by Michael Hammond | 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,...
by Michael Hammond | 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...
by Michael Hammond | Apr 7, 2014 | Associates News
As Associates and Sisters began the second stage of the renewal and celebration of the historical roots of the Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul, we felt a certain excitement moving from 16c France to 19c Montreal, Canada. Associate Marie McCartney, and...
by Michael Hammond | Apr 7, 2014 | Archives News
BY VERONICA STIENBURG In these times of mass media coverage we take for granted seeing and hearing Pope Francis on television, radio and online. This access was not always the case…what if you had never heard the voice of the Pope? What would the first time you heard...
by Michael Hammond | Apr 7, 2014 | Heirloom Seed Sanctuary stories
Cate Henderson works up the Heirloom Seed Sanctuary’s annual garden plan BY CATE HENDERSON Many gardeners enjoy planning their gardens over the winter time, as it means dreaming of all the beautiful flowers and delicious, perfect veggies they can grow. In the...
