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Remembering Sister Mary Patricia Carroll

By Jason Moon | April 21, 2017 |

‘It’s quite possible that those hundreds of children she taught probably remember her as the kindest teacher they ever had.’

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You asked and we’re answering!

By Sister Ann Casper | April 19, 2017 |

‘Are you still a teaching order and where in the world do you go and what do you do there?’

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Another definition of Providence: ‘Don’t worry, Sister. We will send something.’

By Sister Dawn Tomaszewski | March 24, 2017 |

We have already received donations from 1,104 donors

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‘It is marvelous.’ A look back on Sister Kathleen Marie Cronin

By Jason Moon | March 23, 2017 |

‘People love someone to listen, just to listen.’

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‘In the Footsteps of a Saint’

By Jason Moon | March 9, 2017 |

Jasper church to recognize Sisters of Providence on Saturday, March 18

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Sister Anna Rose Harrington: ‘Generous to a fault’

By Jason Moon | March 2, 2017 |

‘She possessed that wonderful gift of interest’

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A look at the life and ministries of Sister Mary Raymond Schelkopf

By Jason Moon | February 2, 2017 |

‘I don’t ever remember not being peaceful.’

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Sister Marceline looks back on the richness of 84 years as a woman religious

By Sister Marceline Mattingly | February 1, 2017 |

I am mostly pre-Vatican II but I was excited to enter the modern world. I didn’t sit back. I was open to the evolving religious life and because of openness I was able to do many new things.

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The Irish Connection

By Jason Moon | January 12, 2017 |

A special Throwback Thursday that was requested

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Remembering Sister Marie Brendan Harvey

By Jason Moon | January 6, 2017 |

Many will also remember Sister Marie Brendan’s voice

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In memory of …

By Jason Moon | December 29, 2016 |

‘She loved life, she loved teaching, she loved the Sisters of Providence, and she loved nature. But perhaps most of all, she loved to fish with her good friend, Sister Mary Pat Peacock.’

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Remembering Sisters Marilyn Therese Lipps and Concetta Banez

By Jason Moon | December 22, 2016 |

‘She seized challenges and new opportunities with a tenacity that sometimes inspired others and at other times, exasperated them’

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Often, some of the most interesting pieces of history are lost in time. These inviting stories are drawn from the Sisters of Providence Archives and the memories of sisters and friends. They feature the many people and places instrumental in the Sisters of Providence history.

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