I stay in this ministry because of love. Love for all the people of God. Jesus’ commandment is to love everyone, not just the members of the church I like.
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Often in my daily encounters, people are experiencing great sorrow and pain. I cannot take their pain away. However, I can be a supportive caring presence. I am willing to stay with them in their pain. I hope that through me they will experience the face of God and this will enable them to put their trust in a loving merciful God. I am mirroring for them and they to me, a God who journeys with us through our pain and suffering.
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On May 5, 1868, three years after the end of the Civil War, Memorial Day was officially proclaimed by General John Logan, National Commander of the Grand Army of the…
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Can you hear her?
The gentle whisper,
She is calling you,
beyond what you know,
what you believe to be truth or reality.
Sister Carol Nolan is one of six women being honored Saturday, May 17, at the Women Honoring Women awards and fundraiser
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Sister Barbara Reder, SP, shares about prayer, the Eucharist, her current parish ministry and former ministry as a dietician in these video clips.
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An active group of volunteers act as God’s helping hands providing for the local community in West Terre Haute, Indiana by way of a used clothing store. “I see miracles happen every day here,” says Providence Associate Carole Stokes, a volunteer at The Helping Hands thrift store.
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Sister Kathleen Bernadette Smith has ministered almost 20 years as a pastoral associate at St. Felicitas Parish in Chicago. She collaborates with parish staff, parishioners, local community leaders, archdiocesan and SP-led teams and committees to proclaim the Gospel in a joyful, prophetic way richly textured by her African-American spirituality.
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For nearly three decades, Sister Kathleen Desautels (formerly Sister Mary Colleen) has been at the forefront of justice.
The rape and murder of four church women in El Salvador in 1980 was also part of her transformation. She spent time in Bolivia and in Nicaragua – witnessing social injustices – before finding her way to 8th Day Center for Justice in Chicago.
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In this video clip, Sister of Providence Mary Tomlinson shares her experience at a Sister of Providence Come and See weekend, which proved life changing in her decision to enter the Congregation. Watch the clip, share the clip, and consider attending or recommending to someone you love the upcoming free Come and See weekend April 11-13 at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods.
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“What I like about being at the Sisters of Providence and what excites me about it is I’m never standing still. … We’re continually calling and challenging ourselves to how we relate to our God and how we relate to the world,” Sister Janice shares in six short video clips now available on our website.
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.
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