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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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Celebrating 8th Day Center for Justice

I couldn't help but feel a sense of loss that, as the drumbeat of white supremacy in the U.S. echoes louder and the inequality gap widens, this beacon of creative non-violent resistance is simultaneously dimming

Sister Tracey Horan
August 29, 2018
Advocacy & Action, Peace & Justice, Providence Spirituality, Sisters in Ministry
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Meditation on Creation

The life of humans is interconnected with the healthy life of the environment and all creation

Sisters of Providence
August 17, 2018
Advocacy & Action, Community Living, Eco-Spirituality, Environmental Justice, Peace & Justice, Providence Spirituality, White Violet Center for Eco-Justice

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The First Day: Two Presenters Share

Our hearts are full of gratitude and awe, for today, the result of so much prayer, planning, and plain hard work, has exceeded our expectations

Sisters of Providence
August 15, 2018
Advocacy & Action, Eco-Spirituality, Peace & Justice, Providence Spirituality, White Violet Center for Eco-Justice

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The Providence Climate Agreement

Our latest Providence Climate Agreement pledge total has reached 3,150,713 pounds! Our original goal was to reduce our Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2 million pounds in one year. We came close, but by September, we exceeded our goal! Through…

Sisters of Providence
July 31, 2018
Advocacy & Action, Eco-Spirituality, Education, Peace & Justice, Providence Spirituality, SP Statements, White Violet Center for Eco-Justice
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A celebration of interculturality

(Note: The following is a reflection shared by Sister Patty Fillenwarth during the Sisters of Providence 2018 annual meeting) We rejoice in being sisters and brothers, the very life and breath of God in the Spirit. Today we celebrate interculturality,…

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‘We Are Still In’

On the third anniversary of the release of Pope Francis’ encyclical, Laudato Si, the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, along with close to 600 United States Catholic institutions have declared “We Are Still In,” regarding the Paris Climate…

Jason Moon
June 23, 2018
Advocacy & Action, Eco-Spirituality, Environmental Justice, Peace & Justice, SP Statements
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Providence House restores families to wholeness

Today the biggest need is treating problems of addiction and their impact on individuals and the family systems of which they are a part. One hundred percent of the referrals that we are receiving for services for families are linked to the need for addiction recovery, especially from opioids and heroin.

Sister Cathy Campbell
May 25, 2018
Advocacy & Action, As seen in HOPE, Education, Peace & Justice, Sisters in Ministry
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Updates from the Sisters of Providence summer 2018

New Providence Associate co-directors. Sister My Huong Pham transfers to the Sisters of Providence. Mats for the homeless and more! Read the latest news updates from the Sisters of Providence.

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Sisters of Providence core values

Trust in God, love, mercy, justice, care for creation, community. Do you share in some of our core values?

Sisters of Providence
May 25, 2018
As seen in HOPE, Community Living, Peace & Justice, Providence Spirituality

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Where Your Treasure Is

It was so strange to stand outside the place where Sonia was detained

Sister Tracey Horan
May 18, 2018
Advocacy & Action, Peace & Justice, Sisters in Ministry
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Faith leaders hold vigil at Clay County Justice Center

'As people of faith, we are called to be agents of change'

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A reflection for Holy Week

'Let us remember his willingness to give everything, even his life, that justice might prevail on Earth.'

Sister Jeanne Hagelskamp
March 29, 2018
Advocacy & Action, Peace & Justice, Providence Spirituality
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