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Finding balance with sustainability

By Lorrie Heber | April 18, 2015 |

But failing to assess the full cost and the real “good” is a prime source of environmental, social and economic degradation and has long-term consequences for the viability of life on Earth. Finding balance with an eye to the long-term when weighing environmental, social and economic factors is at the very heart of achieving sustainability.

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Sister Helen Vinton: environmental virtuoso in the bayous

By Sister Cathy Campbell | April 18, 2015 |

“Sister Helen is truly one of the most amazing community organizers with whom I have ever worked. The threads in her life and her Sister of Providence perspective on breaking boundaries and creating hope have made her a perfect fit for Southern Mutual Help Association.”

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Sisters of Providence Land Ethic

By Sisters of Providence | April 18, 2015 |

We hope this portion of the Sisters of Providence land ethic offers you ideas for creating your own guiding principals for living in harmony with creation.

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Rwanda: Rising from the ashes

By Sister Donna Butler | April 7, 2015 |

Books offer first-person account of Rwandan genocide

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When I’m rich: Providence dreams in the Desert

By Sister Carol Nolan | March 11, 2015 |

A few days ago, Leticia, one of Sister Loretta’s students here at Providence in the Desert, said to Sister Loretta, “When I’m rich, I want to have a car like yours.”

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International Women’s Day

By Sister Kathleen Desautels | March 8, 2015 |

May It Be So!

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Life lessons from Ebony

By Sister Donna Butler | March 6, 2015 |

‘Leave this world a better place for our having been in it’

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A call to change

By Joan Frisz | February 28, 2015 |

There are many things from which we can fast — irreverence, exploitation, and control, for example. I heard some options several years ago that bear repeating: We can choose to fast from having the last word, or fast from holding on to a past hurt or memory. We can fast from always being right so that we can hear and hold sacred the truth of another.

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‘World Day of Social Justice’

By Sister Donna Butler | February 20, 2015 |

This year’s theme is fair trade

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‘But I won’t get any supper …’

By Sister Donna Butler | February 11, 2015 |

Bread for the World 2015 offering of letters

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‘The tip of the iceberg’

By Jason Moon | January 30, 2015 |

Session on racism prompts Sister Dina Bato to action

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No longer slaves, but brothers and sisters

By Sister Donna Butler | January 28, 2015 |

Sisters of Providence attend “Slavery Still Exists”

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