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Remembering Sister Marie Brendan Harvey

By Jason Moon | January 6, 2017 |

Many will also remember Sister Marie Brendan’s voice

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A Reflection on World Day of Peace

By Sister Jeanne Hagelskamp | December 31, 2016 |

The work begins within each one of us

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In memory of …

By Jason Moon | December 29, 2016 |

‘She loved life, she loved teaching, she loved the Sisters of Providence, and she loved nature. But perhaps most of all, she loved to fish with her good friend, Sister Mary Pat Peacock.’

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Frustration and love: unpublished Mother Theodore

By Sister Emily TeKolste | December 26, 2016 |

“Profit by the experience you have just had at your own expense and not speak to the children but with prudence and discretion. There is no way of repairing what you have done but by showing the pupils what you can do,” writes Saint Mother Theodore Guerin in this previously unpublished letter.

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Pouring out your heart in prayer

By Sister Jan Craven | December 23, 2016 |

Remember our friend Jonah from the Jewish scriptures? He poured out his heart in prayer, saying, “In my distress I called to my God, and God answered me. From deep…

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Remembering Sisters Marilyn Therese Lipps and Concetta Banez

By Jason Moon | December 22, 2016 |

‘She seized challenges and new opportunities with a tenacity that sometimes inspired others and at other times, exasperated them’

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A Christmas Reflection

By Sister Dawn Tomaszewski | December 20, 2016 |

God comes to me like this all the time

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Deep love and healing

By Sister Emily TeKolste | December 20, 2016 |

To hear Ezra Kyle Meadors talk about his history with the Sisters of Providence is to feel his deep love for the community, Mother Theodore and the sisters and his gratitude for the strain of Providence running through his life.

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Past the “need-to’s” to the stable, to the crib, to our hearts

By Sister Diane Mason | December 17, 2016 |

The true meaning of Christmas is the birth of the Christ child. Jesus being born in a simple stable can get lost in all of the “need to’s”.

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Remembering Sisters Mary Loyola Bender and Ann Kevin O’Connor

By Jason Moon | December 15, 2016 |

This week’s Throwback Thursday blog will take a look at the lives and ministries of Sister Mary Loyola Bender and Sister Ann Kevin O’Connor

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The art of hands-on learning

By Kelsey Hollis | December 14, 2016 |

“I really enjoyed how educational the experience was … I’ve worked on farms before, but nothing has ever been quite this immersive. I feel like I’ve been surrounded by more knowledge and more dirt than I have in a long while,”

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Responding to a rise in hate crimes

By Sister Donna Butler | December 12, 2016 |

I encourage you to express your support

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