About Sister Jenny Howard

December 21, the Winter Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, marked the day in the year with the least amount of sunlight, and the longest night of the year. It is no accident that the Winter Solstice occurs within the embrace  Continue Reading »

Father Robert Drinan, S.J., is quoted as saying, “It seems clear that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights has been the most important legal document in the history of the world … it’s moral decrees … have become to an  Continue Reading »

On the weekend of Nov. 16-18, the Sisters of Providence hosted our Fall Discernment Weekend for women seeking more information about the possibility of life as a Catholic Sister. Five women traveled from many parts of the U.S. — North  Continue Reading »

If you are, or if you know someone who is, a single, Catholic woman, age 18-42 interested in learning more about discerning a call to religious life as a Sister of Providence, we would like to invite you to participate  Continue Reading »

On Monday, Sept. 17, Joni Luna, a woman from Corpus Christi, Texas, entered the postulancy of the Sisters of Providence. For several years Joni has been discerning her call to enter religious life. She came to know the Sisters of  Continue Reading »

“This is the path traced by Providence. And I follow it.” — attributed to Saint Mother Theodore Guerin On Saturday, August 18, Arrianne Whittaker, following her time of postulancy, took the next step on her Providence journey as she was  Continue Reading »

Friendship Day is celebrated on the first Sunday of August every year. The tradition of dedicating a day in honor of friends began in the U.S. in 1935. Over time the idea has gained popularity and today “Friendship Day” is  Continue Reading »

What a delight to have the opportunity to meet our Providence Associates (pictured from left to right) Lilia Samson Huang, Ching-Yi Tsai, Maricar Chao, and her husband, Patrick Chao, presently a candidate-associate, during my recent visit with our Sisters of  Continue Reading »

On Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012, Arrianne Whittaker, a young woman from Waukesha, Wis., entered the postulancy of the Sisters of Providence. Arrianne had thought about becoming a sister since her sophomore year of high school. Following her graduation from Marquette  Continue Reading »

As we begin this third week of Advent, we are mindful of the “holy ones” who model for us by their lives, how we, too, might “be with” those around us who find themselves on the margins of society. How  Continue Reading »