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A note in distress: unpublished Saint Mother Theodore

By Amy Miranda | August 3, 2016 |

“I went to see Monseigneur upon my arrival last evening. I returned this morning; that interview was more than enough to make me quite sick. My God, have mercy on me!”
A note from Saint Mother Theodore during a time of oppression from the bishop.

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A look at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice and Sister Ann Sullivan

By Jason Moon | July 28, 2016 |

A look back at the beginning of White Violet Center for Eco-Justice

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A history of The Saint Anne Procession

By Jason Moon | July 21, 2016 |

Procession to take place at 4:30 p.m., Monday, July 25, at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods

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Saint Mother Theodore’s advice to an impatient sister: unpublished letters

By Amy Miranda | July 19, 2016 |

In this previously unpublished letter, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin writes, “You see, now, my daughter, how in your kitchen you can exercise a sort of apostolate, either for God or against Him. Watch well, then, over yourself, so as to place and to gain over to Him the hearts of the children entrusted to you.”

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Throwback Thursday: Do you know who we are?

By Jason Moon | July 14, 2016 |

Can you name these sisters?

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Throwback Thursday: A Scottish nun

By Jason Moon | June 30, 2016 |

Sister Raymond was an avid watcher of ‘The Young and the Restless’

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Throwback Thursday: Sister Joseph Eleanor Ryan, a cause and a Positio

By Jason Moon | June 23, 2016 |

From 1978 to 1985, Sister Joseph Eleanor divided her time between Rome and Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, as she researched material for the cause for sainthood of Mother Theodore

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Throwback Thursday: A ‘Knighted’ Sister?

By Jason Moon | June 16, 2016 |

Did you know the French Government honored Sister Georgiana?

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A “letter” to you from Saint Mother Theodore

By Amy Miranda | June 13, 2016 |

Whether you are discerning where God is calling you now, or grappling with where God might be calling you next, perhaps this “letter” from Saint Mother Theodore will speak to you.

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Throwback Thursday: Remembering a Renaissance Faire and a ‘pair-o’-docs’

By Jason Moon | June 9, 2016 |

Remember the Renaissance Faire? Would you like to learn more about a ‘pair-o’-docs?’

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The Sisters and General Chapter: An overview

By Sister Suzanne Dailey | June 8, 2016 |

At our General Chapter, sisters of all ages and from their ministries in the United States and Asia come together to engage in deep and meaningful conversations about what is most important to them.

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“May we all be saints!” An unpublished letter from Mother Theodore

By Amy Miranda | June 7, 2016 |

“May we all be Saints! We shall be if we make good use of the time that remains for us to gain Heaven. …” A previously unpublished letter from Saint Mother Theodore Guerin

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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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