‘I know that he was really passionate about systemic work and I know that he is really known for being a connector of people.’
Read more‘I think she had a distinct ability to always look forward. She was always visionary, ahead of her time.’
Read moreOn Monday, May 29, during Mass, the Sisters of Providence will honor the Sisters who have served their country during times of war
Read more‘She had a great zeal for the souls of her pupils, their parents, and of those with whom she came in contact.’
Read more‘Hundreds of sisters experienced her compassion and down to earth common sense.’
Read more“Sister Barbara looks at each of us and doesn’t see an addict. She looks at us as human. Every person feels welcome.”
Read moreOut beyond ideas of wrongdoing and right doing,
there is a field. I’ll meet you there.
When the soul lies down in that grass, the world is
too full to talk about. Ideas, language, even the
phrase each other doesn’t make any sense. — Rumi
Sister Ann Sullivan reflects on the spirituality of coming together across divides.
In my discernment process, Sister Tracey Horan would refer me to the quote of poet Rainer Maria Rilke: “Have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves as if they were locked rooms or books written in a very foreign language. Don’t search for the answers, which could not be given to you now, because you would not be able to live them. And the point is to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps, then, someday far in the future, you will gradually, without even noticing it, live your way into the answer.”
Read moreShe entered the Congregation on Oct. 22, 1907
Read more‘It’s quite possible that those hundreds of children she taught probably remember her as the kindest teacher they ever had.’
Read moreOur Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods are passionate about serving God by caring for all God’s creation, especially those most in need. We serve in many ways, from education to social justice, parish ministry, hospital ministry, serving the economically poor, advocating for immigrants and for a healthy environment. Read how some of our sisters serve God and others through their ministries.