
Save our Prison Farms
General Superior Sr. Pauline Lally speaks with a Corrections Canada official during a noon hour demonstration at Pittsburgh Institution.BY CHRISTINE ROSS Farmers, religious...

25 in 5 creating real change
Sr. Pauline Lally attends a pre-budget vigil at Queen’s Park in March. The vigil was organized by the JPIC office.BY JAMIE SWIFT On May 6 Ontario’s Legislature unanimously...

Poverty: reality vs perception
Grade 10 student Grace Iori asks “rental agent” Alice Gazeley how she can possibly afford a Kingston apartment.BY CHRISTINE ROSS High school students and retired teachers in...

Sisters open home to African visitors
left to right: Justin Mabouth (Cameroon), Sr. Joe Eke(Nigeria), Rev. Simeon Muhunga (Congo), and Rev. John Ngabo(Rwanda)BY CHRISTINE ROSS Calling their Kingston experience...

Faith exchange with students
Grade 11 students Tanor Bonin (foreground) and Josh London.The Sisters of Providence made a return visit to Belleville high school St. Theresa Secondary as part of the...

Breaking the Poverty Cycle
Sister Una Byrne, Tara Kainer and General Superior Sr. Pauline Lally meet with the media to offer reaction to the Poverty ReportA long-time Kingston social activist...

Multifaith Prayer Vigil
Father Paul Hansen of ISARC and General Superior at the March 11th vigil in Toronto. Photo: Tara Kainer, Justice & Peace OfficeBY JAMIE SWIFT A band of two dozen...

Poverty Vigil Celebrates 13 Years
Scene from the 13th Anniversary Silent Vigil held on November 13th, 2008.“The last thing poverty respects is age. Young, old or in between, being poor erases smiles from our...

In Silence, Wisdom is born
General Superior Sr. Pauline Lally at the 13th Anniversary of the Silent Vigil.BY GENERAL SUPERIOR SISTER PAULINE LALLY Twelve years ago when I returned to Kingston, after a...

Meal Providers Face Higher Demand
Bonita McCourt of the Salvation Army Community Services speaks during the October luncheon.In Kingston you can order an $11 poutine with braised veal cheeks. Or lunch on...