Jessica Vitente’s journey to the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (SP), Indiana, included God tugging at her heart in “many ways.” “The more I ran away from exploring the idea of becoming a religious sister, the more I was not at peace,” Jessica said. “The moment I gave God the consent to work with me and through me is [...]
The Congregational Leadership Team was invited to consider applying for participation in a program called Engaging our Diversity through Interculturality. We applied and were accepted. The program is in workshop style and will be held at the UISG facilities in Rome over the last two weeks in January, 2019. The purpose of the program is to assist a congregation in [...]
Sister Madeleine Joy is one of four area professionals facilitating Genesis Spiritual Life and Conference Center’s new program for grandparents raising grandchildren. She specializes in grief, loss, and mental health support groups, addiction care, and recovery spirituality. The new offering is called the “Healing Hearts Program” and its brochure states: The role of grandparents to enjoy grandchildren when they visit, [...]
“It was truly a wonderful experience to hear the energy and heart in each of the people present who have the life of the seed and its future held gently in their heart and hands.” These are the words of Sister Jeannette Filthaut to describe her experience of a gathering to mark the passing along of a valuable and rare [...]
This Special Issue of Collaboration highlights our wonderful Providence Event, June 15-17, 2018 in Allison Park, PA. The Sisters of Divine Providence welcomed us to their lovely campus and particularly to Kearns Spirituality Center where the conference was held. Over 100 attendees enjoyed the presentations by our keynote speaker, Megan McKenna. She helped us all explore the message of peace in [...]
“Our Providence Associates are carrying the Sisters of Providence charism of love, mercy and justice to places we are not. Our associates are sincerely and intentionally living out the mission of the Sisters of Providence, honoring Divine Providence,” said Sister Diane Mason, who retired in December from her ministry as director of Providence Associates of the Sisters of Providence of [...]
For 25 years, the Sisters of Divine Providence in Las Cañitas—an impoverished neighborhood along the Ozama River in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic—have embodied the spirit of the Congregation’s founders to help the poor by committing to live among them. Pictured above: Sister Myriam Colón Cruz and one of the children. In February 1993, the late Sister Mary Providence Kriley, CDP, [...]
Our statement was sent to local media, dioceses where our sisters minister, legislators and the young people of Parkland, FL. “We, the Leadership of the United States Province Sisters of Divine Providence [Kentucky], grieve the loss of life through gun violence in Parkland, Florida and in countless other cities and towns across this nation. We are horrified at all senseless [...]
