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It is said that when called to mission in a distant country, the Jesuits are told to expect to be buried there since their commitment is for life. Indeed, the call to our sisters in 1920 for the mission in China was expressed by Mother Mary Cleophas in a similar manner: “… Those who go…
Sister Janice Smith, SP is currently Director of Novices for the Sisters of Providence. She spent two years in Taiwan teaching English language classes and Bible as Literature at Providence University (also known as Jing-yi). She has continued to teach the Bible class as an online offering for the Jing-yi students each year since 2014.
To learn more about Sister Janice, view her sister profile page.