Ruth McGoldrick, SP, a Sister of Providence from Holyoke, MA and also co-founder of the Women of Providence in Collaboration, has generously shared with me a presentation she did for their Associates. I intend to share that with all of you in parts or sections in this blog. So here is Part TWO. Scripture and the Desert Fathers and Mothers [...]
As I was listening to my priest friend’s homily for Ascension this past Sunday, he was speaking about the two feasts of Ascension and Pentecost—a week apart in our Catholic liturgy. In our human reality we are so bound by time and space. Perhaps that is a good thing because it gives us time to reflect and ponder how these [...]
This Sister of Providence proves that hard work, determination, and perseverance is part of the call to being a Woman of Providence. In the Scriptures we hear: Whom shall I send? Who will go for us? Here I am, I said; send me. (Isaiah 6:8). And Sr. Nagwa Gameel said just that--here I am, send me. (text translated from the [...]
Ruth McGoldrick, SP, a Sister of Providence from Holyoke, MA and also co-founder of the Women of Providence in Collaboration, has generously shared with me a presentation she did for their Associates. I intend to share that with all of you in parts or sections in this blog. So here is Part One. Introduction Though [...]
For those who were not able to be with us in February for the one day ZOOM virtual Providence Event, I am posting here a link to the special issue we did on the Providence Event. The theme was: Providence: Where Justice and Radical Hope Meet. It was a wonderful day, a day filled with insights, challenges, and inspiration from [...]
The Women of Providence in Collaboration support the joint statement by LCWR and the National Black Sisters Conference in support of voting rights. Please see the statement below: LCWR has endorsed the national John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Action Day (May 8) and is releasing this joint statement with the National Black Sisters Conference on the critical importance of ensuring that all [...]
Recently I read a passage in Gaudete et Exsultate by Pope Francis. It says: "Each saint is a mission, planned by the Father to reflect and embody, at a specific moment in history, a certain aspect of the Gospel." It struck me at the time because I had just finished a zoom meeting with the 55 and Under gathering of [...]
This article relates how Sr. Julie Crane, SP from the Sisters of Providence in Holyoke, MA was ready, willing and able to use her skills to assist in Covid testing. Sr. Julie Crane, SP, a nurse practitioner, is always ready for a new challenge. When she heard that Providence Place, the Sisters of Providence 119-unit independent living facility, was seeking [...]
Sister Mary Roger Madden turns 100 and celebrates 80 years as a Sister of Providence from St. Mary-of-the-Woods, IN. That is quite a legacy to leave. This article gives us a peek into her life and the ways it has touched others. “She is one of our treasures in our community. She’s one of the very special people. She’s the [...]
This article was written by Shari Biediger on April 30, 2021 and appeared in a San Antonio, TX newspaper. It is the story of a Providence Sister who is volunteering at a migrant shelter at the border. It's just one of the many ways that Women of Providence in Collaboration's members are sharing their time and their gifts of compassion [...]
