Meeting Jesus in Fray Martin de Porres, Peru

Dec 15, 2015 | Peru News

A game of Cuy BY CARMEN ALOMÍA GUÍA, PROVIDENCE ASSOCIATE Let us love God, my brothers (and sisters); let us love God but let it be with the strength of our arms and with the sweat of our brows.      – St. Vincent de Paul We had planned everything with care and...

The story of the congregation, one life at a time

Dec 15, 2015 | Archives News

BY ARCHIVIST VERONICA STIENBURG The history of the Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul has often been written about in terms of the missions, institutions and ministries of the congregation. The focus has been on the works of the whole instead of the...

Vigil closing / retrospective

Dec 14, 2015 | Friday Silent Vigil, Justice

2011: To mark their 150th anniversary, the Sisters of Providence rented a bus to bring Sisters, Associates, staff, partners and special guests together for a vigil. A provincial election was underway. With a federal election campaign taking place, those attending the...

Healing the Church 2015

Dec 9, 2015 | Healing Violence stories

Healing the Kingston church   The invitation to heal the church by addressing the crisis in clergy sexual abuse was accepted by more than 320 people who participated in conferences at the Providence Motherhouse September 11-12. The response was a heartwarming...

Reviewing the legacy

Dec 9, 2015 | Archives News

BY ARCHIVIST VERONICA STIENBURG The Catholic Archivist Group conference was held in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan a week before the unveiling of the “Called to Serve” monument in Regina.  In light of that upcoming event, Sr. Teresita Kambeitz, OSU, gave a fantastic...