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New Providence Associate candidates share what brought them here

By Amy Miranda | October 14, 2016 |

“A friend told me ‘You are looking for the feminine face of God, and you’ve caught a glimpse of it in the Sisters of Providence.”
“Even as a child I was always in awe of the spiritual feeling you get here.”
Providence Associate candidates share what brought them here.

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Remembering Sister Anne Berchmans Taylor

By Jason Moon | October 13, 2016 |

Sister Anne Berchmans was born Helen Anne Taylor in Fort Wayne in 1904

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The cat’s meow

By Kelsey Hollis | October 13, 2016 |

It all started with mouse droppings. When Lorrie Heber took over leadership of White Violet Center in March of 2014, she noticed evidence of some unwelcomed visitors in the center. Several traps later, the culprits had not been caught. It was jokingly suggested that Lorrie get a barn cat.

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Fall in love with these Mother Theodore quotes

By Kelsey Hollis | October 5, 2016 |

As we transition into the first days of autumn, I thought it would be fun to share seven of my favorite nature related quotes from Mother Theodore’s journals.

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Struggling to speak out against injustice with Saint Mother Theodore Guerin

By Sister Emily TeKolste | October 3, 2016 |

In the midst of her own pain and struggles, Mother Theodore still considered the most painful sight to be that of the injustice of owning other human beings. She looked upon her fellow human beings with compassion, saw clearly the results of an unjust structure, and yearned to end the suffering.

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Hoosier Green Light Award

By Cheryl Casselman | September 30, 2016 |

White Violet Center for Eco-Justice received a Hoosier Green Light Award presented by Sustainable Indiana 2016, an Earth Charter Indiana initiative, and was inducted into the Bicentennial Green Legacy Hall of Fame last night during a ceremony at the Vigo County Public Library in Terre Haute.

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Throwback Thursday: Remembering Sister Mary Clare Fritsch

By Jason Moon | September 29, 2016 |

It was her time at Immaculata High School that sparked interest from our many social media friends

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A special family visit

By Jason Moon | September 26, 2016 |

‘Saint Mary-of-the-Woods is a place of gifts; a place of rejuvenation.’

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Remembering Sister Cecilia Clare Bocard

By Jason Moon | September 22, 2016 |

She was often referred to as the ‘sister with the dancing feet’

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Called to be Peacemakers

By Sister Donna Butler | September 20, 2016 |

Steve had another kind of precious gem to offer us that morning

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Reminders of the beauty of God

By Amy Miranda | September 19, 2016 |

“The beauties of nature were continual reminders to her of the beauty of God; it was a thought she loved to put frequently before our minds. The luxuriance of the foliage suggested the bounty and infinite power of the Creator; the beauty of winter in its snowy mantle, purity of soul and the splendor of that spotlessness. ”
Mother Anastasie Brown shares her first-hand memories of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin and her connection to nature.

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Participate with us in Campaign Nonviolence Week

By Sisters of Providence | September 18, 2016 |

We ask all our partners in mission to join us in daily praying the Litany of Nonviolence during this campaign week

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