Sr. Helen Brennan, SP (1928-2023)
Sister Helen Theresa Brennan (Sister Dympna), age 94, a Sister of Providence for 73 years, died July 20 2023 at St. Joseph Residence in West Seattle, Washington. …
Sister Helen Theresa Brennan (Sister Dympna), age 94, a Sister of Providence for 73 years, died July 20 2023 at St. Joseph Residence in West Seattle, Washington. …
Shivering in a cold January night, the old nun could barely lift herself from her pillow. Bedridden for months in the infirmary of her beloved Providence Academy[1], she…
by Lucila Mamales Vasquez, SP “Many are called but few are chosen.” That describes our situation in the Philippine Mission. We are in dire need of people to…
By Sr. Marie-Thérèse Gnamazo We recently participated in an event in Yakima, Washington, called Congreso Católico de Evangelización Familiar (Catholic Family Evangelization Congress). It is one of the…
On St. Patrick’s Day 2023, St. Patrick’s Hospital in Missoula, Montana, celebrated the 150th Anniversary of its founding. It is the first hospital in the Providence St. Joseph Health…
By Sister Rosa Nguyen I have been blessed to be a part of the Mission Leadership Institute, sponsored by Providence St. Joseph Health and Providence University. This program…
Joan Gallagher, SP Over the years I have enjoyed volunteering in parish ministry as a Eucharistic Minister, serving on Liturgy committees, facilitating a Single Mom’s Spirituality group, working…
Sisters of Providence work in many ministries throughout the Mother Joseph Province. Below are a few of them but volunteering can be as close as your local church,…
The theme for this year’s Earth Day, April 22, is Invest in Our Planet. The Earth Committee thought, “What could we do to invest in our planet and also…
When your community lacks resources, housing, transportation, health care and other basic human needs, missionaries are sometimes the only source of assistance. Sr. Vilma Franco, SP, runs a…
Sister Anna Loan Nguyen, age 75, a woman religious for 50 years, died March 6, 2023, at Swedish Hospital, Seattle. Sr. Anna Loan was born on April…
From developing a revised Consitutions and Rules to grappling with a worldwide pandemic, Sr. Karin Dufault, SP, who just completed her tenure as the 18th Congregational Leader of…