Live to Serve
Saint Clare’s Villa resident, Sister Celine Maasen, found a way to help others and the environment in living a life of service.
News
Here you will find a collection of news articles that were posted to our website from 2013 to present.
Invitation to incredible visitation
In the middle of winter, with snow and very cold temperatures at home, I find myself in an oasis: a beautiful small garden with blooming and colorful flowers and trees. I am in the convent of the Hermanas Franciscanas Misioneras de Jesús (HFMJ)* in El Salvador.
Sisters stand with March for Our Lives
Sisters joined the march in downtown Pittsburgh to protest the gun violence plaguing American schools.
Triduum Liturgies
The Sisters of Divine Providence invite you to join in our Triduum Liturgies at Providence Heights.
Associate Dorothy Webb
Quietly on, Friday, March 16, 2018, 2018, Dorothy Donnelly Webb of Swissvale went home to the Father.
Sister Mary Providence Kriley
We commend to your charity the soul of our beloved Sister Mary Providence Kriley who departed this life on March 16, 2018.
On the Air: The history and work of Catholic Sisters in the St. Louis region
On-air with Don Marsh of KWMU 90.7 FM, Sister Barbara McMullen discusses the history and work of the 15 orders of Catholic Sisters in the St. Louis region and an exhibit about them at the St. Louis Public Library.
"Joyous Spirit" Now Available on iTunes
The album, by Rosemonde Deck, CDP, contains 16 original piano compositions.
From corn-husk shoes to old-time habits
By the time of the St. Louis Public Library's founding in 1865, Catholic sisters had already been at work for nearly a half-century in St. Louis.
Dick's Sporting Goods' gun policy change followed sister talks
A group of sisters that pushes for corporate responsibility played an apparent role in the Feb. 28 announcement by Dick's Sporting Goods that it would stop selling assault rifles and raise the minimum purchase age for firearms to 21.
McCandless council adopts statement on diversity, hears complaints on shooting range
Sister Mary Traupman of the Sisters of Divine Providence, a lawyer by training, read a letter detailing her concern over the spring opening of a shooting range, the INPAX Academy of Personal Protection, in an office building in McCandless Crossing.
Sister acts: 200 years ago, nuns became St. Louis pioneers
There was the Spirit of St. Louis. But before that, there were the spirits of St. Louis.
Sisters Celebrate 25 Years of Ministry in Dominican Republic
The Sisters of Divine Providence in Las Cañitas have embodied the spirit of the Congregation’s founders to help the poor by committing to live among them.
Sister Emily Gezich
We commend to your charity the soul of our beloved Sister Emily Gezich who departed this life on February 14, 2018.
"Soul Stretching, The Inner Landscape of an Ordinary Life" Now Available on Amazon
The book, by Barbara McMullen, CDP, is about ordinary life and the way it unpacks itself in each of us.
Sister Maria Klothilde Hehn - Emmanuel von Ketteler Province
Sister passed away peacefully into eternal Life on June 21, 2017.
Sister Lucia Shin - St. Joseph Province
Sister departed this life on January 20, 2018.
Six Billboards in Western Pennsylvania - Catholic Sisters Act to Inspire Change
Beginning February 12, billboards will feature the Sisters that invite us all to “Pray. Act. Be the Change.”
Providence Alive! Winter 2018
We are happy to share our Winter 2018 newsletter. In this issue, we highlight the personal stories of our Sisters in Puerto Rico as they experienced the devastation of Hurricane Maria, their struggle to live in the storm’s aftermath, and their hope for recovery.
Associate Peggy Hensel Michaels
Peggy passed away January 27, 2018, following a brief illness.