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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.

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Ending the death penalty: what can we do?

One suggestion is to take action by adding your voice to the many calling for an end to the death penalty. You can sign pledges or send letters to elected officials. You can join groups in your state or join the National Action Team.

Jason Moon
January 13, 2020
As seen in HOPE, Criminal Justice Reform, Peace & Justice

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Do something to care for Earth

Saving our planet. It sounds like a daunting task that only a superhero from a movie would undertake. Where would you even start and what can one person really do to help? The answer is simple. Do something. Do anything. Yes, it may seem overwhelming but the small changes you make really can add up.

Mary Riley
January 13, 2020
As seen in HOPE, Peace & Justice, White Violet Center for Eco-Justice

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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

Sisters of Providence Political Engagement Team
January 9, 2020
Advocacy & Action, Eco-Spirituality, Peace & Justice, Providence Spirituality
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Blog, Reflections

We all need a Polish grandpa! We all need the Christ Child.

We all need a Polish grandpa. We all need the Christ Child.

Sister Dawn Tomaszewski
December 20, 2019
Peace & Justice, Providence Spirituality, Reflections from Sister Dawn
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Christmas Mourning

It is when I have done this kind of reflection and made life-giving decisions that I have allowed grief to be my teacher

Sister Connie Kramer
December 9, 2019
Peace & Justice, Providence Spirituality
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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.

Sister Marilyn Baker
December 5, 2019
Advocacy & Action, Education, Peace & Justice, Providence Spirituality, Stories from the Archives

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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

Sister Maureen Abbott
November 24, 2019
Advocacy & Action, Education, Mission in Asia, Peace & Justice, Stories from the Archives
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Against All Odds: Focus on Sister Winifred Patrice O’Donovan, SP

For Sister Winifred Patrice, the hardships, the dire conditions, the personal inconveniences and suffering were endured as a missionary for the spread of the Gospel to all corners of the world and for the salvation of souls.

Sister Marilyn Baker
November 22, 2019
Education, Peace & Justice, Providence Spirituality, Sisters in Ministry, Stories from the Archives
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Blog, Reflections

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.

Sister Dawn Tomaszewski
October 23, 2019
Advocacy & Action, Education, Peace & Justice, Providence Spirituality, Reflections from Sister Dawn, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
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Blog, Reflections

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.'

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Ministry at the border: belleza (beauty) of binationality

As I move into this new ministry of accompanying and learning from people on the move — people fleeing violence, seeking opportunity, working to keep their families together — I find some solace in the ways Creation shows us that division is a farce.

Sister Tracey Horan
August 16, 2019
Become a Sister, Peace & Justice, Sisters in Ministry
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