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Welcome to our blog. Here, we will share with you stories of our lives as Sisters of Providence. We invite Providence Associates to write in this space also. We hope you find these posts enjoyable and inspirational.
10 years a saint! Now what?
But I wonder: what would Mother Theodore think of being a saint? Would she be uncomfortable with all the attention? Would she feel like it was something she didn’t deserve? If given a choice would she refuse the honor? Mother Theodore once said, “What have we to do in order to become saints? Nothing extraordinary; nothing more than we do everyday. Only do it for [God’s] love.”
New Providence Associate candidates share what brought them here
“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.
Remembering Sister Anne Berchmans Taylor
Sister Anne Berchmans was born Helen Anne Taylor in Fort Wayne in 1904
The cat’s meow
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.
Fall in love with these Mother Theodore quotes
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.
Struggling to speak out against injustice with Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
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.
Hoosier Green Light Award
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.
Throwback Thursday: Remembering Sister Mary Clare Fritsch
It was her time at Immaculata High School that sparked interest from our many social media friends
A special family visit
'Saint Mary-of-the-Woods is a place of gifts; a place of rejuvenation.'
Remembering Sister Cecilia Clare Bocard
She was often referred to as the 'sister with the dancing feet'
Called to be Peacemakers
Steve had another kind of precious gem to offer us that morning
Reminders of the beauty of God
"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.