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Foundation Day 2011

By Sister Denise Wilkinson | October 22, 2011 |

Happy Foundation Day! We thank our Provident God for the lives of our six foundresses: Sister St. Vincent Ferrer Gagé, Sister Basilide Sénéchal, Sister Olympiade Boyer, Sister Mary Xavier Lerée…

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The flag of Brittany

By Connie McCammon | October 11, 2011 |

During the month of October, a very special month in the history of the Congregation, the flag of Brittany waves proudly from a flagpole near Providence Hall. Brittany is the…

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What have we to do in order to become saints?

By Sister Denise Wilkinson | October 3, 2011 |

Happy Feast! It’s good to be here with the usual suspects — SPs, Providence Associates, SP and PHC staff, colleagues and alumnae from SMWC, our close neighbors from the Village…

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Bernard Casey: An Ordinary Person

By Connie McCammon | September 26, 2011 |

Age quod agis. Several years ago a Jesuit priest at Fairfield University in Connecticut introduced this Latin phrase to Dr. Bernard Casey, and it’s been his philosophy of life ever…

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It’s all about the journey

By Sisters of Providence | September 26, 2011 |

This article is reprinted from the fall 2011 issue of HOPE. Some of the most meaningful and hope-filled advice Sister Mary Jo Piccione has received during her health care ministry…

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A beacon of hope

By Becky Igo | September 26, 2011 |

This article is reprinted from the fall 2011 issue of HOPE. Shannon Turner walked into the Hux Cancer Center in Terre Haute, Ind., as a breast cancer patient to undergo…

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Sheila Donis: loved and taught by the sisters

By Connie McCammon | September 8, 2011 |

Sheila Donis is a Providence Associate from Jasonville, Ind. She made her commitment as an associate in November 2009. She was companioned by Sister Catherine Livers, of whom Sheila says,…

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Dynamic Providence in the Desert founder celebrates 60 years as a religious Sister

By Amy Miranda | September 7, 2011 |

The trailer park residents at the east end of the Coachella Valley in Southern California are some of the poorest people in the United States. Mostly immigrant farm workers from…

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Organizations find something to believe in at Providence Family Services

By Amy Miranda | September 6, 2011 |

To know Providence Family Services (PFS) is to believe in the work it does; or so seem to attest two recent grants awarded the not-for-profit charity. From its beginnings in…

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PFS volunteer brings love for justice, education to her work

By Amy Miranda | September 6, 2011 |

Students and volunteer tutors who come to Providence Family Services in Chicago may recognize Sister Dorothy Gartland as the no-nonsense supervisor of the afterschool homework program. They are directly impacted…

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Entrance book digitally preserved

By Connie McCammon | September 1, 2011 |

The staff members of the Sisters of Providence Archives are making sure that all people, wherever they are located in this world, can have access to many of the Congregation’s…

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Gerri Baum: ‘wondering where this road would lead’

By Connie McCammon | August 20, 2011 |

Gerri Baum is a Providence Candidate-Associate from Cary, Ill. Sister Barbara Sheehan, who resides and ministers in Chicago, has been Gerri’s companion during her year of orientation. Gerri will make…

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