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Preparing the next generation of Sisters of Providence

By Sister Marsha Speth | September 20, 2019 |

The postulant sees what it means to be sister to one another, to pray, celebrate, have fun together and to experience the sacred in the ordinary. She is invited into our common efforts to be Providence through sustainable living, accountability to one another and respect for differences.

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Wisdom and the future of religious life

By Sister Denise Wilkinson | September 20, 2019 |

We Sisters of Providence don’t believe religious life is dead. That we cannot see how religious life will be lived in the future doesn’t keep us from believing that it will.

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Get to know Sister Joni Luna, SP

By Amy Miranda | August 23, 2019 |

Sister of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Sister Joni Luna, SP, shares of her search for something that was missing in her life which led her to find first God and then a vocation as a Catholic woman religious (sister).

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Ministry at the border: belleza (beauty) of binationality

By Sister Tracey Horan | August 16, 2019 |

As I move into this new ministry of accompanying and learning from people on the move — people fleeing violence, seeking opportunity, working to keep their families together — I find some solace in the ways Creation shows us that division is a farce.

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Sister Jessica Vitente enters the novitiate

By Jason Moon | August 7, 2019 |

On Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019, the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods welcomed Jessica Vitente as our newest novice. Enjoy these photos from the blessing ceremony for Sister Jessica!

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Stepping forward to become a Sister of Providence

By Sister Jessica Vitente | August 2, 2019 |

Postulant life was an experience that welcomed me to jump into a new lifestyle with both feet. The past ten months hsave been an opportunity to get to know myself a little more deeply. I have been able to work on areas of my life that I deeply desired to mold but never made a priority, such as my prayer life.

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A reflection for first vows

By Sister Dawn Tomaszewski | July 4, 2019 |

What we make of Saint Mother Theodore’s legacy will be our legacy – will we follow and not look back?

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Celebrate with us! Sister Emily’s first vows

By Amy Miranda | July 4, 2019 |

Sister Emily TeKolste professed vows of poverty, chastity and obedience for the the first time as a Sister of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods on Sunday, June 30, 2019 at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. We are so blessed to have Sister Emily with us on this journey of living out love, mercy and justice in service of God’s people.

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Saying yes to the vows

By Sister Emily TeKolste | June 27, 2019 |

As I say “Yes!” to these great unknowns, I am excited to see the ways that Providence will draw these vows into my life. I’m excited to see the way they will shape me into my most authentic self. I’m excited to see what religious life will come to be as we navigate this time of transition.

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A community of hope for homeless young adults

By Amy Miranda | May 24, 2019 |

Safe Place Services of Louisville, a day shelter for homeless young adults, lives up to its name. It’s not everywhere that homeless young people can let their guard down, kick off their shoes and feel at home. At the hub shelter is 34-year-old Sister Corbin Hannah.

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Simbang Gabi the Terre Haute way!

By Sister Jessica Vitente | December 19, 2018 |

Filipinos who believe in fostering family ties and values that serve to strengthen the backbone of the Philippine Society hold these gatherings as sacred. Simbang Gabi expresses the faith of Filipinos who share the same core belief with all Christians, namely, that God resides in human society. It is a great way for children of God from various cultures to come together as one body of the Church.

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Postulant Jessica Vitente shares of her journey to the Sisters of Providence

By Sister Jessica Vitente | November 11, 2018 |

Finally now, since my September entrance to the postulancy of the Sisters of Providence, I have both feet in Indiana, but part of my heart is in California. As Saint Mother Theodore Guerin said, “Put yourself gently into the hands of Providence and you will find yourself well supported.”

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Here you will find stories about some of our newest Sisters of Providence. You’ll read about some of our seasoned Sisters of Providence living out their ministries. And you’ll find stories and opportunities for discerning whether life as a Sister of Providence might be for you.

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