Provident Easter planning during pandemic

Apr 24, 2020 | Liturgy News

Good Friday reading of “The Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ” according to John. From left: Barbara Baker, Providence Associate, and Sisters of Providence Frances O’Brien and Jeannette Filthaut. BY ANN BONIFERRO PA, DIRECTOR OF LITURGICAL MUSIC, AND ASSISTANT TO...

Remembering the 1918 Influenza Pandemic

Mar 31, 2020 | Providence Flashbacks

St. Mark’s Convent in Prescott, Ontario BY VERONICA STIENBURG, ARCHIVIST The Fall of 1918 was a tumultuous time as the First World War wasn’t over yet, but soldiers were starting to arrive home from Europe bringing with them an unwelcome guest – the Spanish Influenza....

Women in Science Day

Mar 3, 2020 | Providence Flashbacks

Sr. Mary Cornelia in November 1947 in the lab at Providence Hospital Moose Jaw, SK BY VERONICA STIENBURG, ARCHIVIST February 11th was the International Day of Women and Girls in Science Day. Sr. Mary Cornelia Schauenberg worked in science her entire career, as the...

Spotlight on Peruvian Associates

Feb 25, 2020 | Peru News

BY SISTER GAYLE DESARMIA From November 27 to December 13, 2019, Associate Wen Bogues and I travelled to Peru to visit the Sisters and Associates in Carabayllo. A highlight of the time in Peru was the opportunity to visit several Peruvian Associates in their places of...

Canadian Peruvian Encounter

Feb 21, 2020 | Peru News

Carmen Alomía Guía, Coordinator of Providence Associations in Peru with Canadian Providence Associate Wen Bogues. BY WEN BOGUES, PROVIDENCE ASSOCIATE What a privilege it was to be the Associate who would accompany Sister Gayle Desarmia to Peru. I came to believe it...