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2022 Season of Creation: Love of Creation Impels Us!
...as we reflected on how Saint Francis ministered to the disadvantaged and underserved people of his time and embraced all of creation, poverty and nonviolence. We probed a list of resources that enable us to be further informed about climate justice and how we can adjust our individual lifestyles as well as our corporate commitments to be in line with the seven goals of Laudato Si’ Action Platform. We recognized how Eco-Spirituality calls us to recover a religious vision of...
Nine days of prayer with Mary, Queen of the Home
Sister Mary Rita Griffin, SP, at the National Shrine of Our lady of Providence at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. For many years Sister Mary Rita Griffin (RIP) took care of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Providence currently located in the Church of the Immaculate Conception at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. She said, “My ministry is sharing spirituality with people especially through Our Lady of Providence related to family, prayer and spirituality. An important part of this ministry is responding to prayer requests...
Plan to join us for our Volunteer Open House!
The Volunteer Services Department of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, will have an open house from 9-11 a.m., EDT, on Thursday, May 18, in the Foley Room of Providence Spirituality & Conference Center. The open house is a great opportunity for those who have not yet signed up to volunteer for the sisters to get to know the volunteer opportunities in your backyard while enjoying some coffee, tea and light snacks. As the Volunteer Coordinator, I will...
What brought you here?
...another is a local pastor looking to help broaden the spirituality of his congregants. Providence Associate Co-Directors Sister Susan Paweski and Debbie Dillow lead a blessing of the new Providence Associate candidates. One said while working from home over COVID-19 lock down, she had become depressed. So her husband took her on a trip to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. The Woods drew her in. She said she didn’t know how or why she was supposed to be here, but she felt a...
Sister Denise Wilkinson: A Reflection
...shrine (2014-2015); Capital Improvements Renovation of Providence Hall (2010), Replica of Log Cabin Chapel erected (2012), Renovation of Providence Spirituality and Conference Center and Linden Leaf Gifts (2014), Completion of permanent shrine of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin (2014), Re-location of National Shrine of Our Lady of Providence to the main vestibule in the Church of the Immaculate Conception (2014), Woods Day Care Pre-School facility repurposed as Sisters of Providence Administration Building (2015), Church of the Immaculate Conception bell tower refurbished;...
Foundation Day and our French connection
...to be here. Immediately my words were “It is like finding my religious family of origin.” It was an overwhelming aha experience. To me that means we are more alike than different. In that moment, there was a convergence and a deepening of all that my life had inherited as a Sister of Providence. Mother Theodore’s leadership and spirituality brought to us the very heart of what she had received in her own foundation. The rules, the traditions, the customs, values, the...
Sister Patty Wallace walks in the footsteps of her elder sisters
...loved as life and light for all,” “It’s as if this was always where she was meant to be; this place and these people were the love of her life. Her personality melded with their culture—their music and their spirituality became her own.” “Her trust in following the Word of God revealed to her in people, sacrament, scripture, reading, and her times of deep and contemplative prayer” “She is so wonderful, holy, gentle and non-stop working sister… Every day, in...
Providence Associates retreat with Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
...was Saint Mother Theodore’s original journal, in her own handwriting. The retreat included time for camaraderie with friends new and old. Here candidate-associate Chuck Fisher laughs with associates Sheila Donis and Peggy Balensuela. These gals were a hoot! Retreat coordinators Sisters Jan Craven, left, and Paula Damiano, right, both of Providence Spirituality and Conference Center, with Director of Associates Sister Diane Mason. Providence Associate Beth Kyle and Sister Rosemary Eyler choose a time to keep vigil through the night at...
Sisters schedule annual used book sale
Are you interested in hard-to-find or out-of-print books, modern novels or self-help books? If so, come to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, for the upcoming Sisters of Providence summer used book sale. You just might strike it rich! The annual sale will begin on Friday, August 1, and conclude on Friday, August 8. Times are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., daily. The sale will take place in the Foley Room at Providence Spirituality & Conference Center (PSCC) while supplies last! Our used...
Providence Associate and former Sister of Providence Donna Watzke shares about her journey
...understand our lives looking backward. Then Sister Marie Carmelita in her early years as a Sister of Providence Providence Associate Donna Watzke today For me, being a Sister of Providence (my religious name was Sister Marie Carmelita) was a transformative experience. In my early years of formation, I was steeped in Providence Spirituality, the life of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, the and the SP charism of Providence expressed in ministries of love, mercy and justice. Throughout this journey I learned...
Dementia Education Series: A Positive Approach to Care
September 12, 2025 at 3:00 pm – September 9, 2025 at 7:00 pm EDT 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...
The call of Providence
What draws people to a deeper relationship with the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods as a Providence Associate? On Saturday, Nov. 13, 28 new Providence Associate candidates began their journey toward becoming a part of the Providence Community. Throughout the coming year each will meet with their Sister of Providence or Providence Associate companion for discussion and prayer about Providence spirituality. Providence Associate candidates and companions meet by Zoom What brings you here? At the orientation, each candidate shared...