PeaceQuest at Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony

Mar 16, 2018 | Peace

From left: Beth Pater, Sister Pauline Lally and Murray Thompson. Photo courtesy of Joe Gunn, Citizens for Public Justice BY SISTER PAULINE LALLY “It is rare for a Canadian to be presented with the Nobel Peace Prize,” said Joe Gunn, Executive Director of Citizens for...

Sacred, Secular, Indigenous Women Gather to Steward Seed Inheritance

Mar 6, 2018 | Heirloom Seed Sanctuary stories

An historic moment is marked by deep connection “It was truly a wonderful experience to hear the energy and heart in each of the people present who have the life of the seed and its future held gently in their heart and hands.” These are the words of Sister Jeannette...

Sister Muriel teaching at St. Mary’s Hospital School of Nursing

Feb 28, 2018 | Providence Flashbacks

Sr. Muriel Gallagher teaching anatomy at St. Mary’s Hospital School of Nursing, Montreal. BY VERONICA STIENBURG, ARCHIVIST Sr. Muriel taught at Sr. Mary’s School of Nursing from 1955 to 1965. The School was opened in 1925, and the Sisters of Providence ran it from...

Community Harvest Kingston celebrates farmers markets 150+ years in Ontario

Jan 10, 2018 | Community Harvest Market, Justice

From left: MPP Sophie Kiwala, Sister Gayle Desarmia and Sister Diane Brennen. Sister Diane Brennen spoke at the Community Harvest Kingston’s second Canada 150+ event on August 30, 2017. Sister Gayle and I are pleased to be part of this celebration commemorating...

Catherine McKinley’s Letters and Archival Online Outreach

Dec 13, 2017 | Archives News

BY VERONICA STIENBURG, ARCHIVIST In the Archives of the Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul the majority of our early records are handwritten and are not always easy to read. Since the 1980s numerous Sisters and archives staff have transcribed many of these...