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 [...]
Sr. Rezebeth Noceja, a Sister of Providence from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada shares with us how she describes Providence in her life, her ministry, and her commitment as a religious. A conversation among our volunteers at one of our ministries in inner city Edmonton was around the definition of Providence. They asked, “what is Providence?”. Some explained it is like divine [...]
Sister of Providence, Anne Hemstock, tells us how the lives of her Sisters have changed due to Covid-19. She writes: “Wash your hands,”, “stay home,” “social distancing,” “stay apart while staying connected,” are all themes repeated over and over everywhere. "Unfortunately, Anawim Place a small food bank operated by the Sisters in downtown Edmonton has had to close until further [...]
