Sister Donna Butler
Sister Donna Butler has been a Sister of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods for more than 60 years. Sister Donna has served in elementary education, parish ministry, diocesan social justice, as well as the Congregation’s liturgy office, archives department and social justice outreach. She also administered as the director of the Providence Volunteer Ministry. Sister Donna currently volunteers in outreach with Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College students.
International Women’s Day, March 8
How do I keep hope alive?
Fair Food Campaign: The Super Bowl of Workers’ Rights
As a consumer, you have a powerful voice
Saving the Seeds: A Matter of Justice
"What a treasure of God's creation to hold sacred ... to protect
A Tree in Winter
In the wintertime of my soulbarren branches stand starkclothed in heaviness of icebestowed by winter night storm. But then comes morninglavishing warm, bright sunon my hard-stiff selfrevealing resplendent prismsglistening grace-fullnessuntold beautyhidden in the night. I bask long in this Lightholding…
Advent Poem
ADVENT journey down through the centuriesof people seeking Godto become flesh in their lives journey of people in high placesjourney of the lowly and the simplejourney of Mary and Josephjourney of the wise onesjourney of Saint Mother Theodore Guerinjourney of…
Celebrating Labor Day from a ‘different perspective’
Thoughts were different this year
Water Poem
With great delight I will ripple and flow
Reflecting on the amazing life of Sister Dorothy Stang, SNDdeN: Martyr of the Amazon
Sisters offer perspective after attending one-woman play
What are you reading these days?
Check out Mary's Pence 2015 'Summer Reading List'
Promoting justice through ‘Corporate Responsibility’
We strive to invest our corporate money in a socially responsible manner in order to have a positive impact on the planet and on humanity.