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Welcome! Here, we will share with you statements our Congregation has crafted or that others have created. We hope you find these posts inspirational and hope you continue to join us in our journey for social justice.

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Leadership statement: OUTBREAK of COVID-19 at Sisters of Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods

We ask that people continue to pray for all people who have been afflicted with this virus and affected by the pandemic.

Sisters of Providence
January 26, 2021
Advocacy & Action, Community Living, Peace & Justice, Providence Spirituality, SP Statements
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Congregation releases calls for action, days of prayer in anticipation of Inauguration Day

All are invited in a day of fast and prayer on January 20, 2021, the United States Inauguration Day of President-Elect Joe Biden

Sisters of Providence
January 16, 2021
Advocacy & Action, Peace & Justice, Providence Associates, Providence Spirituality, SP Statements

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Congregation releases joint statement on January 6, 2021, violence

Let us renew our commitment to stand together to risk speaking and acting for the common good of all and work tirelessly to contribute to the change we wish to see

Sisters of Providence
January 7, 2021
Advocacy & Action, Peace & Justice, SP Statements

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Leadership Team shares statement from LCWR: Repair Our Democracy

Note: The following is a statement from the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR), a statement we support and stand by.

Sisters of Providence
January 7, 2021
Advocacy & Action, Peace & Justice, SP Statements

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Leadership Team shares statement on United States exit from Paris Climate Agreement

Note: The following statement was crafted by several national faith organizations. The Leadership Council of Women Religious (LCWR), of which the Congregation is a member, also joined in sharing their dismay as the United States formally exited from the Paris…

Sisters of Providence
November 5, 2020
Advocacy & Action, Eco-Spirituality, Environmental Justice, Peace & Justice, Providence Spirituality, SP Statements, White Violet Center for Eco-Justice

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Congregation supports faith leaders’ election integrity statement

We support the many faith leaders from across the country who have signed this statement regarding the integrity, safety, and fairness in the 2020 election

Sisters of Providence
October 23, 2020
Advocacy & Action, Peace & Justice, SP Statements

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Moving ahead with action against death penalty

The federal death chamber is in Terre Haute, Indiana, a mere 10 miles from our Motherhouse

Sisters of Providence
August 20, 2020
Advocacy & Action, Criminal Justice Reform, Peace & Justice, SP Statements
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Congregation statement on ACLU lawsuit

We will continue to pray for death row inmates and their families, for all victims and their families, and for legislators, who hold in their hands the life or death of these inmates.

Sisters of Providence
August 6, 2020
Advocacy & Action, Criminal Justice Reform, Peace & Justice, Providence Spirituality, SP Statements

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Leadership statement on recent federal executions

We will continue to pray for the victims and their families, for death row inmates and their families, and for legislators who determine life or death decisions.

Sisters of Providence
July 21, 2020
Advocacy & Action, Criminal Justice Reform, Education, Peace & Justice, Providence Spirituality, SP Statements

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Sisters of Providence Support Seeking Justice and Denounce the Violence Inflicted on Black Americans since the Birth of This Nation

The Sisters of Providence leadership team and the Providence Community strongly condemn the heinous violence against and ultimate murder of Mr. George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers

Sisters of Providence
June 2, 2020
Advocacy & Action, Peace & Justice, Providence Spirituality, Racial Equality & Equity, SP Statements
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Letter to Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York

For these reasons and with all due respect we ask you to clarify your much-publicized praise for Mr. Trump’s leadership

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Joint effort response regarding coronavirus

'We have begun to plan for how the spread of the coronavirus might impact our community.'

Sisters of Providence
March 6, 2020
Advocacy & Action, Education, Providence Spirituality, SP Statements

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