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Sister Barbara Sheehan ushers in new ministry
...are Catholic. And for a while, a non-Catholic minister would preach the gospel to those in the unit’s chapel. But that minister exited PHC, leaving many of the residents without a church service. Providing a Spiritual Venue “They have wanted a service for non-Catholics for quite some time,” Sister Barbara said. “We wanted to provide an additional spiritual venue for those who are not Catholic.” The Chapel inside Providence Health Care. So, Sister Barbara teamed with others and reached out...
Discovering the Woods: A visit from a fresh perspective
...eyes of others. That’s what happened to me recently when a friend, who has never before been to the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, met me for a tour of the home of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin. I decided to begin our tour in Providence Spirituality & Conference Center. It’s a great place to get information about all there is to see and do while you’re here. You can even pick up a self-guided tour brochure at the Welcome...
Get to know Providence Associate Candace Minster
Tell us about yourself: Where you are from, family, career, etc. Providence Associate Candace Minster with some of the flowers she grew in her ministry at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice I’m from a small town in northern Indiana and went to college at Indiana University in Bloomington where I double-majored in English and Ecology and Spirituality (which was part of the Individualized Major Program). One of my professors and advisors for the individualized major suggested that I check out the Sisters...
Mother Theodore: Who filled her shoes?
...Providence at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in 1840. Today, Sisters of Providence minister in 13 states, the District of Columbia and Asia, through works of love, mercy and justice. More information about the Sisters of Providence and their ministries can be found at SistersofProvidence.org. Sisters of Providence on Facebook @spsmw on Twitter Sisters of Providence on Instagram Sisters of Providence YouTube channel About Providence Spirituality & Conference Center Providence Spirituality & Conference Center at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind., serves as a welcoming center...
La frontera espiritual
...lugar de profunda oracion, de preguntas y visiones Al mismo tiempo nacimiento y muerte Con solo sus ropas puestas, zapatos rotos, sin agujetas. Un nuevo amanecer, una nueva vida, un nuevo comienzo pase lo que pase Una gente con vision, belleza e inspiracion . El halcon de cola roja se eleva sobre las colinas, nuestro Creador mira. El desierto de Sonora es una tierra espiritual, Esta es gente espiritual y ferviente. Esta gente, es tu gente, mi pueblo, nuestro pueblo....
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...
2017 Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Feast Day reflection
...a quote from Ken Wilber, a contemporary academic and spiritual writer. He has said: “The next Christ will be a community.” “The next Christ will be a community.” Later, Liz described this community as a “communion of ordinary people deeply committed to God, to one another, and to the world.” Almost immediately, I found myself saying: “I want to be part of that community…. I want US to be a part of that community. I want all of us connected...
Spring cleaning, spiritual cleaning
...to a spiritual cleaning, as well. Time to clear out and make space for a new way of being in the world. The choices are many: • To be attentive or to be distracted • To be blessing or to be blaming • To be available or to be preoccupied • To be distant or to be intimate • To be with or to be ahead • To be compassionate or to be right Gifted with this present moment, how...
Rest and Reflect: An Eco-Spiritual Retreat with Nature
September 26, 2025 at 9:00 am – September 28, 2025 at 3:00 pm EDT Various locations at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods 1 Sisters of Providence Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, IN 47876 Sister Corbin Hannah, SP Sisters of Providence $250 – $475 Spending time in nature can benefit our mental, emotional, physical and spiritual well-being. It can also help us connect with God. Connecting with the Divine through nature is often referred to as eco-spirituality. When we develop our relationship with our more-than-human kin, we...
Sister Diane Mason
...searching for what was going to be my next ministry. She also knew at the time that I was renewing myself spiritually. I knew my spirituality needed to be deeper and the community allowed me time to do that. Therefore, I was studying when the Providence Associate board began in 2005 and it just evolved. The greatest gift to me today is that my passion is back. I do feel it, which is very important. Prayer is everything. Every morning...
Sister Bernadette Mary Carroll
...prayer for at least a half hour before the beginning of daily Eucharistic Liturgy. She nurtured her spiritual life through reading, and Thomas Merton was one of her favorite authors. After returning from a three-month spiritual renewal program, Bernadette had a revitalized spirit and dedication that remained throughout her life. The day before her death, she told us she was ready to meet Jesus. A bit later that day, she said, “but not today.” Well, she was correct. Her peaceful...
Sister Maureen Fallon
...life giving for you? I think it is the heart-to-heart conversations. There’s no treading on water to see if it’s OK to talk about this, you just go to the heart of the matter. And you can talk about things in such a way that you flit from conversation to conversation and they’re all based on Eucharist, and spirituality, and Mother Theodore, and ministry and Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. How would you say that your life has been spiritually enhanced by being...