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.
The Sisters and General Chapter: An overview
At our General Chapter, sisters of all ages and from their ministries in the United States and Asia come together to engage in deep and meaningful conversations about what is most important to them.
Let your surroundings inspire change
This is my view as I write. I can sometimes take the sounds of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods for granted, but in this moment I am paying attention to every bird's song, frog's croak and bee and mosquito buzz.
Sister Joni’s students send letters of support to Archbishop
'I had a strong feeling we would hear from him'
A Reflection for Memorial Day
So many parents, wives, husbands and children mourn and remember loved ones who have died in wars far from home or very near home.
June: Recognizing Torture Awareness Month
Ending torture, creating a criminal justice system that promotes human rights for all people
Write for Rights – YOU made a difference!
Approximately 3.7 million letters, messages, emails, tweets and more were composed worldwide through the campaign
Sharing the charism of Providence
It seems that the Templars are doing an extraordinary amount of good around the world in very quiet ways
Collaborating against Human Trafficking
Most of us live in a protected space where the reality of human trafficking is far from our minds and hearts on a daily basis. When it seems so far removed from us, we may easily pass up responding to…
Giving thanks to the ash trees on Arbor Day
I feel a need to say thanks, to find a way to acknowledge their importance
Mercy in Islam
In this small glimpse of mercy in Islam, we reflect the hope of Pope Francis that this Jubilee year will “foster an encounter,” “open us to even more fervent dialogue” and “eliminate every form of closed-mindedness” toward Islam, Judaism, and “other noble religious traditions.” Inshallah! (God willing!)
