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21 new Providence Associates! Rite of first commitment 2022

By Amy Miranda | October 12, 2022 |

We offer a joyful, heartfelt welcome to our 21 new Providence Associates who made their first commitments as Providence Associates of the Sisters of Providence on Saturday, Oct. 8. 2022 at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. We are so blessed to have these companions living out the mission of love, mercy and justice with us.

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A reflection for the Providence Associate Commitment Ceremony

By Sister Dawn Tomaszewski | October 10, 2022 |

‘Go forth, Providence Associates, into the world to form community and to minister.’

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Back to school: A teacher’s perspective

By Sheila Galvin | July 28, 2022 |

Don’t believe anyone who tells you there is no prayer in public school! This teacher is praying all the time!

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Yay for community! Providence Associate Annual Meeting 2022

By Amy Miranda | June 30, 2022 |

We can meet in person again! We can hug again! The Providence Associate Annual Meeting from June 24-26, 2022 was a wonderful time for sharing prayer, ideas, thoughts, stories and laughs. Enjoy these photos of our joy-filled time together.

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A celebration of commitment

By Amy Miranda | June 30, 2022 |

The family of Providence came together June 25, 2022, to celebration time together and to be commissioned for continued service in the mission of love, mercy and justice.

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Reunited joyfully: Annual meeting 2022

By Amy Miranda | June 30, 2022 |

Enjoy these photos from the Sisters of Providence annual meeting 2022. So wonderful to be together doing meaningful work with your community!

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The reunion: a reflection for Father’s Day

By Marvin D McCurry | June 19, 2022 |

We are created in the likeness and image of God who is like a Father.

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Twenty-five discoveries at The Woods

By Suzie Ray | June 16, 2022 |

Providence Associates Suzie Ray and Jane Fischer share 25 things they discovered while volunteering at The Woods earlier this month.

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A journey of Providence on Chicago’s westside

By Sister Joseph Ellen Keitzer | May 13, 2022 |

My journey in pastoral ministry has been very transforming for me. I have had the privilege and opportunity of stepping inside another race, culture and hearts. I am truly blessed.

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Music, nature, environmental justice all part of young Providence Associate’s call

By Holly Herber | May 12, 2022 |

I desired to be part of a community that serves in environmental and social justice. Inner stillness, creativity, combined with social action, is a walk I feel called to.

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Sister Joseph Ellen Keitzer: Blessed by the African American Catholic Community

By Amy Miranda | May 12, 2022 |

t’s been a wonderful journey. I love the people. I’ve been so blessed by the African American community. Having shared their story, their faith, their dependence on God, my own journey as a Sister of Providence has been really transformed.”

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Prayer poem: heaviness of war

By A. Rodriguez | May 12, 2022 |

what will the world turn into now when we no longer protect the weak
what can i do when i am so far away and my voice is meaningless to those with the guns …
and i am not strong enough physically to fight them
what will be left when the fighting stops

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