Providence Alive! Winter 2020
In this issue, we are challenged to leave our comfort zone and go to the peripheries—places where people are wounded, perhaps feeling that their lives have no meaning or value—to find abundant grace.
News
Here you will find a collection of news articles that were posted to our website from 2013 to present.
The Subtleties of Mentoring
USUALLY A 10 p.m. phone call signals a student canceling an appointment. As I answered the telephone, Molly said, “You’re the most spiritual person I know; could I be a nun?”
Sisters Make a Difference at the Southern Border
The sisters volunteered at Casa Alitas, a program of Catholic Community Services of Southern Arizona that provides care, short-term shelter and help to reunite migrants with family members in the U.S.
Province Joins APP in Denouncing Gen. Soleimani Assassination
As Sisters of Divine Providence, we commit ourselves to creating a world of compassion, justice and peace, and to making God's providence more visible in our world.
Sacred Heart High School Students Serve at Matthew’s Kitchen Ministry
Several Sacred Heart high school students helped at Matthew’s Kitchen in Plymouth, MA. This ministry feeds the local homeless and those in need in the community.
La Roche University Unveils Newly-Remodeled Palumbo Science Center
“Investing in the facilities that will prepare students for the kinds of jobs and the kinds of future they will do to have an impact on our communities is critical,” said Sr. Candace Introcaso, the president of La Roche University.
Sister Maura Anne Dunn
We commend to your charity the soul of our beloved Sister Maura Anne Dunn who departed this life on December 26, 2019.
New Year's Day Liturgy
The Sisters of Divine Providence invite you to join in our liturgies for Christmas and New Year's at Providence Heights.
New Year's Eve Liturgy
The Sisters of Divine Providence invite you to join in our liturgies for Christmas and New Year's at Providence Heights.
Christmas Day Liturgy
The Sisters of Divine Providence invite you to join in our liturgies for Christmas and New Year's at Providence Heights.
Christmas Eve Liturgy
The Sisters of Divine Providence invite you to join in our liturgies for Christmas and New Year's at Providence Heights.
Global desserts unite community
Assistant Director of International Student Services Sister Veronica Kim hosted an event where students treated the La Roche community to desserts from around the world.
Sisters, students support Steelers
On November 24th, the Sisters of Divine Providence found a connection with students through their mutual love of football.
Ask Sister Podcast Features Sr. Clara Kreis, CDP & Sr. Teresa Maya, CCVI
Listeners ask a variety of questions from "workplace woes" to "holier than thou friends" on our latest Ask Sister podcast with Sister Clara and Sister Maxine. We even brought in a surprise guest sister by phone.
Festival of Lights
La Roche College, the Sisters of Divine Providence and Providence Heights Alpha School will host their annual Festival of Lights holiday event.
To Light Through Love
As we celebrate the Advent and Christmas seasons, may these words be your inspiration and your encouragement.
A World War II nurse who became a nun is honored on Veterans Day
Before the politicians arrived, before residence hall volunteers passed around the red, white and blue Jell-O parfaits, and before dozens of nuns filled the convent meeting room with verses of “America the Beautiful,” Sister Melanie Kambic looked around and saw “a lot of to do about nothing.”
Retirement Fund for Religious: Two Divine Providence Sisters found vocation by surprise but are glad they did
Neither Sister Rose Anne Krantz nor Sister Lu Haidnick planned to enter religious life, but both said they felt God had a plan for them even if they themselves didn’t know it.
Life satisfaction survey is producing welcome results for sisters
Generously funded by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation (which also funds Global Sisters Report) and supported through Duquesne University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this assessment tool is an agent and monitor of change, progress and growth, in general life satisfaction and in five key areas of religious life: congregational character, individual well-being, membership viability, holistic growth and commitment, and interrelationships.
Sister of Divine Providence to receive military honor
According to the National World War II Museum, nearly 350,000 American women served in uniform, both at home and abroad, during World War II. For these women, it was a significant opportunity to help the war effort and make a difference. A local woman took part in this chapter of U.S. history. Sister Melanie Kambic, CDP, 98, served in the Army Nurse Corps during WWII.