by Michael Hammond | Jul 31, 2023 | Reflections and addresses
Photos by Sister Jeannette Filthaut BY SISTER PAULINE LALLY For about 20 summers now, I have been involved with the historic Half Moon Sunday evening services in the St. Lawrence River in a bay shaped as a crescent moon on Bostwich Island in the middle of the St....
by Michael Hammond | Jul 13, 2023 | Sisters News
The 2023 Jubilarian celebrants are, standing from left: Sisters Ellen Murray (70 years), Elaine Hogan (70 years), Sandra Shannon (60 years), and sitting is Sister Joanne Colligan (60 years). On Saturday, June 10, four Sisters of Providence celebrated milestone...
by Michael Hammond | Jul 13, 2023 | Providence Spirituality Centre stories
The Providence Spirituality Centre main entrance. BY SISTER LUCY BETHEL It was with a mixed sense of ‘sadness and gratitude’ that the Sisters of Providence of Saint Vincent de Paul announced the closure of Providence Spirituality Centre (PSC), September 6, 2022. The...
by Michael Hammond | Jul 10, 2023 | Providence Flashbacks
BY VERONICA STIENBURG, ARCHIVIST The Barn on Providence Motherhouse property has more of a history than you might think. We aren’t sure how old it is, but it was on the property when the Sisters purchased Heathfield in 1930; although, it was in a slightly different...
by Michael Hammond | Jun 7, 2023 | Providence Flashbacks
BY VERONICA STIENBURG, ARCHIVIST The Labyrinth in the back field of Providence Motherhouse has returned to nature, but for a time it was an important prayer space used by sisters and retreatants at Providence Spirituality Centre. It was planned by a committee of...
