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Our Letter to President Biden
...Equitable Clean Energy Future” has been informed by Catholic Social Teaching principles. Not only does your plan speak to some basic survival needs of every person, food, and shelter, but also some of the thrival needs of education, and transportation. Your support of unions, the right to work, job creation, communication and the preferential option for the poor surface in the details of your Plan as well. In 2016, our Providence Community made a commitment to effect systemic change to...
Sister Anne (Sister Anne Loyola) Scott
...received the religious name of Sister Anne Loyola. Sister Anne earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and a master’s degree in education from Duke University. Sister Anne’s entrance into the Congregation is indeed an unusual story. “It is significant that Sister Anne had to run away from home in order to become a Sister of Providence. Her mother was a staunch Catholic who sent Sister Anne and her sisters to Catholic grammar and high schools as...
Sister David Ellen Van Dyke
...1950 and 1955, respectively. She earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and a master’s degree in education from Indiana State University. Sister David Ellen began teaching at St. Paul, Sellersburg, Ind., in 1950. Her teaching missions were all in Indiana except for a brief stint at Blessed Sacrament in Burlington, N.C. Her other pedagogical missions in Indiana included St. Andrew and St. Matthew, Indianapolis; Holy Trinity, New Albany; St. Rose, Vincennes; St. John, Evansville; Annunciation, Brazil;...
Sister Rosemary (Norbert Ann) Kluesner
...1953, respectively. Sister Rosemary earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and a master’s degree in education from Indiana State University. Sister Rosemary’s first classroom was at St. Angela in Chicago in 1948. In Chicago, she also taught at St. Mark. She spent four years at St. Joseph, Hawthorne, Calif. The majority of her teaching years were spent in Indiana at St. Francis Xavier, Vincennes; St. Charles, Bloomington; St. Joseph and Precious Blood, Jasper; and St. John...
Sister Ellen Catherine Conroy
...She attended Sumner Public School and later St. Mel Grade School, Chicago, graduating from Providence High School. Sister Ellen Catherine entered the Congregation Feb. 11, 1930, and professed first and perpetual vows Aug. 15, 1932, and Jan. 23, 1937, respectively. She earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. Sister Ellen Catherine spent more than five decades ministering in education. She commenced in 1932 at St. Joseph, Galesburg, Ill. Her other Illinois classrooms included Immaculate Conception, St. Angela...
Welcoming our 2021 WVC Summer Interns!
...is trying to build.” Phoebe Carstens The San Antonio native just graduated from Loyola University with a double major in Theology and mathematics. Phoebe Carstens “As someone who is passionate about environmental justice and connecting spirituality with care for creation, I am excited for the opportunity to do a year-long internship at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice,” Phoebe said. “I feel that WVC’s mission of preserving and restoring natural resources through farming, education and animal husbandry perfectly aligns with what...
Sister Frances Maureen McGrory
...1927, in Boston, the oldest of 12 children of Daniel and Winifred (Ryan) McGrory. The family moved to Chicago when Frances was very young where she attended St. Mel Grade School. She graduated from Providence High School and entered the Congregation Feb. 2, 1946. Sister Frances Maureen professed first and perpetual vows Aug. 15, 1948, and Aug. 25, 1953, respectively. She earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and a master’s degree in education from Indiana State...
Sister Ann Xavier Hau
...that were serious about entering the Sisters of Providence helped strengthen her desire to be the best candidate possible. Her warmth and caring for others endeared her to faculty, students and the Sisters of Providence. Her decision to join with other Sisters of Providence became clear to her and she entered Jan. 5, 1939,” continued Sister Diane. Sister Ann Xavier professed first and perpetual vows Aug. 15, 1941, and 1947, respectively. She earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Saint...
Sister Mary Isabelle Welsh
...children, was Sister Mary Andrea Welsh, (RIP) Isa’s aunt, known by us in community as ‘Scottie,’” said Sister Margaret. Isabelle Mary attended grade school at St. Charles Borromeo in Peru. She graduated from the Juniorate at the Woods and entered the Congregation Jan. 11, 1936, and professed first and perpetual vows Aug. 15, 1938, and 1944, respectively. Sister Mary Isabelle earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and a master’s degree in education from Indiana State University....
Sister Ann Renee Maxwell
...and perpetual vows Jan. 23, 1951, and 1956, respectively. Sister Ann Renee earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and an LPN degree from Ivy Tech College, Terre Haute, Ind. Sister Ann Renee spent more than two decades ministering in education. Her first classroom was at St. David, Chicago. In Illinois, she also ministered at St. Dennis, Lockport; Our Lady of Mercy, Chicago; and St. Alexander, Palos Heights. She spent three years at Ascension, Halethorpe, Md., and...
Our Providence Community 2025-26 Laudato Si Action Platform Plan
...formal and informal education. We have offered programs on climate awareness and impacts of eating lower on the food chain. Members of the Providence Community have given homilies in churches and done presentations at parish gatherings re: integral ecology. Our Earth Day each year is a massive educational endeavor. A substantial library on ecological subjects is available in the Providence Hall Resource Room. Ecological Spirituality Current and Past Actions: We continually offer eco-spirituality programs through Providence Spirituality & Conference Center;...
Dementia Education Series: A Positive Approach to Care
November 3, 2025 at 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST The Foley Room at Providence Spirituality & Conference Center 1 Sisters of Providence Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, IN 47876 Elizabeth Collins, BSN, MA Sisters of Providence Free Register online today This series is designed to help you build skills and gain confidence to care for your loved one with expertise. Intended for care partners, Sisters of Providence nurse, Beth Collins, and Thrive’s Dementia Outreach Specialist, Amy Schorr will introduce participants to Teepa...