Suggestions on further steps for healing the church

Jul 13, 2016 | Healing Violence stories

These suggestions came out of two day-long conferences held in September 2015 on the them of Healing the Church: Addressing the Clergy Sexual Abuse Crisis.” They were presented to Archbishop Brendan O’Brien in the spring of 2016,. as promised. And they are...

Sister Una Byrne’s first two months

Jul 6, 2016 | The North

BY SISTER UNA BYRNE Sitting here on a rainy Sunday evening in Norway House, I can look back on the last two months and say I am settled now. I live in a trailer between the old and the new church. It took a while to get things set up but now I have t.v. and internet...

Summer at the Villa

Jul 5, 2016 | Providence Flashbacks

BY VERONICA STIENBURG, ARCHIVIST The congregation purchased the cottage “Marillac Villa” in the fall of 1955 and enlarged it so it could accommodate 30 sisters at one time. Here is a reprint of an article from the September 1956 issue of the Guardian. The Guardian was...

Retreat centers as touchstones of mercy

Jul 5, 2016 | Facilitation, retreats, Spiritual direction

May 29-June 1, the North American Conference of Oblate Retreat and Renewal Centers (NACORRC) held its 39th annual meeting, hosted this year at King’s House, Belleville, IL. Twenty-three members gathered, representing eight Oblate Retreat/Renewal Centers. Providence...

BBQing Associates? That can’t be right!

Jul 5, 2016 | Associates News

Well, a barbeque with and for Associates is a better guess. Last Friday eve, guitars came out, food was tucked in, and the annual gathering made for a pleasant...