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A Providence Advent Calendar
...wood, cloth, or paper and feature little boxes, pockets, or envelopes each containing a treasure like chocolate, a gift, an act of kindness, or a quote. Some Advent calendars start on December 1; others begin with the first Sunday of Advent. The Providence Advent calendar below begins with the first Sunday of Advent and uses quotes of Sisters of Providence (SP) and Providence Associates (PA) found on the SP website and in other PA and SP materials. May it help...
Sister Marie Consolata Gallagher
Sister Marie Consolata Gallagher “In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places. …” (John 14:2) “If home in the natural sense is ‘the place from which we start,’ Mary Gallagher’s home was Errarooey in County Donegal, Ireland. On Dec. 2, 1914, just as the world was being shaken by the thunder of the First World War, Mary was born the only daughter of Dennis Gallagher and Bridget McFadden, both native to Ireland,” said Sister Mary Roger Madden in her...
Sister Camille Neubauer (formerly Sister Jude)
Sister Camille Neubauer was ….. kind, generous, patient, welcoming, humble. She was encouraging, compassionate, a loyal friend and had a listening heart. Camille was inclusive, genuine, loving. And, she liked cupcakes and named the cars she drove, said Sister Paula Damiano in her commentary for Sister Camille Neubauer, formerly Sister Jude, who died on Aug. 14, 2019, at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. She was 79 years old and had been a Sister of Providence for 57 years. Sister Camille Neubauer Sister...
Get to know Sister Joni Luna, SP
...My favorite thing about Saint Mary-of-the-Woods is … There is a deep sense of sacred holiness on our grounds. I feel a love and acceptance by our Sisters that fills my heart with peace. I have often called Saint Mary-of-the-Woods a Spiritual Disneyland. It’s a place that fills my heart, mind and soul with God’s unconditional love. Three things that are sure to make me smile are … Observing children being fully themselves, uncensored and totally organic. Sharing and reminiscing...
Sister Ann Michele Kiefer
...a part of Sister Ann Michele’s life. She was always trying to outsmart the squirrels that raided her bird feeders and ate her plants. And we all know how much she loved her little white dog Theodore. In July of 2008 when her cancer returned and her health declined, Sister Ann Michele moved back to the Woods. In early August she shared with me her desire to find ways to be of active service, but her health did not permit...
Reflections after seeing a Solar Eclipse
I am thankful for those whose preparation enabled so many people to celebrate this once-in-a-lifetime moment of the solar eclipse. I celebrate that we took the time and care to share this moment of awe at the mystery of God’s creation. Questions arise in my heart. What if we put more energy into noticing and reflecting on the everyday wonders of the universe that we take for granted? I decided to look up some quotes on wonder. I offer these few...
Welcome our new Coordinator of Volunteer Services!
...born in Montana, but her family moved to Terre Haute when she was a toddler. She graduated from Terre Haute South High School and attended college in New York, receiving an Associate’s Degree in baking and pastry arts as well as a Bachelor’s degree in professional studies, baking and pastry arts management. Following her stint in college, she worked in Terre Haute for two years in the baking industry but felt her heart tugging her toward working with non-profit organizations....
Honoring all teachers during National Teacher Appreciation Week
...Professor/Special Assistant to the President/Trustee, Providence University, Taiwan, Sister Maureen Fallon, Assistant Principal for Curriculum and Instruction, Bishop McNamara Catholic School, in Kankakee, Illinois Sister Anji Fan, Teacher at Oldenburg Academy of the Immaculate Conception, Oldenburg, Indiana, Sister Mary Catherine Guiler, Substitute Teacher, Washington, D.C., Sister Jean Kenny, Substitute Teacher and tutor, Indianapolis, Sister Carol Meyers, Literacy Tutor, Chicago area, Sister Mary Morley, Volunteer GED Tutor, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Sister Mary Ann Stewart, Teacher, Cathedral High School, Indianapolis. We want...
September 24, 2023: Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
...will be last.” Reflection God is unconditional generosity. Do you think others are getting more than you think they deserve? Deserving and undeserving do not exist. Open your eyes and heart, beloved, see and feel the love God continuously offers you. Receive this river of life flowing through you. Give thanks. Action What prevents you from receiving the goodness God offers you? Connect with your heart as your mind counts your blessings, feel gratitude for the gifts in your life....
February 2, 2025: Feast of the Presentation of the Lord
...consecrated to the Lord.” They offer the prescribed sacrifice. No puzzling elements at all until the old man Simeon appears, takes the baby in his arms and declares that God can now let Simeon “go in peace … for my eyes have seen your salvation.” Simeon goes on to tell the new parents that their child will be “a sign that will be contradicted.” The old man, still holding her child, warns Mary a sword will pierce her heart “so...
A “letter” to you from Saint Mother Theodore
...make known to you what He wishes you to do.” “May God’s holy will be done! This is what we must come back to under all circumstances, and this is what we must start out with — ‘Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” “When we are cold is not the time to keep away from the fire.” … “Do not yield to discouragement.” “I do not say this to cause you pain, or to discourage...
Feast of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, 2018 reflection
...Indiana — that is the treasure we hold, of which Luke’s Gospel speaks. She is the very heart of this community. And we who are trying to follow in her footsteps — Sisters of Providence, Providence Associates, all our ministry partners near and far, SP co-workers, PHC and SMWC colleagues, students and friends, — well, I think a day like today should remind us that we, too, are marked for holiness. God calls each one of us to holiness. In...