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“Without distinction of persons, do good to all for the love of God.” -Saint Mother Theodore Guerin. Join us on our journey of advocacy and action for all people and for all Gods’ creation. Learn more about our mission for environmental and social justice.

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A look into our prison ministry

There are many myths surrounding the death penalty

Sister Rita Clare Gerardot
December 27, 2018
Advocacy & Action, Criminal Justice Reform, Education, Peace & Justice, Providence Spirituality
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Blog, Reflections

Who do you want to be now?

I would like to offer hospitality to those seeking asylum in our country. I would like to provide shelter for the innocent in war-torn places and in the violent places in our own U.S. cities. I would like to be a better keeper of the planet.

Sister Dawn Tomaszewski
December 24, 2018
Advocacy & Action, Education, Events & Programs, Peace & Justice, Providence Spirituality, Reflections from Sister Dawn, Sisters in Ministry
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World AIDS Day: Sisters respond to AIDS epidemic, part 2

In 1993, Sister Carole Kimes was ministering as a hospice nurse in Indianapolis. “One of my patients who touched me most was Bill,” said Sister Carole. “He taught me how those living with AIDS were alienated from others due to fear. He taught me about loving the person and not fearing the person because of diagnosis."

Ezra (Kyle) Meadors
December 1, 2018
Advocacy & Action, Peace & Justice, Providence Associates, Sisters in Ministry
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Remembering sisters’ loving response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic

“It struck me as something I would be very interested in. I was attracted to the fact that it was a place for people who are alienated,” Sister Marilyn Therese Lipps remembered thinking after reading about a new center opening up in the 1980s in response to the local AIDS crisis.

Ezra (Kyle) Meadors
November 30, 2018
Advocacy & Action, Peace & Justice, Providence Associates, Sisters in Ministry, Stories from the Archives
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‘Walking Toward Hope’

This year, you are invited to join the spiritual journey of “Walking Toward Hope,” by participating in the eight-part series

Sisters of Providence
November 27, 2018
Advocacy & Action, Education, Peace & Justice, Providence Spirituality
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‘Green’ Investments

Will you join in with your investment choices? Will you sign on to the Providence Climate Agreement if you haven’t done so?

Sister Barbara Sheehan
November 15, 2018
Advocacy & Action, Education, Environmental Justice, Peace & Justice
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Writing a Manifesto

... our recent focus on intersectionality helped illustrate the inescapable connections between people and a dangerously changing planet ...

Sisters of Providence
October 5, 2018
Advocacy & Action, Community Living, Eco-Spirituality, Environmental Justice, Peace & Justice, Providence Spirituality, White Violet Center for Eco-Justice
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Celebrating the Feast of Saint Francis

I can’t help but believe that if our hearts were so totally converted, as Francis allowed his to be, Earth might be an entirely different world

Sister Jeanne Hagelskamp
October 4, 2018
Advocacy & Action, Eco-Spirituality, Education, Peace & Justice, Providence Spirituality, White Violet Center for Eco-Justice
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Leadership Team shares LCWR statement on immigration

This attempt to target the most vulnerable within the immigrant community violates the tenets of our faith and threatens the values of our nation

Sisters of Providence
September 25, 2018
Advocacy & Action, Peace & Justice, Providence Spirituality, SP Statements

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Growing Earth into the future, from where you are

“Mindful of the effect of climate injustice on the cosmos, Earth, and its people, particularly the most vulnerable, we commit to work against climate injustice by collectively reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by two million pounds by June 2019, and by advocating for strong environmental policy.”

Sister Jeanne Hagelskamp
September 12, 2018
Advocacy & Action, As seen in HOPE, Eco-Spirituality, Education, Environmental Justice, Peace & Justice, Providence Associates

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Sister Tracey Horan and Faith in Indiana: working for justice

"I believe people of faith are being called to take the lead and imagine how we can be together — how we can offer alternatives to hate and division." Sister of Providence Tracey Horan and her justice ministry at Faith in Indiana.

Jason Moon
September 12, 2018
Advocacy & Action, As seen in HOPE, Become a Sister, Peace & Justice, Sisters in Ministry

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Celebrating 8th Day Center for Justice

I couldn't help but feel a sense of loss that, as the drumbeat of white supremacy in the U.S. echoes louder and the inequality gap widens, this beacon of creative non-violent resistance is simultaneously dimming

Sister Tracey Horan
August 29, 2018
Advocacy & Action, Peace & Justice, Providence Spirituality, Sisters in Ministry
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