The Sisters of Providence in the Mother Joseph Province have approved construction of a facility to educate students in El Salvador and help to enrich the lives and generate jobs for people on the island. Since the mid-1990s, Sisters of Providence in El Salvador have enriched the lives of hundreds of students through the Providence Beca Program. In 2021, the…
The Sisters of Providence of Mother Joseph Province in Seattle, WA have a mission in Camaroon. From there came Sr. Maria-Therese Gnamazo who now wishes to help discern and nurture vocations in her own hometown. Here is what she shares about that hope. Nothing unusual about a Sister of Providence helping young women discern their vocations. But for Sister Marie-Thérèse…
The Sisters of Providence from Mother Joseph Province have found a unique way to help with homelessness in the Seattle area. Sisters Joan Gallagher and Maureen Newman lend their hands to help. “Homelessness is hard to “solve” because there are so many different causes. People face so many different circumstances–some are alone, other have children. Shelters may accept only families…
We all know how much the pandemic has affected our lives, both individually, communally and globally. In this article, Sr. Donna Burkhart, a Sister of Providence from Mother Joseph Province in Seattle, WA shares with us the lessons she has learned. “The pandemic has certainly disrupted all our lives. Before the pandemic, we walked around with a sense of security…
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 …
As women and men of Providence know, we are all connected, all part of the circle of life. This article shows one Sister of Providence who practices integral ecology and challenges us to do the same. “Ever since Sister Sue Orlowski was a little girl growing up in Massachusetts, she has been fascinated by the natural world. She recalls being…
During this particularly challenging year, celebrating the perpetual vows of Sister Teresa Huong Thi Nguyen was a bright spot for the Sisters of Providence in Seattle. Sister Huong professed her final vows of chastity, poverty and obedience as a Sister of Providence in a liturgy on Sunday, Oct. 11, at Vietnamese Martyrs Catholic Church, Tukwila, Wash. Due to pandemic health…
The Sisters of Providence, Mother Joseph Province in Seattle, have been very busy these days. In this strange new world we’re navigating, we have no choice but to break out of our established patterns and look at what we do – how we connect, how we work, how we live – in different ways. It seems like forever since we…
The Sisters of Providence from Seattle, WA sent this statement on racial injustice and I want to share it with all of you. “We are heartbroken by the recent senseless deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and countless other black lives taken by policing gone wrong and other racial violence. We also acknowledge the unimaginable pain of all…
For our latest Collaboration issue we asked congregations to tell us how they are coping with the pandemic. The following article is excerpted from the submission from the Sisters of Providence in Mother Joseph province in Seattle, WA. For the 105 Sisters of Providence in Mother Joseph Province, the coronavirus pandemic has given the sisters an imposed contemplative period, become…