I had an opportunity to present at a Coffee & Contemplation series at the Sisters of the Humility of Mary’s Villa Maria Education and Spirituality Center. I spoke about how Ash Wednesday reminds us that we need to clean our hearts of that which holds us back from being willing to move forward. The winter months in northeastern Ohio…
This is a reflection on the fourth week of Advent as we sing in the last week of Advent the O Antiphons into Christmas and celebrate the child in a manger. There is a beautiful simple phrase within “O Holy Night,” one of my favorite hymns, and I think it really speaks to us today as it did when it…
As we enter this Advent season, the 2022 Advent Reflections is our Advent publication with words from contributors to the Women of Providence publications. Here is an excerpt for the first week of Advent: Hope ~Esperanza Providence Reflections We remain vigilant and awake in these uncertain times of war and deconstruction of structures that need to find a common ground.…
“We come together to share and promote the evolving theology and spirituality of Providence, witnessing a preferential option for the poor as we respond to the needs of our global society.”
WPC is happy to announce that the Board has hired a new WPC Executive Director, Mary Stanco, HM. Mary is a Humility of Mary Sister from Villa Maria, PA. Mary’s personal strengths and qualifications align with the needs and mission of the Women of Providence in Collaboration.
The Providence Justice Collaborative of the Women of Providence is a relatively new sub group of WPC. It is comprised of the Justice Promoters of the WPC member congregations, sometimes known as the JPIC–Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation Director. In the short time they have been together as a group they sponsored a workshop on the Doctrine of Discovery…
WPC is happy to announce that the Board has hired a new WPC Executive Director, Mary Stanco, HM. Mary is a Humility of Mary Sister from Villa Maria, PA. Mary’s personal strengths and qualifications align with the needs and mission of the Women of Providence in Collaboration.
The Sisters of Providence in Kingston, Ontario, Canada share with us a story about their desire for Truth and Reconciliation. Sister Una Byrne writes about what they did on the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation to honor their indigenous brothers and sisters. On September 30, the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we chose to bring into…
A Sister of Divine Providence, originally from Peru, now a member of the Marie de la Roche province in Allison Park, Pa has begun a new ministry to the poor. Just another witness of consecrated life in action! Bridges of Providence, a ministry developed to financially support entrepreneurship projects of poor women in underdeveloped countries, was realized in 2021. Sponsored…
Our Winter 2022 Newsletter is now available with many stories from our congregations. In August, Sister Barbara McMullen will leave her post as Executive Director of Women of Providence. A search is underway for a Sister or Associate who can take the reins and lead us into the future. See the job description at https://www.wpcweb.org/executive-director/