Positive interfaith dialogue important
BY KRISTA JOHNSTON Annual conference emphasizes importance of positive interfaith dialogue in spiritual practice One common trait among spiritual directors is their ability to listen deeply – one might say, beyond words. This special gift allows them to have truly...
Sister Anna is honoured by a visit from MPP Sophie Kiwala
On Sunday, June 19, Providence Sister Anna Moran celebrated her 100th birthday amid her family and her Congregation. Just days prior to the celebration Sister Anna was visited by MPP Sophie Kiwala in honour of Sister Anna's milestone birthday.
An environmental tour many years in the making
BY SISTER JEANNETTE FILTHAUT This year, my dream came true when my brother and his wife decided to take their family of three children, their spouses and their eight grandchildren to Costa Rica to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. My sister-in-law’s sister,...
Year of Mercy: Taking a wide view of the works of mercy
BY SISTER TERRI MACKENZIE, SHCJ Reprinted from her blog EcoSpiritualityResources.com Last March Pope Francis declared an extraordinary Jubilee, a Holy Year of Mercy. No question that the world needs compassion, forgiveness, and mercy! But I found myself a bit...
Come and See Open House
On Saturday, October 17, 2015, an open house was held at Providence Motherhouse in Kingston in honour of the Church's Year of Consecrated Life. Approximately 400 people attended and it was a wonderful afternoon. To mark the year, the Leadership Conference of Women...
Sister Sheila Langton: CHAC lifetime achievement award
Sr. Sheila Langton receives the Catholic Health Alliance of Canada 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award from Daniel Lussier, Chair of the Governing CouncilBY LOUISE SLOBODIAN “At the heart of all her efforts there is a central vision: to serve the needs of the most...
Diamond Jubilee
Sister Pauline Lally received the Diamond Jubilee award from MPP Ted Hsu.BY CHRISTINE ROSS Sister of Providence Pauline Lally’s connection to the Queen of England dates back many years. As a teenager in Belleville, she took time off school to head down to the...
Vocations Fair 2012
Sisters of Providence and Providence Associates participated in a Vocations Fair at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish April 21-22. The weekend event was a huge success with close to 25 exhibits highlighting opportunities in Ministry now and for the future. Representatives...
Vocations Formation
Over the centuries people who have truly pursued their dreams have also found that the discovery of that dream is hinged upon hearing the dream that God has for us that is the way we carry out our baptismal call. BY SISTERS BARBARA THIFFAULT AND LUCY KEARNEY Vocation...
Vocation Formation News – November 2011
There is surely a future hope for you,and your hope will not be cut off.— Proverbs 23:18 BY SISTERS BARBARA THIFFAULT AND LUCY KEARNEY During the last several months we have been in contact with a mature young woman from Kitchener, Ontario who, after doing a search on...