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Putting a face on the Foley Legacy Fund
...much-needed personnel, programs and buildings along with grounds maintenance needed to operate the ministries today and into the future. You can learn more about the Foley Legacy Fund by visiting More ways to give or calling us at 812-535-2800. In addition to your annual gift, you can consider a planned gift or special gift to help the Foley Legacy fund grow. Learn more about the planned giving. (Originally published in the Fall 2018 issue of HOPE magazine.)...
Feast of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, 2018 reflection
...in Crow Agency, Montana, among the Native American people. I then asked him about the inspiration behind the shrine; what was he trying to accomplish in the way he had helped design the journey of Mother Theodore’s life, beginning in France and culminating in Indiana. His reply? “I wanted to show what holiness looked like in pioneer Indiana.” *** We are here this morning because of the mark of holiness that one Anne-Therese Guerin put on this particular place in...
‘Green’ Investments
...have a growth spurt over the next few years for investors. Investors’ portfolios intend to grow throughout the world. At this time, statistics show that only about a third of investors in the United States are into sustainable investing. And, when they do, there are more investments in the SRI/Exclusion category than the ESG or Impact investments for change. A review of the data shows that companies’ policies and practices with respect to pollution, climate change and water are highly...
Simbang Gabi the Terre Haute way!
...As a young adult, I remember the first time I went to the Philippines for Christmas (2003). That is when I heard about Simbang Gabi. My cousins invited me to go. I was turned off by waking up at 4 a.m., so I didn’t go. In 2014, for the first time, I completed the nine-day novena by attending the 5 a.m. Masses at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church in Rowland Heights, California. Some believe that if you complete the nine-day...
Sisters and Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College: planting seeds of hope in a new generation
...around them … I think it’s so cool that the sisters rely so heavily on God’s love in their everyday lives. I hope to someday be able to rely on God’s love for my needs like the sisters do.” Elaine says she expects the course to continue to grow. She is looking forward to seeing the final projects created by the students. The project asks students and faculty working with them to create a time capsule to be opened in...
Sister Marilu Covani, passing on the spirit of Encuentro
...means to be church. This decades-long series of gatherings started in 1972 with I Encuentro when the bishops who returned from Vatican Council II realized that, having described the church as “the People of God,” the people needed a way to make themselves heard. As the U.S. Hispanic population continued to grow, the Encuentro method of “see-judge-act-celebrate” was ideal for bringing their heritage into a new focus. Encounter draws Sister Marilú During the 1980s, Sister Marilú Covani, SP, at that...
The living and growing Providence Associate relationship in California and beyond
...Gonzales, a scholarship student of Providence in the Desert who is continuing to study at the College of the Desert, has expressed a desire to become a Providence Associate. We suspect that this is just the tip of the iceberg. Providence truly never fails, not ever. Do you want to grow your spirituality and walk more closely with the Sisters of Providence? Apply today to become a Providence Associate! We’d love to have you as part of the Providence community....
Graduation Day!
Go Forth, Dr. Whittaker and Sisters Phung and Huong in service to others! ’Tis the season of graduations! And though the Sisters of Providence are not the proud parents of students graduating at this time of year, we are always bursting with pride at the accomplishments of our Sister of Providence graduates as well as those we have had the privilege to sponsor. Just last weekend, we filled two rows of bleachers at Marian University’s graduate commencement ceremonies as Sister...
A community of hope for homeless young adults
...God as she struggles with her mom trying to dissuade her sexual orientation. Corbin listens, offering meaningful support. Love, opportunity and growth Sister Corbin laughs and looks through materials with volunteer therapist Cindy (who also happens to be Corbin’s mom.) “I want to be a part of a community that welcomes and embraces and loves and provides opportunity for hope to grow. There are a lot of young people who come in here and identify in various ways. It’s really...
White Violet Wednesday: The story behind our cucumbers
...all of them are good for eating fresh, regardless of the name. The pickling varieties we grow at White Violet Center don’t even need to be peeled! My favorite way to enjoy them is eating them whole, dipping them in hummus, muhammara, or your favorite dip of choice. They’re so special they’re being studied Another thing that makes these cucumbers special is that they’re part of a Purdue University three-year study researching the performance of grafted cucumbers grown on a variety...
Photos and fun: Sisters of Providence annual meeting 2019
Since the 1840s when Saint Mother Theodore would call her sisters home to the Woods in the summer, Sisters of Providence have been coming together every summer to reconnect, pray, plan, learn and grow in love. Enjoy these photos from the Sisters of Providence annual meeting June 29-July 4, 2019. Can you find a sister you know? Sisters Susan Dinnin and Adele Beacham during the 4th of July luncheon. Sister Patty Wallace smiles during table discussion at annual meeting. Sister...
Sister Camille Neubauer (formerly Sister Jude)
...vocation to religious life. She recalled that the sisters would phone over to Camille’s mother asking if they could borrow a certain spice, or a sister needed one more egg … could Camille run it across the street to the convent? When she was ready for school, Camille was enrolled at St. Ann Parish School. It was there that one of the sisters phoned Mrs. Neubauer and asked why Camille wasn’t taking piano lessons; after all, Camille’s older sister, in...