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Congregation issues statement following Uvalde, Texas, shooting

By Sisters of Providence | May 25, 2022 |

Our future and our children deserve better

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Our commitment to Laudato Si’ Action Platform

By Climate Change Task Force | May 21, 2022 |

We are excited to represent the Providence Community to be part of Pope Francis’ call to address the most urgent needs plaguing Earth and the poor and to take this focus into our daily lives.

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Leadership Team shares LCWR Statement and Congregation commitment

By Sisters of Providence | May 18, 2022 |

Our Leadership Team wanted to share with all of you the following statement from the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR), and our recent Chapter Commitment of Racial Equality and Equity.

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Racism’s infection within American healthcare

By Charles McFarland | May 17, 2022 |

The United States government needs to recognize how their mistakes and how systematic racism as a whole has ruptured the relationship between Americans of color and their nation’s healthcare system. Mending this relationship will require the development of a healthcare system that resonates with people of color and intends to atone for the wrongs of the past in order to show that the medical community is worthy of being trusted.

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A journey of Providence on Chicago’s westside

By Sister Joseph Ellen Keitzer | May 13, 2022 |

My journey in pastoral ministry has been very transforming for me. I have had the privilege and opportunity of stepping inside another race, culture and hearts. I am truly blessed.

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Sisters of Providence provide hope and healing in a broken world

By Gerhard Glomm | May 12, 2022 |

Sisters of Providence have always gone out of their way to treat all God’s children with respect and dignity. They have always exemplified for me what it means to be a member of the Body of Christ. The Sisters of Providence are a force of healing and a beacon of hope for me and for the world.

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Sisters of Providence sign Catholic Sisters letter on end of Title 42

By Sisters of Providence | May 5, 2022 |

Many Sisters of Providence recently signed this letter to President Biden

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Poem: Earth rising

By Sister Ruth Johnson | April 22, 2022 |

It is alive and clings to us in way we have forgotten

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Leadership Team expresses disappointment with recent Biden Administration announcement

By Sisters of Providence | April 21, 2022 |

We will continue to urge President Biden to “Build Back Better Fossil Free.”

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What does it mean to love my neighbor as myself? A visit to the border

By Sister Joni Luna | April 7, 2022 |

May I too be a companion to all on the journey home to our Provident God who has blessed me with this gift of abundance. 

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‘Act of Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary’

By Sisters of Providence | March 25, 2022 |

This prayer, “Act of Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary,” is to be prayed in solidarity with all those affected by the war in Ukraine.

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Reconnecting with Basilian Sisters in Ukraine

By Sister Maureen Abbott | March 22, 2022 |

Reviving these memories of the beautiful people in a country rooted in a strong Christian heritage makes my heart weep as we pray …

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