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A letter to President Carter from the Sisters of Providence

By Sisters of Providence | October 29, 2015 |

May our compassionate God provide you and Rosalynn with those graces you most need and desire.

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Every day an adventure for Sister Betty Smigla

By Sister Tracey Horan | October 15, 2015 |

“It’s overwhelming that another human being from another county who is in need puts so much confidence in us. But that’s a blessing. I’m not a psychologist, I’m not a doctor, but I have a good gut. I build them up. They leave a little more energized, a little more peaceful, knowing at least someone was there to listen to them,” says Sister Betty Smigla of her ministry as a “compañera” to Spanish-speaking clients seeking help navigating complex social systems in Chicago.

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Chocolate for everyone! – A Fair Trade Event

By Jason Moon | October 12, 2015 |

Sisters, SMWC students partake in Choctoberfest!

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‘Change our politics and not just our policies’

By Jason Moon | October 7, 2015 |

Sisters Arrianne Whittaker, Mary Mundy offer perspective of Nuns on the Bus stops

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In the Pope’s Presence

By Jason Moon | October 2, 2015 |

Sister Lawrence Ann Liston reflects on witnessing Pope Francis’s address

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The pope and the golden rule

By Lori Strawn | September 25, 2015 |

What Francis speaks is Christ-centered, Gospel-centered common sense. Let us rejoice that we have a Pope who speaks for the poor, who challenges those in power, who will not be shut up by nay-sayers who call him a false prophet.

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Justice for Las 17

By Jason Moon | September 16, 2015 |

‘Each one’s story would break your heart.’

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Celebrating Labor Day from a ‘different perspective’

By Sister Donna Butler | September 11, 2015 |

Thoughts were different this year

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Sister Nancy Nolan named ‘Volunteer of the Year’

By Jason Moon | September 10, 2015 |

Sister Nancy Nolan has tackled many ministries throughout her time as a Sister of Providence, including a 10-year stint as General Superior. But four years ago, she began a new…

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Sharing their voice by ‘Giving Voice’

By Jason Moon | August 24, 2015 |

‘We’re breathing this new air’

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Reflecting on the amazing life of Sister Dorothy Stang, SNDdeN: Martyr of the Amazon

By Sister Donna Butler | August 19, 2015 |

Sisters offer perspective after attending one-woman play

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What are you reading these days?

By Sister Donna Butler | August 10, 2015 |

Check out Mary’s Pence 2015 ‘Summer Reading List’

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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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