Recently I was in Pittsburgh, PA for a funeral of a dear friend of mine, Sr. Anne Arnold. She died on July 25, two months after her 86th birthday. I was there for her birthday week, to spend quality time with her, and at her request, to help her plan her wake and funeral liturgy. She gave her body to [...]
This article is written by Sr. Deborah Kennedy, RSM and was featured in the Catholic Week newspaper. It tells how Sr. Nelida is the only woman religious on the faculty of Spring Hill College in Mobile, AL. "Around the Spring Hill College campus in Mobile, Sister Nelida is well-known and highly respected, though many on the outside may not be [...]
The Sisters of Divine Providence sponsor a shelter in Texas called La Posada Providencia. Since we just celebrated Earth Day last week, I thought this excerpt was a good one to share with all our WPC members. The article was written by a La Posada staffer. This past week at La Posada, we celebrated Earth Day with the theme, [...]
The Sisters of Divine Providence in the Marie de la Roche province have a Justice Committee called “The Ketteler Legacy for Justice Committee.” This is an ongoing working committee of the province and most recently has expanded its membership to include representatives from the entire international congregation. Their program that addresses the plight of millions of our brothers and sisters [...]
It's always difficult to say goodbye to a ministry to which you have given many years of your life, but that is exactly what these two Divine Providence Sisters had to do. In San Benito, Texas for a little more than three decades, Sister Margaret Mertens and Sister Zita Telkamp have called the Valley their home as they opened their [...]
Witnessing the dying moments of George Floyd on TV while he was in the custody of Minneapolis Police, the very people who are supposed to protect all its citizens, we saw that Mr. Floyd was gasping for breath and saying, "Please, I can’t breathe." A sense of anger and helplessness came upon us as we couldn’t believe this was really [...]
The following post is one that came from Sisters Karina Conrad, CDP and Dina Bato, SP who spearheaded the Providence Gathering of Sisters Under 55. I'm grateful they were willing to share with all of us the results of their gathering. "The Women of Providence in Collaboration event had been scheduled for June 12-14, with an opportunity for Sisters under [...]
Today I was going to write a statement to be posted on our Social Justice page. However, I think my Provincial Leadership Team's statement captures my intentions quite well. I thank them for issuing this statement. I know that Women of Providence communities have most likely also issued their own statements. We all stand together in solidarity. "Witnessing the dying [...]
The Sisters of Divine Providence from Allison Park, PA used their building to give witness to hope during this time of the pandemic. The Sisters of the Marie de la Roche province reached out to their friends, supporters, and partners in mission during the pandemic to unite in their mission of making God’s Providence visible in the world. Through emails, [...]
One of my close friends shared her poem with me..."A Covid Eastering." While we are still in the Easter season, and still in the midst of the Covid 19 pandemic, I thought it a poignant piece to share with all of you. We do indeed continue to rise...and to witness the sheer sacrifice of first responders, health care workers, grocery [...]
