Features
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.
Congregation severing ties with AmazonSmile program
. Being an informed consumer requires careful deliberations at many levels. For us, this is but one example of making a different choice as new information comes to light
Job opening at Providence Cristo Rey High School
Providence Cristo Rey High School, a Roman Catholic, co-educational secondary school, located at 75 N. Belleview Place, Indianapolis, is currently accepting applications for the position of president. Providence Cristo Rey High School is sponsored by our Congregation and is a…
Guerin Prep Announces Closing
For alumnae/i information or instructions on how to access your transcripts, please click here. (The following article was released by Guerin College Prep High School on Jan. 16, 2020) After much consideration and prayer, the Board of Directors, with the approval…
Providence Community Cemetery blessed
In the summer issue of HOPE magazine, we Sisters of Providence laid out our plans for our newest outreach ministry: the creation of Providence Community Cemetery. Here we will receive for interment the cremains of persons other than members of…
Newsnotes: the latest from the Sisters of Providence
100 years in Asia, Sister Mary Jo honored and more. Catch up on the latest news and updates from the Sisters of Providence.
A journey to wider acceptance and love: Sister Tracey Horan and immigration
Like most stereotypes, my beliefs about immigrants most likely came from a combination of sources: messages I heard from the news, friends, and media that convinced me that immigrants were an inherent threat to my well-being.
Immigration injustice: what can I do?
Even a brief scan of daily headlines describing how immigrants are being treated at the Southern borders of the U.S. can cause a person of faith to cringe and cry out: “What can I do?”
A lifetime of meeting needs around the world and in our own backyard: Sister Patty Fillenwarth
She heard their stories of abuse, of problems with their children, of anxiety about their immigration status. Many of them needed professional counseling, but this was almost impossible for poor families who had no insurance and were struggling with English. Sister Patty came to see that her greatest missionary opportunity now was not in Africa, Peru or Taiwan, but in her own backyard.
From fear to tranquility: Sister Dorothy Rasche and prison ministry
“Who wants to go in a prison?” Sister Dorothy lamented. “We were scared. We were afraid.”
After a brief pause, Sister Dorothy said, “It was ignorance and fear that made us scared.” Sister Dorothy tells of more than 40 years of prison ministry.
From farming to teaching to counseling to care of Earth: Sister Ann Sullivan’s story
The issues of land, air and water degradation weighed heavily on her, especially the effects that were becoming more problematic on our own Sisters of Providence land.
Sisters of Providence respond to compelling need for health care
The willingness of the Providence Health Care staff to forgo the efficiency of a set schedule in favor of a more spontaneous model of care speaks volumes for their commitment to recognizing and respecting the dignity and individuality of persons in their care.
Providence Associates: addressing the needs in our backyards
We asked Providence Associates from around the country to tell us about an issue in “their own backyard” that they are passionate about. Here several Providence Associates share about a need and how they are responding.
