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Annmarie Portela: ‘With this decision, I am truly content’

By Connie McCammon | January 14, 2008 |

Annmarie Portela and her husband, two daughters and their golden retriever live in St. John, Ind. Her companion was Sister Ellen Cunningham. 1.) Why did you want to become a…

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The Le Fer sisters: Gifts to the Congregation

By Sisters of Providence | January 13, 2008 |

This article is reprinted from winter 2008 issue of HOPE. By Brother Barry Donaghue, cfc One of the loveliest of the early “her-stories” of the Sisters of Providence of Saint…

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It’s God’s project

By Diane Weidenbenner | January 13, 2008 |

This article is reprinted from winter 2008 issue of HOPE. In August 2004, Hurricane Charley ripped through Arcadia, Fla., destroying homes and jobs for migrant workers. Today, the Sisters of…

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Barbara and Kathy Kothlow: Keeping Alive Saint Mother Theodore’s Story of Faith

By Connie McCammon | December 1, 2007 |

Saint Mother Theodore Guerin — now that she’s been canonized by the Catholic Church, how do people keep the story of her faith and trust in Providence alive? For Barbara…

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Sister Denise welcomes new associates

By Sister Denise Wilkinson | November 19, 2007 |

General Superior Sister Denise Wilkinson’s reflection on the Feast of Our Lady of Providence during the Rite of Commitment for Providence Associates: Nov. 17, 2007: What a moment! Let’s revel…

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Sister Barbara Doherty

By Sisters of Providence | November 18, 2007 |

Little did Barbara Doherty know she was etching the beginning of a career path when she arranged those chairs into a temporary classroom at her grandmother’s home each Sunday. She…

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Preparing for perpetual vows: Sister Janice Smith finds wholeness

By Connie McCammon | September 13, 2007 |

This article is reprinted from fall 2007 issue of HOPE. A six-figure salary, a fulfilling job, good friends, a serious relationship, a condo in California and a great extended family…

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Professing first vows: Sister Su-Hsin Huang: an advertisement changed her life

By Becky Igo | September 13, 2007 |

This article is reprinted from fall 2007 issue of HOPE. In 2002, the United States was just as foreign to Sister Su-Hsin Huang as the Sisters of Providence of Saint…

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Therese Maxwell: A Daughter of the Woods

By Connie McCammon | September 1, 2007 |

“I am a daughter of Mother Theodore with all that implies,” said Therese Maxwell, a former Sister of Providence. “My foundation in prayer and service began under the tutelage of…

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Access to clean drinking water

By Sisters of Providence | June 20, 2007 |

Amit Srivastava of the India Resource Center in March 8, 2006 reports: “The Coca-Cola Company is the largest beverage company in the world, and according to its own admission, the…

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Coca-Cola: an unsustainable relationship with water and workers

By Sisters of Providence | June 20, 2007 |

“We commit ourselves: To continue our ongoing conversion of heart and mind, opening ourselves ever more fully to the transforming action of Providence in our lives and our relationships To…

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Killer Coke and union busting in Colombia

By Sisters of Providence | June 20, 2007 |

On July 20, 2001, the United Steelworkers of America and the International Labor Rights Fund (ILRF) filed a lawsuit in U.S. district court against the Coca-Cola Company, its anchor bottlers,…

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