Providence in the Desert features
National Catholic Rural Life Conference highlights Providence in the Desert
Click here to read the National Catholic Rural Life Conference’s coverage of Providence in the Desert’s ministry to Mexican immigrants in rural Coachella, Calif.
Guerin Outreach Ministries: Catholic religious sisters offer English classes, friendship to residents of St. Anthy Trailer Park in rural Mecca, Calif.
Martha Arrendondo is 46 years old and has been in the United States for 26 years. She works in the grape fields in and around the Coachella Valley in California. Right now she is looking for a better job, and Continue Reading »
Thankful in the desert
Members of the Providence in the desert family share why they are thankful for the ministry of Providence in the Desert in their lives. Providence in the Desert provides free English-language instruction, music classes for children and assistance for immediate Continue Reading »
Dynamic Providence in the Desert founder celebrates 60 years as a religious Sister
The trailer park residents at the east end of the Coachella Valley in Southern California are some of the poorest people in the United States. Mostly immigrant farm workers from Mexico, they are often marginalized and discriminated against for their Continue Reading »
Cathie Knox named Guerin Outreach Ministries Leadership and Advocacy Award recipient for 2010
Several times a year, parishioners at St. Theresa Church in Palm Springs load up cars and trucks with donated gifts and supplies and bring them to their neighbors across the Coachella Valley. Cathie Knox, coordinator of catechetical ministry at St. Continue Reading »
Local company supports Providence in the Desert student
Burrtec Waste Management and Recycling, which serves southern California, is providing an educational opportunity to a Thermal resident. Beginning in August, Burrtec is subsidizing Martha Langarica to attend intensive English classes at the Adult School in Coachella. Martha, 41, Continue Reading »
Providence in the Desert opens new doors for student
Martha Langarica is a shining example of what Providence in the Desert is all about. Martha came to the United States from the state of Nayarit in Mexico 25 years ago. She came to work in the fields so that Continue Reading »
Providence in the Desert expands
“I see how these women have grown. Now when we go out, my mother says. ‘Don’t speak for me; I can speak English for myself!’” observes the college-age daughter of a student served by Providence in the Desert, which offers Continue Reading »
Giving her whole self to music
This article is reprinted from the summer 2009 issue of HOPE. A Sister of Providence since 1951, Sister Carol Nolan has been teaching music since 1953. She was the first music teacher at Mother Theodore Guerin High School, River Grove, Continue Reading »
Third World California
Sister of Providence Carol Nolan is interviewed in a documentary now available called “Third World California.” The film is a production of Interface Films and was shown at the 2007 Cinemas Albuquerque Film Festival. The film focuses on the poor Continue Reading »