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Weekly Reflection: Labor Trafficking Here and Now

By Sister Barbara Sheehan | January 14, 2019 |

Labor Trafficking in the United States is a form of both labor and sex trafficking where victims are made to perform a task through force, fraud or coercion

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Stepping into justice: Sister Barbara Battista

By Jason Moon | January 10, 2019 |

“There is urgency in what is going on nationally, in the church and in society. There is such a need for women religious, and for other persons of faith, to really be leaders in this work towards justice,” said Sister Barbara Battista, the new social justice promoter for the Sisters of Providence.

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Sister Marilu Covani, passing on the spirit of Encuentro

By Sister Maureen Abbott | January 10, 2019 |

As Sister Marilú reached official retirement, she was invited to coordinate the V Encuentro effort for the Diocese of San Bernardino. “What a gift! I really loved to work with this always-growing team of people of different backgrounds, ages, cultures, and nationalities,” she said.

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Weekly Intentions for Persons who are trafficked

By Sister Barbara Sheehan | January 7, 2019 |

‘Using people for profit’ slowly degrades their sense of self-worth.’

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What is your word for 2019?

By Sister Dawn Tomaszewski | December 31, 2018 |

I want to pass on the gift of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods

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A look into our prison ministry

By Sister Rita Clare Gerardot | December 27, 2018 |

There are many myths surrounding the death penalty

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Who do you want to be now?

By Sister Dawn Tomaszewski | December 24, 2018 |

I would like to offer hospitality to those seeking asylum in our country. I would like to provide shelter for the innocent in war-torn places and in the violent places in our own U.S. cities. I would like to be a better keeper of the planet.

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We still need your help!

By Jason Moon | December 15, 2018 |

Fill out the Providence Climate Agreement pledge form and act today! Ask your friends and family to join you!

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A New Advent Symbol

By Sister Donna Butler | December 13, 2018 |

I love this new symbol of Advent!

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Staying warm and reducing your carbon footprint

By Jeanne Rewa | December 12, 2018 |

Have an even greater impact by encouraging a similar change in institutions you are a part of, for example your workplace, school, or faith community.

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Leadership Team shares LCWR statement on DHS funding

By Sisters of Providence | December 3, 2018 |

The Leadership Team and Justice Promoter wanted to share this message from the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR): Dear Friends, Congress must decide by Dec. 7, 2018, how to…

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Advent 2018: So many possibilities in the waiting

By Sister Denise Wilkinson | December 2, 2018 |

The days of Advent, the Church’s season of waiting, holds so many possibilities for us

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