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Nonviolent Resistance
...three collectives associated with nonviolent resistance – collective responsibility, collective ownership and collective identity. Nonviolent resistance movements are rooted and led by communities, not individuals, addressing injustices. When I think about nonviolent resistance, the nonviolent protests of the 50s and 60s come to mind. I remember the 1963 picture from Birmingham, Alabama, of men and women walking down the street being attacked by police dogs and sprayed with water from fire hoses. I remember the picture from 1957 in New...
Sisters Speak Out: On the Road with the Sisters of Providence
“We cannot do our work if we all stay in the nest.” – Saint Mother Theodore Guerin During the Sisters of Providence echo event at the Woods, Sister Becky Keller holds her “God Loves All People” sign. Nearly 300 women religious and others gathered together in our nation’s capital on June 24, 2025, for “Sisters Speak Out,” a campaign focused on prayer and advocacy for those on the margins of our society. The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, joined...
Providence Associate first commitment 2014
20 women and men made first commitments as Providence Associates of the Sisters of Providence in a ceremony Nov. 8, 2014, in the Church of the Immaculate Conception at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. Two other women made their first commitment Oct. 21. See photos from the ceremonies here. Director and Assistant Director of Providence Associates Sister Diane Mason and Debbie Dillow bless the Providence Associates pins during the Oct. 21 ceremony for the Texas associates. New Providence Associates Diana M. Garza...
Congregation shares LCWR statement on action to prevent gun violence
Note: We wanted to share this statement with you, which was created by the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR). The Killing Must End: LCWR Calls for Action to Prevent Gun Violence Our hearts and prayers go out to those parents, grandparents, siblings, aunts, and uncles who lost their precious children and to all who have been touched by the massacre at Robb Elementary School. Unfortunately, their heartbreak has become all too familiar to students, teachers, and parents across the...
Providence prayers for the journey of Advent
...opening the Academy for girls and women. Mother Theodore advised: “We are not called upon to do all the good possible, but only that which we can do.” Ponder: How am I partnering with Providence? Where is Providence leading me to see new life, meet new challenges, take new paths in my faith journey? How do I bring good news to others? Let us together ponder how we may, initiate a new and better day. In numbers we are strong,...
Sister Dorothy Gartland: neighborhood ministry making a difference
...of a center to serve the people in the neighborhood began 20 years ago. The first year offered bilingual counseling. English as a Second Language (ESL) classes began the next fall. The following school year the after school homework program began. When I took over the homework program the next year, a wonderful new world opened for me. Not only did it bring me into the lives of the women working the Center as counselors and the teachers of ESL,...
Message of Pope Francis for Creation Day 2023
...flow of this mighty river by transforming our lifestyles. Starting from grateful wonder at the Creator and his creation, let us repent of our “ecological sings,” as my brother, ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, has urged. These sins harm the world of nature and our fellow men and women. With the help of God’s grace, let us adopt lifestyles marked by less waste and unnecessary consumption, especially where the processes of production are toxic and unsustainable. Let us be as mindful as...
Our immigrant saint: Saint Mother Theodore Guerin moment
...Jan. 14, 1846! With those articles, the Congregation could now own property. The next hurdle for her was to convince Bishop de la Hailandiere to give her the deed to the property, a move he had resisted and said was contingent upon their incorporation. He finally relented and gave the property to the sisters May 15, 1846. Due to laws concerning women at the time and the omission of keeping official records on women, we cannot prove that Saint Mother...
Sister Charles Ellen Turk
...the meetings. Sister Charles Ellen Turk (left) and Sister Tracey Horan. Her style of leadership as Principal is captured in this tribute: “Cooperation among parents, administrators and students has been a characteristic of Mother Theodore Guerin High School … under the leadership of Sister Charles Ellen.” Two more comments from women who worked with Charles Ellen as their Principal. “As a Principal, she was so down to earth.” And this from a woman, hired by Charles Ellen, as a first-time...
Newsnotes
Read the book with us! Join us for a book study. November 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the Sisters of Providence Mission to China. To prepare for next year’s celebration, Sisters of Providence, associates, ministry partners and you are invited to undertake a book study of the Congregation biography “Against All Odds Sisters of Providence Mission to the Chinese,” by Sister Ann Colette Wolf, SP. The Sisters of Providence were the first U.S. women’s religious Congregation to start a...
‘Like Mary, you have given birth’
A reflection for our 2023 Senior Jubilarians Note: General Superior Sister Dawn Tomaszewski offered this reflection during the 2023 Senior Jubilee Mass on Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. At a time when our world seems to have turned upside down, I am grateful, Jubilarians, for this opportunity to celebrate YOU! Your steadfast commitment as Sisters of Providence, as faithful women of the Gospel, is a sign that the message we heard the Angel Gabriel deliver to Mary is true, “Do not...
‘Slavery Still Exists’ prayers for justice
(Note: The following is the opening prayer from “Slavery Still Exists,” an awareness program sponsored by the Illinois Women Religious Against Human Trafficking. The program took place on Jan. 10-11. Used with permission.) All: God of compassionate love, you listen to the cries of our brothers and sisters whose lives are held bound through the evil of human trafficking in our day. In our prayer and sharing this day, we ask that our ears and hearts be open to the voice...