The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary of the Woods, Indiana, welcomed 23 new Providence Associates at the Rite of First Commitment on November 10, 2018. At the same time, 45 associates renewed their commitment. Following the commitment ceremony a reception was held to celebrate with family, friends, associates and Sisters of Providence as our Providence Community continues to grow. [...]
The mission statement of the Women of Providence in Collaboration promises that we will respond to the needs of our global society. The LCWR Global Concerns Committee has called upon all of us to reflect on the words of Pope Francis in his World Day of Peace message. The Women of Providence add our wholehearted support to the following words [...]
This January 6th, we celebrated the feast of Epiphany. There are many aspects in the story of the Magi and their journey to Bethlehem. The story stirs thoughts about light, gifts, manifestations and journeys. We know the story of the Magi from Scripture. But how much have we pondered different ideas within that Scripture? How are we as followers of [...]
A friend recently sent me a Christmas greeting--her reflection was her Christmas message. I asked if I could share it on this website and she said "Yes." Here is her reflection: Once long before time there was only LOVE and LOVE said, "to be truly LOVE, we must create!" And so LOVE began the journey of expanding into galaxies of [...]
Imagine my surprise, when coming to the WPC office this morning, that outside of my door I find a bag full of goodies! The attached note only had my name on it and from "St. Nick". As many know, St. Nicholas is the patron saint of children and is known the world over for his love, kindness and generosity. There [...]
To those of you who have been following my Women of Providence Facebook page you know that we have been very involved in creating and launching our new website. The person most responsible for this beautiful make-over is none other than Marilyn Dale. As you can see from the website, Marilyn is very creative and understands well the mission and [...]
Thanksgiving Day 2018 is upon us! Here in the WPC office I just want to express my gratitude for all of you who are a part of the WPC "family" of supporters either on Facebook or on our new website. I feel very grateful for this particular ministry and the many wonderful people I have met because of it. So [...]
At the end of October 2018, as many of you who follow my Facebook page know, I moved the WPC office. I was thankful to find new space in the rectory of the parish where I grew up back in the day! It is not too far from where I live now so I am grateful that my commute is [...]
The Women of Providence in Collaboration are committed to the care of all creation. We are becoming ever more aware of our carbon footprint on the planet and thus support the Clean Power Plan. We join with the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) in opposing President Trump’s new Clean Energy Rule. The Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) is [...]
The Women of Providence in Collaboration members are committed to caring for the poor and vulnerable in our global society. We oppose President Trump’s proposed changes in immigration regulations and join our voices with those of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR)in support of lawful status for immigration families. The US Department of Homeland Security’s proposed changes to the [...]
