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The Women of Providence in Collaboration support the joint statement by LCWR and the National Black Sisters Conference in support of voting rights. Please see the statement below: LCWR has endorsed the national John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Action Day (May 8) and is releasing this joint statement with the National Black Sisters Conference on the critical importance of ensuring that all [...]
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Recently I read a passage in Gaudete et Exsultate by Pope Francis. It says: “Each saint is a mission, planned by the Father to reflect and embody, at a specific moment in history, a certain aspect of the Gospel.” It struck me at the time because I had just finished a zoom meeting with the 55 and Under gathering of [...]
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This article relates how Sr. Julie Crane, SP from the Sisters of Providence in Holyoke, MA was ready, willing and able to use her skills to assist in Covid testing. Sr. Julie Crane, SP, a nurse practitioner, is always ready for a new challenge. When she heard that Providence Place, the Sisters of Providence 119-unit independent living facility, was seeking [...]
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Sister Mary Roger Madden turns 100 and celebrates 80 years as a Sister of Providence from St. Mary-of-the-Woods, IN. That is quite a legacy to leave. This article gives us a peek into her life and the ways it has touched others. “She is one of our treasures in our community. She’s one of the very special people. She’s the [...]
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This article was written by Shari Biediger on April 30, 2021 and appeared in a San Antonio, TX newspaper. It is the story of a Providence Sister who is volunteering at a migrant shelter at the border. It’s just one of the many ways that Women of Providence in Collaboration’s members are sharing their time and their gifts of compassion [...]
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The Sisters of Divine Providence sponsor a shelter in Texas called La Posada Providencia. Since we just celebrated Earth Day last week, I thought this excerpt was a good one to share with all our WPC members. The article was written by a La Posada staffer. This past week at La Posada, we celebrated Earth Day with the theme, [...]
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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 [...]
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Sr. Rezebeth Noceja, a Sister of Providence from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada shares with us how she describes Providence in her life, her ministry, and her commitment as a religious. A conversation among our volunteers at one of our ministries in inner city Edmonton was around the definition of Providence. They asked, “what is Providence?”. Some explained it is like divine [...]
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During Eastertide we often hear about the importance of Mary Magdalene as being the first disciple to witness the resurrection. My friend, Fr. Terry Moran, had this perspective to share on the gospel account so familiar to us. I just wanted to share it with all of you. The gospel sounds like Jesus adopted social distancing before its time. The [...]
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The Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul in Kingston, Ontario certainly have a dedicated associate who not only is the Coordinator of the Providence Associates in Peru but also teaches Spanish language and literature at a high school in El Progresso, Carabayllo. Carmen Alomía Guía is the Coordinator of the Providence Associates in Peru. She teaches Spanish language [...]