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NGOs – Conscience of the UN!

By Sister Cathy Campbell | February 15, 2016 |

I felt especially pleased that I am a Sister of Providence, who stands with others in vowed and Associate communities already addressing these issues wherever we are

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Saving the Seeds: A Matter of Justice

By Sister Donna Butler | January 28, 2016 |

“What a treasure of God’s creation to hold sacred … to protect

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Christmas Prayer

By Sister Mary Montgomery | December 24, 2015 |

Cure our blindness so that we may see your beauty and your radiant light within all our sisters and brothers.

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Our Rights. Our Freedoms. Always.

By Sister Dawn Tomaszewski | December 10, 2015 |

We are all equally entitled to our human rights without discrimination

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Habit forming dialogue

By Sister Tracey Horan | November 24, 2015 |

“In light of recent acts of violence around the world and expressions of fear and intolerance in our own country, I find in this experience a small circle of light, a glimmer of hope. Among my peers, I found genuine concern, a desire for understanding, thoughtful questions, and an ability to embrace the gift of our diversity. I experienced in a small way the big potential that exists for men and women religious to model dialogue…”

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Compassion for Earth

By Sister Paula Damiano | November 23, 2015 |

“Conference of the Parties,” organized by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21) will take place in Paris from Nov. 30-Dec. 11

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Thanksgiving Reflection

By Sister Denise Wilkinson | November 19, 2015 |

If you Google “thanksgiving day” as I did, be prepared for a wide variety of articles, Wikipedia entries and “further references.”

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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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