“I hope they carried away the conviction that creating a community and working for the good of all people is possible and desired.”
Read moreAfter Vatican II, however, with its emphasis on the universal call to holiness of all the baptized, some Congregations allowed their members to either keep their religious name or return to their baptismal name.
Read moreA shift occurred after Vatican Council II (1962-1965). Religious institutes began looking into their histories to make changes that brought them back to their founders’ intentions for their communities.
Read moreThe Sisters of Providence Annual meeting looked quite different this year. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the gathering of sisters and associates from across the country and across the world…
Read moreIt is said that when called to mission in a distant country, the Jesuits are told to expect to be buried there since their commitment is for life. Indeed, the…
Read moreThe first words of these young Marines were invariably a plea to know if their buddy had been picked up.
Read moreThese photos of Sister Helen Therese Conway (RIP) were provided to the Congregation by one of her nephews.
Read moreIt was a powerful reflection writing what I would take and how I would say goodbye to those I loved.
Read moreTruly, each of you, in your own way, has been a key figure in the unfolding story of Providence in the life of this Congregation.
Read moreOn Tuesday, Dec. 17 the Sisters of Providence celebrated the sisters who had been Sisters of Providence for 75, 70 and 60 years with a special Mass. We are so blessed to have such wise and holy women among us.
Read moreMuch 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.
Read moreHer maturity was such that she was allowed to make an early profession of final vows
Read moreOften, some of the most interesting pieces of history are lost in time. These inviting stories are drawn from the Sisters of Providence Archives and the memories of sisters and friends. They feature the many people and places instrumental in the Sisters of Providence history.