In May the Sisters of Providence from Montreal and their four provinces had their first international virtual experience with their Providence Associates. The complete theme of this gathering was: “Bearers of the Providence Flame in our International, Intercultural, Intergenerational and Interdependent World.” At that meeting Sr. Karin Dufault, the Congregational Leader, gave a presentation on the history of the four …
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…
Sister of Providence, Anne Hemstock, tells us how the lives of her Sisters have changed due to Covid-19. She writes: “Wash your hands,”, “stay home,” “social distancing,” “stay apart while staying connected,” are all themes repeated over and over everywhere. “Unfortunately, Anawim Place a small food bank operated by the Sisters in downtown Edmonton has had to close until further…