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PeaceQuest wound up its formal events on November 11 with our third sold-out Remembrance Day concert at The Isabel. It was an afternoon of song and celebration. (PeaceQuest was a ministry of the Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent De Paul in Kingston, Ontario, Canada). The previous day we assembled 150 people at City Hall’s Memorial Room for a conference [...]
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In the late 1970’s, after Vatican Council II, religious orders were asked to identify their founding charism, their special gift in the Church. After a long process and many workshops, we articulated our special charism as “Serving with Compassion, Trusting in Providence, We Walk in Hope”. Notice this is not a mission or a vision or a values statement but [...]
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A very long time ago, some 2000 years, a couple of Hebrew parents left their homeland and immigrated to Egypt along with their young son. The child was being threatened and was in danger of being killed. The parents, Joseph and Mary, did the only thing they could do to save their child; they took whatever they could, made a [...]
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Providence Place, an independent living community for active seniors, dedicated its new Sister Joan Mullen, SP, Community Wellness Room on October 26. Executive Director Richard Pelland opened the program saying, “There are people in our lives we can’t forget. Sister Joan Mullen is one of those people.” He went on to recount her contributions as chair of the construction committees [...]
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The Sisters of Divine Providence sponsor La Posada Providencia, in San Benito,Texas. It is a house for those seeking asylum in our country. The clients come from many different countries and usually are fleeing from internal country wars, oppression, poverty, gangs, and looking for a better and safer life for themselves and their children. When they come to La Posada [...]
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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. [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]