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Celebrating the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
...do that.” Dignity for All Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a Baptist minister and Nobel Peace Prize awardee, was chief spokesperson for non-violent activism in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. He was a fierce proponent of equal rights and dignity for all. King, though not perfect, was a man whose confidence and deep courage led others to follow him and to work tirelessly for the cause of equality and equity for African Americans. In his...
First Hundred Days Strategy
...and human labor is not mere philanthropy. It is a moral obligation. — Pope Francis, Address to the World Meeting of Popular Movements, July 2015 President Trump’s administration plan is to raise taxes on low- and middle-income households to finance tax cuts for the wealthy and large corporations. The plan includes intermediate tax reform that includes changing the tax brackets and corporate tax cuts that would shift the tax burden toward middle-income households. The shift toward a fat consumption tax...
March 9, 2025: First Sunday of Lent
...into the desert for forty days, to be tempted by the devil.” Why would the Spirit lead Jesus into the desert knowing he would be tempted? If you think of being tempted as a bad thing, you might question the benevolence of God. However, I think of this movement as an opportunity that Wisdom offers Jesus and all of us. Have you ever gone through a dry period or “dark night of the soul?” Maybe you’ve been through many. Perhaps...
Remembering Pope Francis: Champion of the poor, the marginalized and the environment
...to receive those prayers. Certainly, his deep humility lent credibility to the challenges he made to us during his pontificate to go to the margins, to reach out to those most in need of God’s mercy and hope. For the Sisters of Providence, Pope Francis’ recognition of our common home, Earth, as one of the places most in need found resonance in our ministry of eco-spirituality and justice. His encyclical Letter, Laudato Si’, began a truly universal movement to change...
Immigration in the United States
...by ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement). ICE has broad legal authority to enforce U.S. Immigration laws, national borders, and investigate transnational crimes. They can identify, apprehend, detain, and remove individuals who are considered removable from the United States. Additionally, ICE conducts federal criminal investigations into illegal cross-border activities, including the movement of people, goods, and money. ICE was created in 2003, during the George W. Bush Administration, through a merger of the investigative and interior enforcement elements of the...
Stand up for LIFE: Be Complicit No More
...Quaker, and Buddhist friends were also hosted. Sister Barbara Battista (left) with Sister Joni Luna. We were graciously welcomed to take part in Apache religious ceremonies, faith sharing, and cultural rituals, thus creating a sacred space for deep connection with Mother Earth, Creator, the universe, and each other. In so doing, this delegation of nine Catholic sisters stood in solidarity with the Apache Stronghold movement to defend, protect, speak out, and state unequivocally that we will be COMPLICIT NO MORE....
Our Providence Community 2025-26 Laudato Si Action Platform Plan
...becoming compassion, contemplation becoming service. We discern that God calls us both inward and outward — into loving action, courageous truth and deep presence. In light of U.S. government movement away from concern about Climate Crisis, we are called to empower groups, particularly the Providence Community, to advocate for specific climate justice policies at local, state and national levels. As together our Providence Community engages in strategic advocacy actions, we hope to influence public opinion as well as institutional and...
December 14, 2025: Third Sunday of Advent
...if we don’t – if we don’t learn how to build bridges and find common humanity among ourselves – this country doesn’t stand a chance. Action Look into groups like the Builders Movement, Braver Angels or Unite America. Find someone on the “opposite” end of the political spectrum and try to find something you can both relate to – like being parents, or loving to cook. Reject the instinct to retreat to your own “camp” without listening to both sides....