The first time Sister Carole Riley (pictured above) laid eyes on Charleston, she was driving a truck that rolled into town from Pittsburgh in 1977, carrying nuns from the Congregation of Sisters of Our Lady of the Retreat in the Cenacle and items needed to set up housekeeping at a new Cenacle Retreat House. “I had never been here before, [...]
Before the politicians arrived, before residence hall volunteers passed around the red, white and blue Jell-O parfaits, and before dozens of nuns filled the convent meeting room with verses of “America the Beautiful,” Sister Melanie Kambic looked around and saw “a lot of to do about nothing.” “I’m grateful for all the attention I’m getting, but I think there’s a [...]
Listeners ask a variety of questions from "workplace woes" to "holier than thou friends" on the Ask Sister podcast with Sister Clara and Sister Maxine. A surprise guest sister is also brought in by phone. CLICK HERE to listen to the podcast.
Sr. Alice Gerdeman, CDP is a former board member of the Women of Providence in Collaboration. She completed her term of leadership and her board service as well this past spring. Not letting any grass grow under her feet, Sr. Alice decided to volunteer at another CDP congregation’s ministry—La Posada Providencia. Following is the article they wrote upon her departure [...]
The Sisters of Divine Providence from Allison Park, PA (former St. Louis province) sponsor a homeless shelter in Bridgeton, MO named Room at the Inn. It provides homeless women and families temporary shelter in what was the former province's headquarters. This ministry began in 1992 when the Salvation Army approached the Sisters for needed space and the fourth floor of [...]
At a special awards ceremony and reception on August 2, Sisters Hilary Hooks, CDP; Margaret Mertens, CDP; Zita Telkamp, CDP; Therese Cunningham, SHSp; and Associate Marlene McClain were presented the 2019 Ketteler Award for Social Justice for their faithful dedication to the clients of La Posada Providencia. Located in San Benito, Texas, La Posada is a ministry for people in [...]
In a previous post I wrote about the keynote address at the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) held in Arizona by Sr. Pat Murray, IBVM. In that address she listed six images, the second of them is: Be present at the borderlands. There are many people today who want to help those fleeing their country's borders for a safe [...]
Most of us are familiar with the crisis at our southern border. It's in the news everyday and the rhetoric surrounding it grows more hateful. It might be difficult for some people to believe everything they hear, but when photos of kids in cages and adults packed in like sardines in a wire-fenced can are shown on our TV screens, [...]
In 1988 the Salvation Army began a program to provide homeless women and families temporary shelter in St. Louis County. The Sisters of Divine Providence, whose provincial house was in Normandy, MO made a corporate commitment to the homeless in 1990. These two organizations would meet "providentially" a couple of years later. In 1992 the Salvation Army obtained a grant [...]
In preparation for their final vows, Sister Thomas (left) and Sister Paul, (right) Sisters of Divine Providence from the St. Joseph Province in Korea, spent time this spring with the Sisters of Marie de la Roche Province at Providence Heights in Pittsburgh. While in the U.S., the Sisters also traveled to San Benito, Texas, to visit La Posada Providencia, a [...]
