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Sister Mary Catherine Guiler
...away with a heart filled with gratitude that I am a member of this committed, prayerful, and wholesome group of vowed religious women. – Sister Mary Catherine Q. Why would a woman today find being a Sister of Providence an attractive lifestyle choice? A. I would have to say our community spirit would be appealing. Not many congregations can call their motherhouse “home,” as we do. We are a dynamic community in the sense that we are responsive to current...
7/7 Women’s Monthly Prayer Group: Shame
April 7, 2025 at 7:00 pm – 7:45 pm EDT Virtual Sisters of Providence Sister Joni Luna, SP 361-500-9505 jluna@spsmw.org Free Single women from ages 18-42 are invited to join together in this special virtual event that takes place monthly on the 7th day of every month at 7 p.m. Each month will focus on a universal topic led by a Sister of Providence where attendees are welcomed and encouraged to bring prayer intentions, share an experience or give wisdom...
Sister Cathy Buster
...from the perspective that it is a whole different cultural environment. I know everyone knows that. She would have to be a person who is attracted to religious life, who has a deep love for God, an appreciation for and a deeply rooted faith because we see it in our own community. Those of us who entered a number of years ago come from a whole different place. We were never exposed to what women today are exposed to. It...
Sister Marie McCarthy
...Life Q. What the world needs now… A. Is love, sweet love. You know it’s true. Q. Why did you choose to become a Sister of Providence? A. I think it chose me. I was in grade school. When I was in second grade, we went to a new school and Sisters of Providence taught there. I just liked the sisters. I thought they were wonderful women and it just seemed like it was something I wanted to do. Q....
PFS volunteer brings love for justice, education to her work
...which she worked for twelve years dealing with issues from poverty and the nuclear arms race, to equal rights for women and apartheid in Africa to US support of wars in Central America. When asked about the time she was arrested for peaceful protesting, she responds, “Which time? I’ve been arrested lots of times.” Sister Dorothy is a woman willing to put her own comfort and security on the line to bring goodness, equality and fairness to others. She’s still...
7/7 Women’s Monthly Prayer Group: Hope
March 7, 2025 at 7:00 pm – 7:45 pm EST Virtual Sisters of Providence Sister Joni Luna, SP 361-500-9505 jluna@spsmw.org Free Single women from ages 18-42 are invited to join together in this special virtual event that takes place monthly on the 7th day of every month at 7 p.m. Each month will focus on a universal topic led by a Sister of Providence where attendees are welcomed and encouraged to bring prayer intentions, share an experience or give wisdom...
Sister Kay Manley
...Anthony of Padua School in Gardena teaching primary students. There is a beautiful saying among Providence Women “All I know of tomorrow is that Providence will rise before the sun.” – Sister Kay In two years the job of principal of the school opened and I took on this challenge, again not being prepared for what I was about to do. Again I asked “how” and the answer came from the Provident God who had been guiding me in all...
Sister Jan Craven
...make a difference that has true, deep meaning, a lasting difference. “To be with this band of wild women is my idea of a great time. It is the ‘www,’ meaning wonderful, wild women; wild in the best sense of the word. They’re not afraid to take chances that are worth it, not afraid to take a risk, not afraid to make their mark on the world.” Favorites actress: Susan Sarandon movie: Sweet Magnolia hobby: crafts, cardmaking sport: ice skating...
My Current Situation in Asia: A Quadrillion Blessings
...strong women who stood up and spoke out for the most vulnerable individuals in society. They made painful sacrifices and took risks regardless of the consequences that they had to endure themselves, because they knew their hearts could not be at peace if other humans were suffering. They were women of love, mercy and justice. From my perspective, it was the Providence of God that put both women’s lives in motion and it is the Providence of God that has...
Sister Mary Ann Stewart
Current ministry: teacher, Cathedral High School, Indianapolis Years in the Congregation: 43 years Someday, I’d like to … visit Perthshire, Scotland where my ancestors came from. A well-substantiated belief among Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the- Woods is that women who have had good, personal relationships with individual members of the Congregation are good candidates to devote their lives to serving God. Of course, there are other essentials that call an individual to a life of service in ministry, but...
Sister Barbara Doherty
...them come to my school each Sunday.” Years later, Barbara became Sister Barbara Doherty when she joined the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. She followed that path of providing education to young people while becoming a renowned educator, serving as president of Saint Mary-of the-Woods College (1984-1998) and as director of the Institute of Religious Formation at Catholic Theological Union (CTU) in Chicago. And she was only a couple of days away from traveling to China, where women and...
Sister Charles Van Hoy helps children find success at EFS
...philanthropist’s stated wish that works of Roman Catholic Sisters be supported. To qualify for funding, a project must directly serve the poor and disadvantaged and have at least one vowed member of an officially recognized Roman Catholic congregation of women religious directly involved in a full-time capacity. In the case of Educational/Family Services, the full-time sister staff person is Sister Charles Van Hoy. The 78-year-old “retired” sister has volunteered full-time at the ministry for the past two and a half...