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by Jamie Swift
Those 13 words speak volumes about the why of war. Particularly since they were uttered at a 1936 Vimy Ridge Pilgrimage by Canada’s first Silver Cross Mother.
Charlotte Susan Wood was speaking to King Edward VIII as they gazed across the former killing fields subsequently planted with uncountable white crosses row on row.
Mrs. Wood was a Winnipeg laundry worker whose son Percy had perished at Vimy Ridge before he turned 18, one of her five sons killed in World War I.
“Please God, Mrs. Wood,” replied King Edward, “It shall never happen again.”
by Sister Gayle Desarmia
San Martin is a small town about eight kilometres from El Progresso. About 80 families live there. They are poor and very hardworking. Early every day they go to their fields to cultivate broccoli, onions, potatoes and other vegetables. It is cold when they start out and when they come back home their clothes are wet from working through the heat of the day.
Providence Associate Jan Kehoe offered a blessing along with her chaplaincy team colleague Mark Vigrass
by Sister Jeannette Filthaut
On March 27, St. Joseph’s Continuing Care Hospital in Edmonton officially opened its palliative care wing. Our congregation having opened the hospital originally, in 1948, we Sisters of Providence in Edmonton were invited to the blessing of this newly-renovated wing.
Sister Rita Gleason and myself were able to participate. We were honoured to assist in placing the first crucifix in the hallway as the doors were opened. This crucifix once hung in the original St. Joseph’s Hospital on Whyte Avenue.
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On Friday, March 22 Kingston’s social justice vigil keepers will continue their 17 year campaign against poverty. We’ll welcome the coming of spring by urging Ontario – and Kingston MPP Hon. John Gerretsen – to end the three-year freeze on the provincial minimum wage.
They will deliver a big block of ice containing $10.25 in coins to Mr. Gerretsen’s office.
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Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul formally welcomed Sisters from two congregations during a welcoming ritual on October 2nd in the Chapel at Providence Motherhouse.
By Christine Ross
It’s been more than 80 years since siblings Mary and Julia Hamilton lived together on the family farm in Elgin with their parents, brothers and sisters in the 1920’s, unaware that their life journey would reunite them under one roof again, so many years later.
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MPP John Gerretsen and poverty tour organizer Tara Kainer begin the day with a meal at Lunch by George.
By Christine Ross
Kingston’s representative at Queen’s Park is elevating the profile of people struggling to survive on social assistance.
Kingston and the Islands MPP John Gerretsen has made a promise to help set up a meeting between anti-poverty advocates and politicians at Queen’s Park.
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Gardener and seed saver Cate Henderson, who oversees the gardens, offered tours and hosted a seed saving workshop.
By Christine Ross
What’s the difference between heirloom and commercially-produced tomatoes?
Flavour tops the list. Just ask any of the 150 tomato tasters attending this year’s popular Heirloom Tomato Day at Providence Motherhouse in late August.
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By Christine Ross
A call went out last year to knitters at Providence Motherhouse and elsewhere in Kingston as part of the One Hat, One Heart campaign organized by the Seeds of Light Foundation.
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