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Providence Associates

Get a feel for who the Providence Associate community is and find inspiration in these stories. Reflections, poetry, articles and more by and about Providence Associates. Are you being called to walk with the Sisters of Providence as a Providence Associate?

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Be here now

Seeing or even acknowledging God’s presence in each of my moments has seldom come easily for me. It’s something I have been puzzling over and praying for and doing my best to practice for my 50+ years as a Sister of Providence.

Sister Rosemary Nudd
September 5, 2020
Community Living, Providence Associates, Providence Spirituality
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Remembering Sister Barbara Doherty

Sister Barbara Doherty has been a lamp, a lifeboat and a ladder in my life at various times throughout the years. When I received the news that she had been anointed on July 25, I started to write down some of my most treasured memories of Barbara.

Ezra (Kyle) Meadors
August 21, 2020
Community Living, Internships, Providence Associates, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
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St. Mary of Magdala: Apostle to the Apostles

Though the accounts vary, Mary of Magdala is the constant in all the renditions. She is the one who relates to the apostles that Jesus has risen. And yet, the popular image of Mary Magdalene is of a repentant sinner, a prostitute. How did that happen?

Sister Sue Paweski
July 22, 2020
Providence Associates, Providence Spirituality
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You are invited to celebrate vows, share in a sister’s story

Join us virtually next week for two exciting opportunities celebrating some of our newer Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods.

Amy Miranda
July 21, 2020
Become a Sister, Community Living, Providence Associates

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The 2020 Annual Meeting ZOOM Adventure!

We will commit ourselves wholeheartedly to do what is ours to do now

Sister Dawn Tomaszewski
July 8, 2020
Advocacy & Action, Education, Peace & Justice, Providence Associates, Providence Spirituality

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2020 Sisters of Providence Annual Meeting Adventure

The Sisters of Providence Annual meeting looked quite different this year. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the gathering of sisters and associates from across the country and across the world that usually takes place each summer at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods happened…

Amy Miranda
July 6, 2020
Mission in Asia, Providence Associates, Stories from the Archives
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Reflecting on Juneteenth

I would like to think that my mother’s faith would be buoyed by changes that have occurred in my lifetime.

Kay Hassan
June 26, 2020
Advocacy & Action, Peace & Justice, Providence Associates, Providence Spirituality, Racial Equality & Equity
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Sisters of Providence join Terre Haute’s peaceful Black Lives Matter protest

Three Sisters of Providence and two Providence Associates joined the Terre Haute community in speaking out against inequality on Saturday, June 6, 2020. Despite challenges of social distancing, we added our voices at the March for CommUNITY in Terre Haute, Indiana. Black Lives Matter! How are you adding your voice?

Amy Miranda
June 8, 2020
Advocacy & Action, Peace & Justice, Providence Associates, Racial Equality & Equity, Sisters in Ministry
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Am I doing enough about racial injustice?

Am I doing enough? It sure doesn’t feel like it when I see a video of a man murdered because of the color of his skin.

Amy Miranda
June 1, 2020
Peace & Justice, Providence Associates, Racial Equality & Equity
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Enlarging Your “I”

Everything you do now in the interest of others, in the interest of stemming the tide of this disease, is growing yourself beyond your former boundaries. And that is a good thing.

Lori Strawn
May 24, 2020
Providence Associates, Providence Spirituality
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Reflecting on Crises with Saint Mother Theodore Guerin

"My very dear and beloved Daughters … I have confidence that God will not permit any of you to be attacked by the epidemic. Be cheerful, kind to one another; having nothing on your conscience that could trouble you. Do not fast. Let your food be wholesome and well prepared."

Sister Jan Craven
May 13, 2020
Community Living, Providence Associates, Providence Spirituality, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
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A reflection for Mother’s Day

Traditions are ways for us to pass along the memories from one generation to another.

Debbie Dillow
May 10, 2020
Contribute, Eco-Spirituality, Education, Peace & Justice, Providence Associates, Providence Spirituality
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