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Get to know Providence Associate David Hudgens
Published on August 27, 2024
…you think the average cloud weighs? (Google it and you’ll be amazed.) There are a lot of things I have taught myself how to do in the past few years. Brewing and wine making, small electronics projects using Arduinos and Raspberry Pi, woodworking and carving. You could say I am a jack of all trades, master of none. But I do enjoy these hobbies. I love all types of auto racing, especially open-wheel. More than once I have watched a…
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Meet some newer members
…them calling me to live more deeply within myself – whether it was with them or not. Sister Anna Fan Hometown: Hsinchu, Taiwan Entrance date: Nov. 10, 2014 Education and work prior to entering: International Trade; Baccalaureate in Religious Sciences; Administrative Assistant at Miracle Home Education/ministries since joining: -Postulant year: Living in formation house, postulant studies and visitation experiences to be immersed into the mission, charism and life of the Sisters of Providence; English as a Second Language (ESL) student…
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Earth Day 2019
Published on May 1, 2019
…dining hall. The Craft Fair homemade vendors filled the room at O’Shaughnessy’s dining hall. Providence Teen Ministry volunteered with Providence Healthcare Center. Teens helped PHC by transporting the elderly to shop at the Craft Fair and Linden Leaf Gifts. A few of the students even sang and played music for everyone to enjoy. Providence Teen Ministry volunteered with Providence Healthcare Center. Teens helped PHC by transporting the elderly to shop at the Craft Fair and Linden Leaf Gifts. A few…
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Music, nature, environmental justice all part of young Providence Associate’s call
Published on May 12, 2022
…whether it be small or more substantial. I devote myself to eco-justice by purchasing Fair Trade/ethical tea and coffee, buying biodegradable trash bags and avoiding single use plastic and paper products. It is in our simple doing that we bring the message of caring for others. And it is together that we can make an impact. Catholic means “universal.” It should be our collective goal to help all those around us. Explore the Providence Associate relationship. ProvidenceAssociates.org Originally published in…
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A Providence Advent Calendar
Published on November 29, 2015
…it … but … God is and continues to be present in all of them.” –Jeanne Knoerle, SP Give thanks for the presence of Providence in your life and in the cosmos. Saturday: “Avoid consumerism this holiday season.” –Eco-tip #47: avoid consumerism Make gifts or shop for Fair Trade items at a store like Linden Leaf Gifts. Week Four: Proclaim the greatness of Providence. ♦ Light four candles each day this week before you read the quote of the…
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Gathering in solidarity, respect and unity
Published on January 19, 2017
…a wedding or a workshop or a retreat or a Sunday brunch, I think people know, I hope they know, what we stand for.” Whether it be advertising that the brunch and Linden Leaf Gift Shop serve all people or promoting the importance of fair trade, the Providence Spirituality and Conference Center promotes the values of the Sisters of Providence. The motto of the Sisters of Providence, “Breaking boundaries, creating hope,” speaks of the importance of building bridges in the…
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Newsnotes
Published on January 11, 2017
…the Rooney Library on the college campus that evening as sisters and students bonded together over chocolate, fresh fruit and more! Fair trade coffee and hot chocolate were also available. Sister Mary Montgomery helps coordinate the event annually with campus minister Andrea Beyke in collaboration with the Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Scholarship students. This photo shows the Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Scholarship students showing off their “I’m a Fan” stickers they received during the event. Foundation Day service day Students…
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HOPE winter 2017 — bearing the light in unbearable times
Published on January 12, 2017
…need “It’s as if Providence is there, waiting to provide. Someone comes in and says ‘I have to take care of my grandkids whose parents are now in jail. I need some beds.’ Within 24 hours, I’ll have two twin beds show up,” said Sister Dorothy Rasche, SP, director of The Connecting Link. Fair Trade: products improve lives of people on the margins Linden Leaf Gifts is a store that worries less about keeping the lights on and more about…
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Oral history: Sister Marian Brady the scholar
Published on October 13, 2023
…late brother, Reverend Monsignor John B. Brady, Jr. is ‘gone to God’, the result of ministering to the Covid-stricken in 2021. He was much beloved and was the oldest and longest serving priest in the Archdiocese of Washington. A second brother, Rupert Brady, is a retired international patent and trademark attorney. And Marian’s younger sister, Therese Brady Donohue, is the founder and former director of the Amherst Ballet Company. Sister Marian has a large and loving family that includes nieces,…
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Fair Food Campaign: The Super Bowl of Workers’ Rights
Published on February 17, 2016
While sports heroes like Peyton Manning draw enormous media attention, there’s other more hidden, but extraordinary significant human victories in our world to celebrate. Often, we encounter more tragic happenings in the daily news than our hearts can bear. We wonder if it is really possible to make a difference in this world. Should we even try? Human trafficking is one of those issues that proves so difficult to change, but the Coalition of Immokalee Workers Campaign for Fair Food…
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Congregation supports faith leaders’ election integrity statement
Published on October 23, 2020
We support the many faith leaders from across the country who have signed this statement regarding the integrity, safety, and fairness in the 2020 election from American Friends Service Committee, which was posted on October 12, 2020. Here is the statement: Faith Leaders’ Statement on Integrity, Safety, and Fairness in the 2020 U.S. Election Let me be weighed in a just balance, and let God know my integrity! – Job 31:6 O you who believe! Fear God, and be with…