Providence Alive! Fall 2017
We are pleased to share our Fall 2017 newsletter. In this issue, we focus on our 2017 Jubilarians, who collectively celebrate 1,470 years of co-creating a world of compassion, justice and peace.
News
Here you will find a collection of news articles that were posted to our website from 2013 to present.
Sisters in Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic Are Safe
They have shown tremendous courage, initiative, and resiliency throughout the ordeal of hurricane Irma and the devastating, hurricane Maria.
Message from La Roche College President
The recent hurricanes in the Caribbean have devastated the families of many of our students from the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
Sister Maria Ulrika Fettel - Emmanuel von Ketteler Province
Sister passed away peacefully into eternal Life on September 14, 2017.
Sister Anna Marie Muck
We commend to your charity the soul of our beloved Sister Anna Marie Muck who departed this life on September 16, 2017.
Community Response to Discontinuation of DACA
We are saddened and disappointed, as were many millions of people across the country, to hear that President Trump has decided to discontinue the protection offered Dreamers by Deferred Action for Childhood (DACA).
Sister John Francis Danko
We commend to your charity the soul of our beloved Sister John Francis Danko who departed this life on September 1, 2017.
Community Letter to President Trump Strongly Urges More Dialogue with North Korea
Out of our faith tradition, the Gospel words of Jesus, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you.” (John 14:27) encourages us to continually seek peace for the world.
Michael Crosby, reformer in boardrooms and basilicas, dies at 77
Capuchin friar remembered for five decades of work for corporate social responsibility
2017 Ketteler Award for Social Justice
On August 5, 2017, the Sisters of Divine Providence presented the Ketteler Award for Social Justice to Dr. Zane H. Gates and Associate Jane Kerr.
Standup Sisters: Border Crossings with Sister Betty Sundry, CDP
Sister of Divine Providence Betty Sundry has been on the forefront of social justice in the Pittsburgh area for decades.
Standup Sisters: Border Crossings with Sister Nélida Naveros Cordova, CDP
Sister Nelida Naveros, CDP reached out to the poor in her native Peru when she was growing up. Now she’s a Sister of Divine Providence teaching at La Roche College in Pittsburgh. And she continues reaching out.
Q&A with Sr. Maria Clara Kreis, studying why sisters stay in religious life
When Sr. Clara entered religious life in Germany, she was curious why so many of her fellow young sisters transferred to another province or left religious life within two years.
2017 Craft Extravaganza
The Sisters of Divine Providence are pleased to announce their 2017 Craft Extravaganza
Sister Maria Amanda Diel - Emmanuel von Ketteler Province
Sister passed away peacefully into eternal Life on May 24, 2017.
Sister Hilda Prohaska
We commend to your charity the soul of our beloved Sister Hilda Prohaska who departed this life on June 9, 2017.
Providence Alive! Spring/Summer 2017
We are pleased to share our Spring/Summer 2017 magazine. In this issue, we focus on Radical Hospitality.
Catholic colleges raise concern about 'Dreamer' detentions
College presidents around the U.S. are calling for greater clarification from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on how it is handling the potential deportation of so-called “Dreamers.”
Sister Maria Goretti McClary
We commend to your charity the soul of our beloved Sister Maria Goretti McClary who departed this life on May 28, 2017.
Sister Maura Anne Dunn Named 2017 Woman of Providence
The award is given annually at La Roche College's spring Commencement.