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Welcome to our features page. Here, we will share with you updates on what is currently happening within our Congregation. Feel free to take time to explore the area.

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Chicago Fire star sends birthday wishes to daughter of legendary Chicago firefighter

During these unprecedented, challenging times, Estelle especially appreciated the time Kinney took to wish her well and acknowledge her military service

Sisters of Providence
August 24, 2020
Contribute, Education, Peace & Justice, Providence Spirituality, Visiting Saint Mary-of-the-Woods

Blog, Features

Remembering Sister Barbara Doherty

Sister Barbara Doherty has been a lamp, a lifeboat and a ladder in my life at various times throughout the years. When I received the news that she had been anointed on July 25, I started to write down some of my most treasured memories of Barbara.

Ezra (Kyle) Meadors
August 21, 2020
Community Living, Internships, Providence Associates, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
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Moving ahead with action against death penalty

The federal death chamber is in Terre Haute, Indiana, a mere 10 miles from our Motherhouse

Sisters of Providence
August 20, 2020
Advocacy & Action, Criminal Justice Reform, Peace & Justice, SP Statements
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Blog, Features

Ask Sister Dina: Why is the general superior no longer called “Mother”?

A shift occurred after Vatican Council II (1962-1965). Religious institutes began looking into their histories to make changes that brought them back to their founders’ intentions for their communities.

Sister Dina Bato
August 13, 2020
Ask Sister Dina, Community Living, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, Stories from the Archives
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Blog, Features

Ask Sister Dina: how long does it take to become a sister?

The process of becoming a sister can be long. A person has to dedicate themselves to listening in love to where God may be calling.

Sister Dina Bato
August 7, 2020
Ask Sister Dina, Become a Sister, Community Living
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Congregation statement on ACLU lawsuit

We will continue to pray for death row inmates and their families, for all victims and their families, and for legislators, who hold in their hands the life or death of these inmates.

Sisters of Providence
August 6, 2020
Advocacy & Action, Criminal Justice Reform, Peace & Justice, Providence Spirituality, SP Statements

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Leadership statement on recent federal executions

We will continue to pray for the victims and their families, for death row inmates and their families, and for legislators who determine life or death decisions.

Sisters of Providence
July 21, 2020
Advocacy & Action, Criminal Justice Reform, Education, Peace & Justice, Providence Spirituality, SP Statements

Blog, Features

Those who cannot remember the past…

In “the land of the free and the home of the brave,” can we say that all are free? Not strictly financially, what has been the human cost of the war on racism, both in lives and dignity on all sides?

Sister Dina Bato
July 4, 2020
Become a Sister, Peace & Justice, Racial Equality & Equity
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Blog, Features

White Violet Center for Eco-Justice partners: B’s are the best!

“One can no more approach people without love than one can approach bees without care. Such is the quality of bees.” ― Leo Tolstoy It’s no secret that gardeners love bees. They help pollinate crops, make honey, and are a…

Blog, Features, Reflections

Facing institutionalized racism within myself

I’ve never considered myself racist, I always do my best to treat everyone fairly. But in that moment, I realized that skin color is something I notice and something that matters to me, not in conscious higher-level thought, but almost at an instinctual level. I felt a sense of unease being surrounded by black people, black children.

Amanda Lakstins
June 16, 2020
Peace & Justice, Racial Equality & Equity
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2018-19 Annual Report

Your kindness and generosity to us have that same kind of monumental impact. My awareness of that profound inter-connectedness of all of us has deepened even more as I have reflected on the data and the stories provided in this…

Sisters of Providence
June 15, 2020
Annual Reports, As seen in HOPE, Contribute

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Newsnotes

Awards and recognition, a new alpaca, loving support and more. Get the newest updates from the Sisters of Providence.

Sisters of Providence
June 15, 2020
As seen in HOPE, Sisters in Ministry, Volunteering

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