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Art, Spirituality and Justice
Note: The following was written by Providence Associates Jane Fischer and Suzie Ray and is part of the Episode 16 JUSTus Podcast. When thinking about social justice, art and spirituality may not be the first things that come to mind. Art, in all its forms — painting, drawing, poetry, music, writing, photography, pottery, cooking, baking, and beyond — can express spiritual experiences, challenge injustice, and promote social awareness and change. Music Throughout history, artists have harnessed their creativity to promote...
Images of God: Providence Community spring retreat 2022
This past weekend, March 11-13, 2022, members of the Providence Community gathered in retreat to reflect on the theme “Images of God.” Thirty Providence Associates, candidate-associates and Sisters of Providence gathered in person at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. They were joined by another 47 who joined them virtually. Sisters of Providence Paula Damiano and Jan Craven, co-directors of Providence Spirituality & Conference Center at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, led the retreat. Participants reflected on their own images of God and benefited from hearing...
Leaning into the Center
...Consider the mechanics of a pendulum. In our spiritual lives, we constantly strive for the center. We seek to “center ourselves” before prayer and throughout our busy days to maintain balance and peace. We treat the middle as the ultimate destination or state of being, but a pendulum at a dead stop in the middle is motionless; it represents lifelessness, no progress and no joy. Sister Paula Modaff at prayer Nothing works correctly if the pendulum does not move. The...
Event spaces
...equipment available for your next business seminar or conference. Accommodates: up to 500 The Lobby The bright and airy lobby in Providence Spirituality & Conference Center connects directly to O’Shaughnessy Dining Hall. It’s an excellent location for small wedding ceremonies or cocktail parties. The lobby is included when you rent O’Shaughnessy Hall. Accommodates: 15–45 (depending on seating arrangement) The Grotto at the Lodge If you’ve always dreamed of an outdoor ceremony, why not exchange vows at the Our Lady of...
Meet some newer members
...year, I have been serving at Mission Advancement, Providence Food Pantry and visiting the sisters in health care. Apart from receiving instruction in Providence Spirituality, Sisters of Providence Constitutions and education in the Inter-Community Pre-Novitiate about community living, discernment, Second Vatican Council among other themes. Interests and hobbies — I am passionate about catechizing adults, Liturgy, calligraphy and traveling among other interests. What attracted you to religious life with the Sisters of Providence — One of the characteristics that attracted...
History Timeline 1966–Today
...created from wood of linden tree planted by Mother Theodore A spirituality of love, mercy and justice Sisters keep finding new ways to be closer to God. In 1990 they build Providence Center to welcome visitors to Saint Mary’s. Later they build a labyrinth at the Woods too. Sisters are involved in parish ministry, diocesan work, spiritual direction and retreats. They devote themselves to works of love, mercy and justice in service among God’s people. Learn more about our spiritual...
Saint Mother Theodore’s Legacy Lives: Giving Day 2023
Become a Legacy Giving Day donor – give a gift in October! This giving day (officially Oct. 18) celebrates Mother Theodore’s milestones (birthday (10/2), Feast Day (10/3) and Foundation Day (10/22)), and how Saint Mother Theodore Guerin ministered to those needing education, medicine, prayers, spiritual hope, free schooling and more. It also highlights the way the Sisters of Providence move her legacy forward today. GIVE THE GIFT OF HOPE TODAY! Your gift honors the strong foundation that Mother Theodore built...
January 4, 2026: The Epiphany of our Lord
...transformative journey toward a sacred or spiritual destination (cf. The El Camino Santiago). Used metaphorically, it represents a time of personal growth and spiritual exploration. Hope dominated the magi’s landscape as they followed the star until, unfortunately, they were summoned by Herod, who fabricated his story of wanting to see the King of the Jews so he could offer him homage. When the Magi left Herod’s presence, hope in the form of the star, led them to the house where...
Who are the Providence Associates?
...us have known the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods for many years. Others have more recently come to know the sisters. We all share a common desire for something more. A deeper spirituality or a united sense of mission. A community for support or a spiritual place to call home. A Providence Associate spends a year getting to know the community better as a candidate-associate. We then make commitments for one, three or five years at a time, and...
How we serve
Sisters in ministry If you think about it, being Sisters of Providence isn’t just a ministry, it’s who we are. Individual sisters serve as teachers, parish life coordinators, nurses and advocates for people who are poor, elderly or ill. Sisters also serve in formal, Congregation-sponsored ministries like providing spiritual programs, events and retreats at the Woods or encouraging women to become new Catholic sisters with the SPs. When we aren’t at “work,” you may find us in personal or group...
Sister Bernice Kuper
Editor’s note: Sister Bernice died Nov. 26, 2013, at age 91. Current ministry: Vocations ministry/spiritual direction Years in the Congregation: 67 years Sister Bernice Kuper has been a first-hand witness to many dramatic changes that have impacted vocation, formation and spiritual life for herself, scores of individuals and the Catholic Church. Most of Sister Bernice’s ministerial life has been devoted to assisting others who have questions about spirituality or about devoting their life to God by living in a religious...
Sister Cathy White
...After graduation from college, she applied for a volunteer position with the Diocese of Oklahoma City and began teaching. Five years later the school site was sold and later became the site of the Murrah Federal Building, which was destroyed in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. “After a lot of discernment and talking with a spiritual director, I became a member of a Carmelite monastery. I found that there is a very contemplative side to my being, but I needed...