Aurora turns out to give sister a big virtual hug
Vehicles lined the perimeter of the parking lot of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, horns honking, and people cheering and waving as they drove by and greeted Sister Lu Haidnick.
NOTE: This is a temporary archival copy of our previous website. Please visit our new site here.
News
Here you will find a collection of news articles that were posted to our website from 2013 to present.
Racism in Our Streets and Structures
At this Public Dialogue four African-Americans—an archbishop, an academic leader, a pro-life advocate, and an anti-poverty leader—helped us understand and act in response to this crisis.
Statement on the Arrest and Death of George Floyd
We invite you all to pray with us for the reform needed to make our make our country a more just society for all peoples who live here.
Sister Audrey Sagan
We commend to your charity the soul of our beloved Sister Audrey Sagan who departed this life on May 17, 2020.
Sister Marise Hrabosky
We commend to your charity the soul of our beloved Sister Marise Hrabosky who departed this life on May 16, 2020.
Providence in the Pandemic
Our co-foundress, Marie de la Roche, said that "the darkest paths lead to light, through love and grace." This quote is particularly cogent during these 40 days of Easter.
Sisters Sew Masks for Local Community
Special thanks to our mask makers in Kingston, MA — Sisters Claudia Ward, Gladys Segovia Leon and Angela Provost.
Candles in Our Windows
From Easter Saturday until the end of the pandemic, we have candles lit in the windows of our homes.
Bells Ring Out Across Pennsylvania
On May 3, 2020, the bells of Providence Heights rang out at 7 p.m. and continued for three minutes.
Sister Maria-Regina Ewald - Emmanuel von Ketteler Province
Sister Maria-Regina Ewald returned home to the Lord in the evening hours of April 21, 2020, in Mainz, Germany.
Father Philipus Byung Sang Kim - St. Joseph Province
Born to Eternal life April 25, 2020
Sisters of Divine Providence Update Regarding COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
To ensure the health and safety of our students, faculty, staff and visitors, we will begin to practice social distancing measures to further mitigate the risk to our community.
La Roche University Update Regarding COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
To ensure the health and safety of our students, faculty, staff and visitors, we will begin to practice social distancing measures to further mitigate the risk to our community.
They were fond of sweets
Whether wounded troops or children, Army nurse and Sister Melanie Kambic tempted with candy and kindness.
The melting pot of providence
Exploring two centuries of Catholic sisters welcoming the stranger.
Women religious: Living one mission
Congregations of women religious are making a difference every day in the Diocese of Pittsburgh. Permit me to offer a snapshot view as to why we celebrate them during this National Catholic Sisters’ Week.
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.
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.