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Celebrating National Catholic Schools Week with pen pals!

By Jason Moon | January 26, 2023 |

This is Providence. This is what the Sisters of Providence strive for each day, to make a difference.

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Ask a Sister: Spiritual help 5 cents

By Sister Marilyn Baker | January 24, 2023 |

They asked about how they would know if God was calling them? Or what it was that God really wanted them to do with their lives? There were a few who asked what to do to strengthen their faith.

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Reflections on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

By Sisters of Providence | January 16, 2023 |

‘May we be worthy of his legacy.’

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Sisters of Providence presence expanding at the border

By Sister Denise Wilkinson | January 12, 2023 |

Although Tracey’s enthusiasm for her ministry never waned, “the distance and separation from community and family had been hard. I knew I would need support from my sisters … so I extended an invitation to join me here in Nogales.” Sisters Marilú Covani, SP, and Nancy Bartasavich, SP, accepted that invitation.

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Sisters of Providence provide leadership

By Sister Jeanne Hagelskamp | January 12, 2023 |

“We … know Sister Jenny as a faithful daughter of Providence, someone whose own life experiences, like your own, have called her to let go in order to let something new come. Thank you, Victory Noll Sisters, for inviting us into your lives.”

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Art is prayer

By Lonnie Wiram | January 12, 2023 |

Sister Jody O’Neil, SP, finds spirituality in creating works of art.
“Art is a connection of my spirit and the spirit beyond me,” she said.

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The surprising life of Sister Paula Damiano

By Sister Janet Gilligan | January 12, 2023 |

A favorite quote of Sister Paula’s is from the Persian poet Hafiz: “True art makes the divine silence in the soul break into applause.”

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Advocacy in Action: Walking with Migrants

By Sisters of Providence | December 27, 2022 |

It is the stories the sisters remember the most

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Oral history: The little things with Sister Lois Ann Stoiber

By Debbie Griffey | December 20, 2022 |

“What delights this Sister of Providence after being a member of this order for 76 years? “The little things. I can find great joy in little things,” says Sister Lois Ann Stoiber.

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A Reflection for the 2022 Senior Jubilee

By Sister Dawn Tomaszewski | December 8, 2022 |

‘… let us not be afraid to explore what new tunes might be awaiting our YES.’

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Sisters of Providence celebrate Senior Jubilees

By Jason Moon | December 8, 2022 |

Eleven Sisters of Providence celebrated Senior Jubilees this year

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What brought you here?

By Amy Miranda | November 20, 2022 |

We are so excited to have these Providence Associate candidate seekers on the journey with us! But what is it that brought them here? At the orientation we asked them.

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Our Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods are passionate about serving God by caring for all God’s creation, especially those most in need. We serve in many ways, from education to social justice, parish ministry, hospital ministry, serving the economically poor, advocating for immigrants and for a healthy environment. Read how some of our sisters serve God and others through their ministries.

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