Advocacy & Action
“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.
Tips for writing effective Letters to the Editor
(Note: The following blog has been adapted from “24 Reasons to Hope: of The Climate Reality Project”) Solving the climate crisis is within our grasp, but we need people like you to be the voice of reality. Because it’s our…
Call to Action: Make Your Voice Heard!
To assist members of our Providence Community to do these concrete actions, the Advocacy Team of the Climate Change Task Force will provide resources for you to make your voice heard as we prepare for the 2020 elections
How to Meet with Congress
Meeting face-to-face with your members of Congress is the single most effective way to persuade them to support the issues you care about
Welcome Rochelle Madden!
"A fun fact about me is that my husband’s great aunt was a Sister of Providence – Sister Miriam Loretto Wonderly.”
Political Engagement for Climate Justice
All are invited to pray intensively to the Holy Spirit to guide voters at the ballot box to make informed decisions based on Gospel values
Congregation severing ties with AmazonSmile program
. Being an informed consumer requires careful deliberations at many levels. For us, this is but one example of making a different choice as new information comes to light
Providence Associates: addressing the needs in our backyards
We asked Providence Associates from around the country to tell us about an issue in “their own backyard” that they are passionate about. Here several Providence Associates share about a need and how they are responding.
Call to Action: Attend Town Hall Meetings and Other Meet-the-Candidate Events!
the Political Engagement Team of the Climate Change Task Force would like to share the following suggestions gleaned from the Interfaith Power and Light website
Against All Odds: Focus on Sister Eugene Marie Howard, SP
Much of the personal information I was able to find about Sister Eugene Marie came from a handwritten, undated document which may have been a commentary prepared after Sister Eugene Marie’s death.
Against All Odds: The life of Mother Marie Gratia Luking
Her maturity was such that she was allowed to make an early profession of final vows
Reflections for Foundation Day 2019
Well, the fact that we are still here 179 years later is certainly testimony to the Providence of God. It is also testimony to all those sisters in the U.S. as well as in China and Taiwan AND to the many other Dotties, Mandys and Margies in our larger community of Providence who have not let appearances keep them from doing good, doing lots of good.
A Reflection for the Feast of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
'Give me, give us, this heart of Mother Theodore with which to treasure the power and promise of the cross.'