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A Day of Rest at The Woods
...silence.” A Day for Rest at The Woods is a day retreat of purposeful quiet and contemplation. Participants will have options to join contemplative prayer, meet with a spiritual director, spend time alone and rest in many sacred places at The Woods. The cost is $75.00 and includes a private room, a box lunch and spiritual direction. Lodging is available upon request for an additional fee. The facilitators will be Sister Mary Montgomery, SP, Marilyn Webb, PA and Bridget Mooney....
An evening with Carrie Newcomer
...Hope.” Carrie is known for her “musical depth and the progressive spiritual content of her songs, poetry and workshops, and for her continued work in justice, spiritual and interfaith communities, and health and hunger organizations.” This concert will be held at the Conservatory of Music on the campus of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. The tickets are General Admission, please feel free to pick your own seat when you arrive. Check your inbox closer for the event date for updates about parking. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWEq33aKgGo...
Summer Used Book Sale
July 26, 2024 at 10:00 am – August 5, 2024 at 4:00 pm EDT Linden Leaf Gifts, Providence Spirituality & Conference Center 1 Sisters of Providence Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, IN 47876 Sisters of Providence Free Our annual Summer Used Book Sale at the Woods is an adventure for book lovers! Come and browse through hundreds of books from mystery novels to cookbooks, biographies and everything in between. The sale begins on July 26 and concludes on August 5. Times are 10...
Mother Theodore dioramas: before and after
These 12 dioramas, located in Providence Spirituality and Conference Center, will take you on a journey with Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, foundress of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind. Her journey begins in France, and ends with the laying of the foundation for the Church of the Immaculate Conception that stands today. The dioramas were originally located in Foley Hall and moved to a temporary location in Providence Hall before Foley was razed. In 1990 they were moved...
Meet our postulant Stephanie Rivas
...worked, dated, had my own apartment and my car. I worked full time and went to school at night to pursue my master’s degree in education. In 2019, I became single and felt stuck. I finally sought spiritual direction. From there I sold my car and taught for my first year of teaching with the Red Cloud Volunteer Program. Then COVID happened. Call to religious life Stephanie prays prior to her entrance to the Sisters of Providence The call to religious...
How Taizé changed my life
...produce business-like results (high test scores, student mastery of standards) while still devoting ourselves to meeting student needs well beyond academics. Teaching in Gary, South Bend, and Indianapolis, I have been face-to-face with those needs on a daily basis. One Sunday morning this summer, Reverend Rebecca Zelensky preached about sisters, Martha and Mary, hosting Jesus in their home, stressing that, while Martha’s commitment to service was admirable, Mary’s insistence on feeding her spiritual needs was just as crucial to a...
From us to you: Blessings to you for giving
...we can continue the mission and ministries of the SPs. Collectively, you sent in 8,028 gifts in 2020 and we thank you for each and every one! Your thoughtful gifts have helped us: Increase our retirement fund for the support and care of aging sisters in their residences or in health care facilities. Provide resources for our new sisters. We have six women in initial formation and your donations provided education and spiritual enrichment for these women as they grow...
Sister Rita Lerner (formerly Sister Edward Clare)
...had on others: “Thank you for the wonderful tour you gave our group yesterday. The tour was really a spiritual journey for all of us. However, what made it even more delightful was your sunny personality. You are truly an inspiration!” Eventually, Rita herself gained the official designation of “retired.” Here’s how she described that phase of ministry: “Being a retired sister here at the Woods is a foretaste of heaven. The beauty and spiritual advantages and above all the...
Growing together spiritually: Providence Associate spring retreat
The Providence Community of Providence Associates, Sisters of Providence and friends gathered the weekend of March 15-17 for the Providence Community spring retreat. Participants gathered both in person at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods and virtually via Zoom. Sisters of Providence Chaplain Father Terry Johnson led the retreat on our place in the universe and how we find God within it. It was a weekend of connecting with community, communing with nature, stretching our spiritual understandings and growing closer to God. Enjoy these...
Summer Used Book Sale
July 28, 2023 at 10:00 am – 4:00 pm EDT Linden Leaf Gifts, Providence Spirituality & Conference Center 1 Sisters of Providence Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, IN 47876 Sisters of Providence Free Browse hundreds of gently-used books at our summer sale in the Foley Room across from Linden Leaf Gifts in Providence Spirituality & Conference Center. Your donation is your price....
Saint Mother Theodore’s advice to an impatient sister: unpublished letters
...If you had sufficient empire over yourself to be gentle and kind, first towards your Sisters, then towards the children who assist you, your soul would enjoy much more peace; you would perform your spiritual exercises with much more fervor and spiritual profit. So I think, my daughter, that you ought to turn all your strength of will to that point, and often say to yourself, “Come, my soul, can you not make the sacrifice of a word to please...
June 22, 2025: The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
...up, twelve baskets of broken pieces. Reflection Years ago, when I and three others were leading a spiritual companion training program, we used this biblical passage emphasizing “you give them to eat” while reflecting on our call as people to enhance with others the spiritual life connection with God. It was deeply powerful. A call of the Christian community living and acting in trust and with enough for all. This reflection in our training program is solid and invites us...