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Welcome to our blog. Here, we will share with you stories of our lives as Sisters of Providence. We invite Providence Associates to write in this space also. We hope you find these posts enjoyable and inspirational.

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Witness

Surely just as we know that God loves us always and is never far from us, so are we called to love one another always, no matter what.

Sister Barbara Battista
October 30, 2020
Advocacy & Action, Criminal Justice Reform, Peace & Justice, Providence Spirituality
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A new start in the Providence Community

So, what brought these diverse women and men to seek something more with the Sisters of Providence?

Some said that as alums of former Sisters of Providence schools they were reconnecting with their roots.

One told how he had come to the Woods for a retreat and was inspired by what he saw.

Amy Miranda
October 28, 2020
Community Living, Providence Associates, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
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“Journals and Letters” week 3: At sea in 1840

I love the many instances where she studies and describes an animal for the reader. She tells of the whale's massive head, as big as a house. The dark brown color of its back and how it spouts out water apparently by respiration as its jets are so regular.

Amy Miranda
October 25, 2020
Community Living, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, SMTG Book Study, Stories from the Archives
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To Mother Theodore and companions

You look on us amazed, as women will
at daughters growing generations after
them. We are all this century knows
of any value in your venturing
into a wilderness where Christ was
waiting for you …

Sister Thomas Jeanne Doriot
October 22, 2020
Community Living, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, Stories from the Archives
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“Journals and Letters” week 2: The voyage begins

The sea journey seems doomed from the moment they boarded. Thieves, seasickness and bad weather with the added addition of not speaking English and being on an “American” ship, all contribute to a wretched start.

Mary Riley
October 18, 2020
Community Living, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, SMTG Book Study, Stories from the Archives
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Join us in reading the “Journals and Letters” of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin

To celebrate Mother Theodore's life and many accomplishments that continue even today, we will be revisiting her own words by reading Journals and Letters over the course of a year. Each week we’ll read several pages and reacquaint ourselves with the woman who started it all. Won't you join us?

Mary Riley
October 11, 2020
Community Living, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, SMTG Book Study, Stories from the Archives
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Twenty-six days until Election Day: Get out and Vote!

Stay safe! Exercise your right and responsibility to vote! Let your voice be heard! Our democratic life depends on our votes!

Sisters of Providence Political Engagement Team
October 9, 2020
Advocacy & Action, Peace & Justice, Providence Spirituality

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Sisters of Providence teachers pass on a legacy of caring

At the time, Brian Eckstein was unaware of the impact having Sisters of Providence as teachers would have on him as he got older. But when he and his wife, Wendy, had their sons Collin and Trent, those memories all…

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A Reflection on the Feast Day of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin

It is her heart and the witness of her life that gives me solace and comfort at times like these.

Sister Dawn Tomaszewski
October 5, 2020
Peace & Justice, Providence Spirituality, Reflections from Sister Dawn, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin

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Reflecting on the United States through the writing of Saint Mother Theodore

What words draw you into prayer?

Sister Denise Wilkinson
October 3, 2020
Peace & Justice, Providence Spirituality, Reflections from Sister Denise, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
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Celebration of the 100th anniversary of the mission to Asia

A prayer service on Tuesday, September 29, marked the 100th anniversary of the Mission to Asia which is still vibrant today. The Congregation read the following readings from the China biography, “Against All Odds,” in English and Mandarin, followed by…

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Butterflies, prayers and poetry: celebrating our sisters ages 90+

And so, Provident God, bless these women who have done so much, been so much, are so much. Thank you for giving them the strength and the courage to be transformed in your grace.

Amy Miranda
September 26, 2020
Community Living, Providence Spirituality

Love, mercy, justice

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