Poverty dolls: Silent vigil’s 18th anniversary

Apr 10, 2014 | Friday Silent Vigil, Justice

To mark the 18th anniversary of the Sisters of Providence’s silent vigil held over noon hour on Fridays, Sisters and friends created a display of 6000 paper dolls to represent the 6000 children who live in poverty in the greater Kingston area. Acknowledgements...

But I’m Hungry

Apr 8, 2014 | Justice

Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation staff member Tara Kainer’s first book of poetry was published in 2011 by Hidden Brook Press. She read this poem at the Put Food in the Budget inquiry into poverty in Ontario in September. Poverty, Mahatma Gandhi said,is...

‘Energy poverty’ – when it costs too much to stay warm

Apr 7, 2014 | Integrity of Creation and Climate Change, Justice

BY BRIDGET DOHERTY Imagine you have two children. You work full time at the store down the road. Your husband is a cook at the local restaurant. When the bill for heating and lighting your home arrives, you receive quite a shock. The utilities cost more than the rent....

Precariat: A new word for an old and growing problem

Apr 7, 2014 | Justice

BY JAMIE SWIFT The precariat? What’s that? The funny-sounding word has recently been creeping from university seminar rooms into public discussion. Precarious work + the proletariat = the “precariat.” It refers to the decline of reliable,...

My Providence Path

Apr 7, 2014 | Associates News

Earlier this year, Providence Associate Jan Kehoe retired from the chaplaincy team at St. Joseph’s Auxiliary Hospital, which had been founded by the Sisters of Providence.  She used that opportunity to look back at her long association with the Congregation. The...