Here are reflections, homilies and speeches shared with us from the various events at which the Sisters are asked to speak. And some personal writings shared by Sisters.
Everything has its time
Providence Village is a community of hope, belonging and wellbeing for the vulnerable where diverse partners offer compassionate care and support services to honour and continue the spirit and Catholic legacy of the Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul. The...
Interfaith teachings on peace – 2022 potluck
BY SISTER PAULINE LALLY A vibrant group of individuals from various faiths, beliefs and spiritual traditions, who have been meeting monthly since the 150th Anniversary of Canada, held their annual potluck – the 1st still in the pandemic – in Memorial Hall at the...
Kingston Interfaith Potluck 2022
Photos by Sister Jeannette Filthaut, SPThe Kingston Interfaith Community held a potluck supper on November 29, and Sister Pauline Lally spoke to the group as a Christian member of the interfaith group. The theme for the evening was "Peace" which Sister Pauline...
Remembrance Day 2022
Photo by Sister Jeannette Filthaut.Sister Pauline Lally was invited to speak at the Remembrance Day ceremony at Providence Care Hospital, where she spoke of the lives lost in WWI and many wars since that we remember on November 11. As a longtime justice and peace...
Providence Care Leadership Missioning Service
Sister Frances O’Brien was one of three Sisters from the Leadership Team that participated in the annual missioning service for Providence Care this past September 25. This is part of Sister Frances’ reflection on the Charism of the Sisters of Providence of St....
Baking Bread Together
Baking Bread Together I met him just the other day,As I walked through the wheat-filled fields.His cabin cloistered in the forestSurrounded by lush sycamores. The atmosphere was still, but for a cooing dove.I stopped and focused on his abodeMade of fine olive...
The Love of Christ Compels Us
A sermon for the week of Christian Unity St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church January 29, 2017 BY SISTER PAULINE LALLY, SP Good Morning. Thank you for your invitation. I am delighted to be with you. As I was walking over his morning I wondered if Jesus came to earth in...
The Barque of Providence
Sister Catherine Casey shares two writings on Catherine McKinley, founder of the Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul, also known as Mother Mary Edward.The Barque of Providence So still and cool the sunbathed air ruffles my silvered hair.While secure my being...
Legacy Day at St. Mary’s Hospital
BY SISTER JEANNETTE FILTHAUT,St. Mary's Camrose Legacy Day speaker, 2016 A Jubilee Year of Mercy proclaimed by Pope Francis in 2015 has just come to a close with the closing of the Holy Door of Mercy on November 20th. But MERCY is ongoing as reflected in...
The death of John the Baptist and the misuse of power
Address by Sister Pauline Lally, SP Half Moon Bay among the 1000 Islands July 14, 2015 How happy I am to be with you once again. What a privilege it is to be asked to conduct a Sunday service that holds an over-100 year old tradition in such a beautiful bay. But...