Imagine seeing yourself on a billboard! That’s just what happened to the Leadership Team of the Sisters of Providence from St. Mary-of-the-Woods, IN. They received an alumni award from their college: the “Aspire Higher Award.” Congratulations Sisters! Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC), a sponsored institution of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, annually presents its “Aspire Higher Award,” to…
Below is a letter to the U.S. Bishops on Migration that I signed on in the name of the Women of Providence in Collaboration. Many faith groups, Religious Congregations, and Federations have also signed this document. If we had people in the U.S. and Mexico we were asked to sign on. It is in keeping with our WPC mission statement.…
The Women of Providence in Collaboration join with LCWR and the National Black Sisters’ Conference in their joint statement on the conviction of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd. April 22, 2021 The following is a joint statement issued by The National Black Sisters’ Conference (NBSC) and the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) in response to the…
Today I was going to write a statement to be posted on our Social Justice page. However, I think my Provincial Leadership Team’s statement captures my intentions quite well. I thank them for issuing this statement. I know that Women of Providence communities have most likely also issued their own statements. We all stand together in solidarity. “Witnessing the dying…
In these days of so much unrest, destruction of property, the terrible and unnecessary death of George Floyd, the pandemic, and the ugly sin of racism in our country, this message from the Office of Social Concerns of LCWR seems appropriate to post here. It is about inequality and poverty and the need for us to confront these issues and…
The Sisters of Divine Providence from Allison Park, PA (former St. Louis province) sponsor a homeless shelter in Bridgeton, MO named Room at the Inn. It provides homeless women and families temporary shelter in what was the former province’s headquarters. This ministry began in 1992 when the Salvation Army approached the Sisters for needed space and the fourth floor of…
Blessed John Martin Moye, the founder of the Sisters of Divine Providence, saw needs being neglected, especially in the exclusion of the poor girls from the educational system of his time and place. From the beginning, this story has inspired the Sisters of the Congregation of Divine Providence to be involved with many different ministries throughout the United States and…
A rematriation ceremony was the culmination of 20 years of the Sisters’ commitment to saving heirloom seed varieties. This is not the end of the story of the seeds, only a new beginning in new homes as it once had been when the seeds moved in with the Sisters. Planting the First Seeds The Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent…
On September 22, Providence Food Pantry, a ministry of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, celebrated 25 years of loving service to residents in the West Terre Haute area. Persons of all faith traditions visited the pantry during an open house, enjoying treats, soda and chances to enter several raffles. During the celebration, Pantry Director Sister Joseph Fillenwarth…
It’s not often that one has an evening of complete wonder and awe. Yet, a group of friends and I had just that on the afternoon and evening of September 29th. We were at Powell Symphony Hall in St. Louis for the final concert of the St. Louis Jesuits. I heard it was sold out in record time and so…