Peace & Justice
As a community dedicated to advocating for the marginalized, we Sisters of Providence join our voices with others in speaking out about many peace and justice issues of great importance in our world. Learn more about justice concerns dear to our hearts here.
Ministering on Death Row
'He emailed frequently. He had a friend who had a sister visiting with him and asked if he could find one for himself. The sister asked me if I would be willing and I said yes.'
Sisters of Providence react with prayer, advocacy to federal executions in Terre Haute
The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods spoke out and demonstrated against and prayed for all people impacted by the death penalty and their victims last week. In these photos we share some of their actions in response to the first federal executions in 17 years that took place on July 13, 15 and 17 at the federal penitentiary in Terre Haute, located just ten miles from the Sisters of Providence motherhouse at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods.
Leadership statement on recent federal executions
We will continue to pray for the victims and their families, for death row inmates and their families, and for legislators who determine life or death decisions.
Some Memories Never Fade: On the execution of Juan Garza in 2001
Why do we perpetuate violence in the name of justice?
Reflection and Prayer for an Execution
Forgiveness is a vital part of our faith; it is something we are called to do every day and something we ask of and receive unconditionally from God.
The 2020 Annual Meeting ZOOM Adventure!
We will commit ourselves wholeheartedly to do what is ours to do now
Those who cannot remember the past…
In “the land of the free and the home of the brave,” can we say that all are free? Not strictly financially, what has been the human cost of the war on racism, both in lives and dignity on all sides?
Reflecting on Juneteenth
I would like to think that my mother’s faith would be buoyed by changes that have occurred in my lifetime.
Against All Odds: Focus on Sister Mary Elise Renauldt, SP
It 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 call to our sisters in 1920 for the mission in…
Facing institutionalized racism within myself
I’ve never considered myself racist, I always do my best to treat everyone fairly. But in that moment, I realized that skin color is something I notice and something that matters to me, not in conscious higher-level thought, but almost at an instinctual level. I felt a sense of unease being surrounded by black people, black children.
Political Engagement Committee: Our Platform
This year is a pivotal year in the direction of our communities and our countries, no matter where we live
Sisters of Providence join Terre Haute’s peaceful Black Lives Matter protest
Three Sisters of Providence and two Providence Associates joined the Terre Haute community in speaking out against inequality on Saturday, June 6, 2020. Despite challenges of social distancing, we added our voices at the March for CommUNITY in Terre Haute, Indiana. Black Lives Matter! How are you adding your voice?
