The St. Louis Public Library celebrates religious sisters’ history and impact on St. Louis with an exhibit at the library’s central branch from March 3 to April 28, 2018. The exhibit in the Carnegie Room, “Catholic Sisters: The Spirit of St. Louis,” was planned to mark National Catholic Sisters Week. The exhibition was an outgrowth of the Sisters’ Communicators group [...]
Sisters of Providence, St. Mary-of-the-Woods - “As women religious whose mission and legacy it is to honor Divine Providence and to further God’s loving plans by devoting ourselves to works of love, mercy and justice in service among God’s people, we (the Sisters of Providence, St-Mary-of-the-Woods, IN) have come to see that mission as extending to interrelationships with all of [...]
Sisters of Providence, Holyoke, MA - “We, the Sisters of Providence, Holyoke, Massachusetts are women committed to the charism of revealing the mystery of God’s Providence through ministries of healing. We work with individuals and groups who resonate with this charism and who want to build a more just world community…we live the Gospel call to service with undaunted hope, [...]
Sisters of Providence, Mother Joseph Province - We, the Sisters of Providence, Mother Joseph Province, continue to advocate for immigration reform and support those who are doing direct service, We work for an end to human trafficking through advocacy and support for those directly involved in offering services, as well as participate in a monthly vigil to end human trafficking; [...]
Sisters of Divine Providence, San Antonio - The Sisters of Divine Providence, San Antonio, TX, held their annual General Assembly June 25 - 29. During this time, they had presentations on being the Incarnation of Love in our world today. One of the topics that was explored was that of the crises we are facing in our country with the [...]
This talk, available on video: The Christian Life in Evolution, was given at a Saturday morning retreat of Contemplative Outreach of Washington DC and Maryland in Silver Spring MD on 8.11.2012. Sr. Ilia Delio, OSF, PhD, is a Senior Research Fellow at the Woodstock Theological Center, Georgetown University, Washington DC. She was a featured speaker at Providence Event: Birthing Providence…the [...]
Ilia Delio, OSF, was a featured speaker at Providence Event: Birthing Providence…the Universe is Pregnant with God in 2015. She has written the following books, available from Amazon: Ten Evenings with God The Unbearable Wholeness: God, Evolution and the Power of Love The Emergent Christ
One of the decisions made during our [Congregation of the Sisters of Divine Providence] 23rd General Chapter held in July 2016 was to convene an international gathering in Germany of our Associates of the Congregation by whatever name they are called—Associates, Providence Family, Companions of Divine Providence, or Circle of Friends—and their appropriate directors. The Pilgrimage took place from April [...]
Peace and all good things to you! Recently, as many of you know, I had total knee replacement surgery, so I had some extra time to read during my recuperation period. I just want to share with you some threads of that reading and my ponderings from it. Thread One: Dioum, a conservationist in Senegal, wrote: “In the end we [...]
Fellow beggars and pilgrims on the journey… This was one of many provocative descriptions of the liturgical experience used by Sister Miriam Martin, during an afternoon of reflection and renewal hosted by the Congregational Liturgy Committee. Approximately 60 Sisters and members of our Sun-day assembly gathered in McKinley Hall, at Providence Motherhouse, on October 22 to share their thoughts on [...]
