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Volunteer opportunity spotlight: The many virtues of skirting

By Mary Riley | April 9, 2019 |

What is skirting and why would you possibly want to volunteer to do it? Find out what it is and how this could be the perfect fit for you.

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HOME Team: Identifying our strengths and challenges

By Beth Collins | March 13, 2019 |

We had our work cut out for us

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Providence Associates reflect on the year of integration

By Lori Strawn | February 22, 2019 |

“I developed an understanding of ‘community,’ a feeling of inclusiveness and the power of presence with God, Saint Mother Theodore and each other. It was a mystical time.” Providence Associates share about the life-giving year of integration as they moved toward becoming Providence Associates of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods.

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A Sister Prom/Winter Dance!

By Sisters of Providence | February 3, 2019 |

January 31 was an opportunity for sisters’ night out! Destination: O’Shaughnessy Dining Room. Event: Sister Prom! The event was the brainchild of Ashley Fern, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College student, and some…

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Volunteer Spotlight: Penny’s from heaven

By Mary Riley | January 22, 2019 |

The best part of volunteering is knowing (that) I have made an effort to assist in fulfilling the needs of people who have limited resources.

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Weekly Reflection: Fair Trade – A Response to Human Trafficking

By Sister Barbara Sheehan | January 21, 2019 |

Fair trade is an approach to business/development that seeks to create greater equity in the international trading system

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Weekly Reflection: Labor Trafficking Here and Now

By Sister Barbara Sheehan | January 14, 2019 |

Labor Trafficking in the United States is a form of both labor and sex trafficking where victims are made to perform a task through force, fraud or coercion

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Weekly Intentions for Persons who are trafficked

By Sister Barbara Sheehan | January 7, 2019 |

‘Using people for profit’ slowly degrades their sense of self-worth.’

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What is your word for 2019?

By Sister Dawn Tomaszewski | December 31, 2018 |

I want to pass on the gift of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods

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A look into our prison ministry

By Sister Rita Clare Gerardot | December 27, 2018 |

There are many myths surrounding the death penalty

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Who do you want to be now?

By Sister Dawn Tomaszewski | December 24, 2018 |

I would like to offer hospitality to those seeking asylum in our country. I would like to provide shelter for the innocent in war-torn places and in the violent places in our own U.S. cities. I would like to be a better keeper of the planet.

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O Antiphon – O Emmanuel come ransom us

By Sisters of Providence | December 23, 2018 |

Emmanuel, God-with-us, the final antiphon sung on December 23, is one of the most treasured names by which we address God. The Word of God has become flesh and dwells…

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