Stories from the Archives

“The Hand of Providence” by the Rev. John F. McShane was published in 1949. The frontispiece of this small book states, “A tribute to the Civil War nurses of the Sisters of Providence, St. Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind., whose five years of…

While searching for some information in the files of Mother Superior Gertrude Clare Owens, Archives volunteer Sister Marie Grace Molloy found this very interesting statement concerning a vision of Mother Theodore that Mrs. Michael Owens had in 1910. It was…

“Lest We Forget,” a short history of the service provided by the Sisters of Providence during the Civil War, was published in 1931 by Providence Press. It was written by Sister Mary Theodosia Mug. This book may be small, but…

A Journey in Love, Mercy and Justice: a pictorial history of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods celebrating 150 years of service among the people of God is now available online! This pictorial history was published in 1989. The…

By Sister Rosemary Borntrager Feast of the Visitation May 31, 1990 Forty years ago in the winter of 1949-1950 I received a pair of black doll stockings. That’s how it all began. In the days before Barbie dolls, it was…