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A reflection on the first profession of vows by Sister Leslie Dao

By Sister Dawn Tomaszewski | June 30, 2024 |

‘It is my privilege now, on behalf of this Providence Community, to call Sister Leslie to her first profession of vows.’

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Sister Leslie Dao professes first vows

By Jason Moon | June 30, 2024 |

‘I feel drawn to Mother Theodore’s zeal, courage, caring and loving …’

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Oral history: Sister Barbara Ann Bluntzer

By Debbie Griffey | June 7, 2024 |

‘It is the rich life I have had in so many ways here and branching out and able to see and enjoy and believe, and hopefully bring people to a new place in their own lives.”

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Sister Dorothy Rasche honored by local school corporation

By Jason Moon | May 25, 2024 |

‘There has not been a time that she has not stepped up for any child or family who may be in need.’

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Reflections after seeing a Solar Eclipse

By Sister Donna Butler | April 12, 2024 |

How will my prayer, thoughts and actions … serve to create the Beloved community of all creation?

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Bon Voyage: Prayers for safe travels

By Sister Anne Therese Falkenstein | April 3, 2024 |

You too are invited to pray for our beloved travelers and successful meetings over the next two weeks in France. May our Provident God watch over them and all of us in the days to come.

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Growing together spiritually: Providence Associate spring retreat

By Amy Miranda | March 21, 2024 |

The Providence Community of Providence Associates, Sisters of Providence and friends gathered the weekend of March 15-17 for the Providence Community spring retreat. It was a weekend of connecting with community, communing with nature, stretching our spiritual understandings and growing closer to God. Enjoy these photos from our meaningful weekend.

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Oral history: Sister Kathleen Desautels, change maker

By Debbie Griffey | March 6, 2024 |

“I have had a lot of wonderful experiences. Our nuns, they may not have always agreed but we held each other in peace. I’ve had wonderful experiences of community.”

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Monthly prayer with the Sisters of Providence on March 7

By Jason Moon | February 6, 2024 |

Join Sister Barbara Sheehan and others who will lead a prayer on the topic of Women’s History Month

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Explore life as a Catholic Sister

By Jason Moon | February 1, 2024 |

The retreat will offer you time for prayer and listening to what God might be asking you

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All will be well

By Beth Collins | January 12, 2024 |

For many of us in recent years, our sense of “well-being” may feel fragile. It is exceedingly difficult to feel confident that “all will be well.”

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Newsnotes from HOPE winter 2024

By Sisters of Providence | January 12, 2024 |

News and updates from our winter 2024 issue of HOPE magazine.

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