunch
All mothers, grandmothers, aunts and their families are invited to join the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, for a special Mother’s Day Brunch on Sunday, May 14. The brunch will take place in the O’Shaughnessy Dining Hall, located in Providence Spirituality & Conference Center. Enjoy a special menu prepared by Bon Appetit, which will include shrimp cocktail, prime rib and more. Guests 21 and older may also purchase cocktails. Cost is $39.99 for adults, which does not include...
Sister Carolyn Kessler (formerly Sister Ann Carolyn)
...She stayed for 25 years, teaching in the department of Bicultural Bilingual Studies. Her fruit bearing expanded during these years. Her main focus was designing and implementing a masters’ program in English as a Second Language. She published widely, books (I counted 11) and papers (I counted 40), and spoke at numerous conferences throughout these years (I didn’t even try to count them). I think this is our primary image of Sister Carolyn. She was first and foremost a scholar...
Rejoice with us: A Silver Jubilee Reflection
...and the lost? An Ubuntu song we used during our LCWR (Leadership Conference of Women Religious) meetings last week helps express what is in my own heart about religious life: “I am because WE are. WE are because I am. United as one we’ll be.” ‘Meant to be Messengers’ Benedictine Sister Joan Chittister says it this way: Together we are meant to be messengers, models and makers of a whole new world of justice and love wherever we are. Wherever...