Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College is the first ministry of the Sisters of Providence, founded by Saint Mother Theodore Guerin and her companion sisters just months after they arrived in the United States in 1840. A vibrant college community located at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, the Sisters continue to sponsor the college.
Sisters, SMWC unveil historic district sign marker
'There is no place like Saint Mary-of-the-Woods.'
Volunteer college students #Represent @theWoods!
'I enjoy (volunteering) because I felt like I was helping the sisters out and making a difference.'
Sister Connie Kramer receives Frances Murphy Rumely Award
'Receiving this award is indeed both a great honor and a privilege for me personally.'
Poems from Sister Mary Theodosia Mug
We wanted to share some of Sister Mary Theodosia’s poems with you.
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.
Reflections for Foundation Day 2019
Well, the fact that we are still here 179 years later is certainly testimony to the Providence of God. It is also testimony to all those sisters in the U.S. as well as in China and Taiwan AND to the many other Dotties, Mandys and Margies in our larger community of Providence who have not let appearances keep them from doing good, doing lots of good.
A Reflection for the Feast of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
'Give me, give us, this heart of Mother Theodore with which to treasure the power and promise of the cross.'
The joys of music
One morning, I said hello to a Sister of Providence resident, merely as a greeting. As I started to leave, she asked me to stay.
This Memorial Day: Take time to Remember
This Memorial Day, I hope you will remember some hero or heroine of your own, an obscure apostle, perhaps.
Resting on holy ground: new cremains burial options at the Woods
That seed has blossomed into a new outreach ministry for the Sisters of Providence. We will now receive for interment at the Sisters of Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, the cremains of persons other than members of the Congregation.
