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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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Finding balance with sustainability

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.

Lorrie Heber
April 18, 2015
As seen in HOPE, Peace & Justice, White Violet Center for Eco-Justice

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Sister Helen Vinton: environmental virtuoso in the bayous

“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.”

Sister Cathy Campbell
April 18, 2015
As seen in HOPE, Become a Sister, Peace & Justice, Sisters in Ministry

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Sisters of Providence Land Ethic

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.

Sisters of Providence
April 18, 2015
As seen in HOPE, Peace & Justice, White Violet Center for Eco-Justice

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Rwanda: Rising from the ashes

Books offer first-person account of Rwandan genocide

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When I’m rich: Providence dreams in the Desert

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.”

Sister Carol Nolan
March 11, 2015
Guerin Outreach Ministries, Peace & Justice, Providence in the Desert, Sisters in Ministry
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Life lessons from Ebony

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

Sister Donna Butler
March 6, 2015
Community Living, Peace & Justice, Providence Spirituality

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A call to change

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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‘But I won’t get any supper …’

Bread for the World 2015 offering of letters

Sister Donna Butler
February 11, 2015
Peace & Justice, Providence Spirituality, Sisters in Ministry
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‘The tip of the iceberg’

Session on racism prompts Sister Dina Bato to action

Jason Moon
January 30, 2015
Peace & Justice, Racial Equality & Equity
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No longer slaves, but brothers and sisters

Sisters of Providence attend "Slavery Still Exists"

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Sister Nancy Reynolds and the ‘Power of Sisterhood’

Several years ago, the Vatican called for an Apostolic Visitation of women religious in the United States. The reasoning behind the visitation was to examine their quality of life. “That is a most unusual reason for an apostolic visitation,” Sister…

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Janice Vanderhaar: In the name of Peace and Justice

Sister Donna Butler reflects on Janice Vanderhaar

Love, mercy, justice

Break boundaries, create hope

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