Community Living
Community: a place for sharing, love, acceptance, support. A place to be challenged, to be strengthened. For Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, living in community and being part of a larger spiritual community are integral to life. Are you seeking community? Become a Sister of Providence. Or join the larger community as a Providence Associate.
SP Annual Meeting 2018
Since the time of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, Sisters of Providence have returned home to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods every summer to pray, connect, learn and make decisions. Here are some photos from this summer’s annual meeting.
Jubilee Celebration 2018
Five Sisters of Providence, Sisters Pat Linehan, Jan Craven, Kathleen Bernadette Smith, and Jody O’Neil and Marianne Ridgell celebrated their 25th and 50th Jubilees on Saturday, June 30. Visit this link to read more about these eleven sisters celebrating…
Reflections from the 2018 Golden/Silver Jubilee Celebration
Obedience in this day may mean to speak publicly about the ills of our society, to cast down the mighty from their thrones and lift up the lowly, to give the hungry good things and send the rich away empty-handed. To stand, as our Pope Francis suggests over and over again, with those on the margins. And if we are going to stand on the margins, we may have to move, to leave behind all that has become familiar and comfortable for the sake of the reign of God.
This is your life Sister Ann Casper
Enjoy this video biography on the life of Sister Ann Casper, S.P., on the occasion of her retirement as executive director of the Mission Advancement office for the Sisters of Providence.
Bonded with the Sisters of Providence as a Providence Associate
The sisters hold a legacy of wisdom that today’s culture desperately needs, and I am grateful for the privilege of being bonded to the community of sisters and associates.
Sisters and interns: becoming a little bit of each other
“There’s no way either one of us could go without being touched by the other after we’ve come in contact,” Sister Ruth explained. “We become a little bit them and they become a little bit us."
A dementia friendly HOME at the Woods
HOME is a culture change. Its intention is to make the entire Woods a dementia-friendly place for both those living with cognitive challenges and for their families and friends. HOME is an acronym for Helping Ourselves Meaningfully Engage.
Sisters of Providence core values
Trust in God, love, mercy, justice, care for creation, community. Do you share in some of our core values?
Keep on being sisterly: school children support sisters with cards and money
Several weeks ago we received a large envelope with cards, drawings and notes from the students and staff there. It also included a donation of $674 to support the Sisters of Providence! We are so grateful for the financial and moral support.
Growing passion for sustainable agriculture
When I first moved to White Violet Center for my internship, I was so nervous. I’ve never been away from home, and never lived with anyone other than my family. I’ve never lived or worked on a farm, never handled chickens or alpacas, and never met a nun. There were a lot of unknowns, but something drew me to the Woods.
Life changing bonds that unite us
Bonds change us, love transforms us. When I arrived back at the Woods I could only thank God for our Saint Mother Theodore. She unites us – sister to sister, sister to associate, associate to associate.
