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Honoring the Past, Supporting the Future: Our Educational Mission Today
...year. While on an extended visit from Taiwan (Middle) Sister Delan Ma visited with two students from Providence Cristo Rey. Living Our Legacy at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College At Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, several Sisters of Providence sit on the Board of Trustees. Additionally, they are integrally involved in the “Woods Core 100” class, a required course for all students which introduces them to the legacy of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin and to the mission and values of the Sisters of Providence....
Sister Regina Mary Wallace
...N.Y., and Most Holy Rosary, Syracuse, N.Y., and graduated secondary school from Most Holy Rosary. Sister Regina Mary entered the Congregation July 22, 1953, and professed first and perpetual vows Jan. 23, 1956, and Aug. 15, 1961, respectively. She earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and a master’s degree in elementary education from the University of Maryland. Sister Regina Mary began teaching at St. John the Baptist, Fort Wayne, Ind., in 1956. Her other Indiana classroom...
Sister Helen Vinton (formerly Sister Helen Jean)
...the sacredness of Earth. Funeral services for Sister Helen took place on Saturday, August 12, in New Iberia, La., with Rt. Rev. Francis Fontenot presiding. .A memorial service for Sister Helen took place in the Church of the Immaculate Conception at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods at 11 a.m., on Thursday, August 24. Memorial contributions may be made in honor of Sister Helen to the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. We welcome you to share your memories of Sister Helen in the...
Patricia Geis
...Grade 1 & 2 (1955 – 1964) St. John, Loogootee, Indiana: Grade 1 (1964 – 1967) St. Mary Carmelite, Joliet, Illinois: Grade 1 & Principal (1967 – 1971) St. Anthony, Gardena, California: Grade 1 (1971 – 1972) St. Francis Xavier, Wilmette, Illinois: Grade 1 (1972 – 1973) St. Agnes, Chicago: Primary, Pre-School, K (1973 – 1976) St. Bernard Mission, Ft. Yates, North Dakota: Grades 1 & 2 (1976 – 1979) Our Lady of Hope, Rosemont, Illinois: Pre-School, K, Co-Director/Personal Growth...
Sister Cordelia Moran (formerly Sister Ann de Sales)
...into ministry at St. Matthew Parish in Indianapolis, first as pastoral associate and then as a parish volunteer. She returned to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in 2004, supporting the work of the Mission Advancement office (now Mission Advancement) as editor and encourager. After six years of volunteering for OCA, she entered the ministry of prayer in 2011. Funeral services were Thursday, Feb. 20, in the Church of the Immaculate Conception at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Mass of Christian Burial was Thursday, Feb. 20. We...
My friends, the saints
...sense of humor, his bravado, his commitment to the poor. I see a lot of St. Lawrence in Pope Francis. Saint Mother Theodore Guerin is one of blog author and Providence Associate Lori Strawn’s go-to saint friends. Then there is our very own Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, also known as St. Theodora, the founder of the Sisters of Providence and Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. Known for her commitment to educating women in a time when college was considered dangerous to a...
SMWC dedicates Sister Jeanne Knoerle sculpture
...Quoted when Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College made the decision to admit male students Tuesday, June 6, 2017, was a beautiful day at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. There was a light wind to go with plenty of sunshine. And on this angelic day, administration for Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC) unveiled a sculpture of one of its former leaders and a Sister of Providence. On Tuesday, the college honored Sister Jeanne Knoerle, SP, formerly Sister Mary Gregory, with the display of a sculpture in her...
New Log Cabin Chapel at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods to be dedicated and blessed on Saint Mother Theodore Guerin’s feast day, Oct. 3
...the Sisters of Providence The Sisters of Providence, a congregation of 214 women religious, with 300 Providence Associates, collaborate with others to create a more just and hope-filled world through prayer, education, service and advocacy. The Sisters of Providence have their motherhouse at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, located just northwest of downtown Terre Haute, Ind., which is now listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Saint Mother Theodore Guerin founded the Sisters of Providence at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in 1840. Today, Sisters...
Reflections for Foundation Day — Oct. 22, 2018
...place — that resulted in the choice to become a Sister of Providence or a student at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, that opened up the possibility of a relationship as a Providence Associates or to take a position in one of the sponsored institutions that also claim St. Mother Theodore as its own. Whatever the case, a new era of life commenced. And … I wonder how many times Mother Theodore needed to return to that foundational moment in the log...
Sister Mary (Mary Ephrem) Hickey
...commenced teaching in 1930 at St. Augustine, Fort Wayne, Ind. Her other Indiana classrooms included St. Leonard, West Terre Haute; St. Patrick, Terre Haute; St. John, Vincennes; St. Patrick and St. Andrew, Indianapolis; and St. John the Baptist, Fort Wayne. In Chicago, she ministered at St. Columbkille, St. Sylvester, St. Mel, St. Leo and St. Mark. Sister Mary also taught in Maryland at St. Clement, Lansdowne, and Holy Redeemer, College Park. “In 1979, Sister Mary began ministry at Simeon House,...
Sister Mary Ann Stewart
...the personal relationship is a healthy start. Sister Mary Ann Stewart is a good example. She grew up in Terre Haute, Ind., about five miles from the Sisters of Providence motherhouse. She enjoyed having sisters as teachers all through her school years. She even kept in touch with sisters during the summer months, often taking a bus with others to visit Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. I can’t remember when I didn’t want to be a Sister of Providence, even from the time...
Sister Mary Regis O’Kane
...numbered several future priests and religious brothers.” Sister Mary Regis began teaching in 1932 at St. Angela, Chicago. Her other Illinois classrooms included St. Athanasius and Marywood, Evanston, and St. Genevieve, Chicago. In Indiana, her missions included St. Joan of Arc and St. Philip Neri, Indianapolis; Sacred Heart, Evansville; St. John, Loogootee; Holy Trinity, New Albany; and St. Patrick, Terre Haute. Sister Mary Regis spent 17 years on the East Coast at Sacred Hearts, Malden, and St. Patrick, Stoneham, Mass.;...