Sister Mary Roger Madden

Biography

Sister Mary Roger is a native of Decatur, Illinois. Currently, she ministers in prayer at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods.

Sister Mary Roger entered the Congregation on September 16, 1940. She professed final vows on January 23, 1949.

She graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College with a bachelor’s degree in English. She also has a master’s degree in English from Indiana University.

Sister Mary Roger ministered as a teacher in Indiana, Illinois, Washington, D.C., and California. She also ministered as the Congregation’s Archives Historian from 1986 to 1996 and as the Pilgrimage Coordinator for Providence Spirituality & Conference Center from 1998 to 2007.

She is the author of “The Path Marked Out: History of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods” Volume III.

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• Woodland Inn turns 120

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Sister Mary Roger is featured in the following content on the Sisters of Providence website:

• 100+ year old sisters survive COVID-19
• Sister Mary Roger Madden celebrates turning 100 years old!
• Twenty-one Sisters of Providence celebrate Senior Jubilees
• Congregation centenary treasures
• Cynthia MacWhorter: a blessing

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Sister Mary Roger Madden

2015 75-year Jubilarians include (from left) Sisters Annette Schipp, Mary Roger Madden and Richard Bussing.