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Creating hope for the elderly and their family members in Taiwan
...caregivers to create a homecare program. She also began providing “Meals on Wheels” and opened a daycare program for those with cognitive changes and disabilities. Outdoor games is one of the many life-giving activities offered for elders at the Miracle Home ministry in Taiwan. Miracle Home strives to improve the quality of life for clients and their families. Rooted in the religious spirit of love and trust in Divine Providence, their mission is to love God and love people and...
Everything is connected – Our Air
...levels of pollutants. At the same time, air pollution contributes to global warming and harms the natural world. And its worst effects are suffered by the poor, especially in cities. Many of the actions we can take to cut air pollution would not only improve health, but also bring benefits for our climate, biodiversity and quality of life. Outdoor air pollution kills more than 4 million people each year The main types of outdoor air pollution are smog and soot....
The Other Five: A brief look at the lives of the sisters who came from France in 1840 with Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
...Soulaines. She was a cook. She visited and cared for the sick. Saint Mother Theodore had requested that Sister Olympiade be part of the United States mission. She was a lay sister at the time and needed to have permission to make the journey. The superior in France disapproved, but the priests in charge gave their approval. In vintage pioneer spirit, she prepared meager meals of soup, salt pork and corn bread in the outdoor kitchen. Perhaps, she could be...
Meaningful work
As a child, I dreaded Labor Day. It marked the end of summer — the end of daily swims, of neighborhood baseball games and tennis tournaments, the end of playing outdoors until dusk. Sister Shawn Marie McDermott teaches 5th grade students at St. Agnes School, Arlington, Mass. School opened on the day after Labor Day, and for a long time I thought the holiday was given its name because it marked the beginning of what I thought of as labor...
Earth as home
...National Catholic Rural Life Conference. One of the most obvious ways they invite others to join with them in moving toward their goal of providing hope and healing for Earth is participating in their ministry, White Violet Center for Eco-Justice (WVC), at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. WVC is a place where Earth is honored, animals are respected, natural garden items are offered to the local community and education and sharing knowledge is valued. All ages explore WVC through tours; retreats; individualized sabbatical,...
Growing at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice
...who really make this place something special. The relationships I’ve built with countless interns, volunteers and staff I know will last a lifetime. This will always be my home.” Jill Nagy, of Terre Haute, Indiana, shared how much WVC has helped transform her oldest daughter, Anna. Their family was first introduced to WVC when Anna’s preschool class toured the center many years ago. “I remember her enthusiasm at each place we stopped, as we learned about compost, honey bees, and...
What can these Woods offer you?
...same grounds where Saint Mother Theodore Guerin overcame personal struggles to establish the Sisters of Providence and an academy now known as Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. You’ll learn about Mother Theodore’s legacy being lived out daily by the Sisters of Providence through acts of love, mercy and justice. You can personalize your experience with spiritual reflection at many sacred spaces. The sisters offer indoor, outdoor, self-guided and guided tours during your pilgrimage. Learn more about sustainable living and being merciful to...
A Father’s Day Tribute!
...could tell him. A winning story was one that made him laugh – and one that wouldn’t allow him to beat me to the punch line. Even after he died, I would – from time to time – find myself saying, ‘Dad would just LOVE this!” As a child, Sister Lisa played tennis and even participated in several tournaments. She said she was “reasonably successful,” against most of her opponents; except one. “Dad would stand in the middle of the...
Isabelle McCurdy: Involved in all aspects at WVC
White Violet Center intern Isabelle McCurdy takes a family on a tour of the facility, showing them the chickens. After Isabelle McCurdy graduated from high school, she wanted to take a year off before attending college in order to pursue one of her passions. Social justice. While exploring the topic, she found the White Violet Center for Eco-Justice (WVC) website. Being a ministry of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, Isabelle, 19, was immediately intrigued after seeing the...
An unbreakable promise
Among the strange and often bizarre tourist sites described in the book “Weird Indiana” is a page devoted to the Shell Chapel at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. This tiny, quaint chapel is very distant from Mother Theodore Guerin’s home near the seashell covered, wind-swept Breton shore of northern France. But it is a monument to Saint Anne as patroness of the sailors of Brittany. And to the shells that once littered the shores of Indiana’s Wabash River and to faithfulness to a...
Sisters of Providence sponsored institution dedicates new facility
...the president of the school, said officials knew 15 years ago that a move would be necessary. “When we opened in 2007, Sister Jeanne and the leadership team knew that this would not be our forever home,” Pasotti said. “It was an elementary school building with limitations and no room for expanding as enrollment grew.” The new facility, a 131,000-square foot building, features a regulation size gymnasium and stage, large cafeteria and full kitchen, a soccer field and outdoor track,...
Oral history: Sister Ann Sullivan
...Fuqua for math her freshman year. “The first time around,” Ann noted wryly. “She’s tried twice to teach me math. She was a wonderful teacher!” Sister Jean Here we have a photograph of Sister Ann Sullivan (back) and Sister Jean Fuqua weaving at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice. The photo was taken in 2001. Sister Jean Fuqua brought the girls from school to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods if they wanted to tour the campus. There was no pull for Ann then. The...