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Sister Mary Rita Griffin (formerly Sister Mary Paula)
...you and miss your quiet giving way with us. Funeral Liturgy Outside Mass for Sister Mary Rita took place at 11 a.m., on Tuesday, March 24. We welcome you to share your memories of Sister Mary Rita in the comment section below. Memorial contributions in Sister Mary Rita’s honor may be made to the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Sister Mary Rita Griffin (formerly Sister Mary Paula) Complete ministry In Indiana: Teacher, Our Lady of Greenwood, Greenwood (1957-58); Teacher,...
Sister Dorothy Drobis (formerly Sister Irene Therese)
...One story told and re-told at BVM convent was that she inquired about saving three green beans left from the evening meal. “Oh, for heaven’s sake, Drobiskowski, throw them out!” was the exasperated reply from Sister Laura. With all this teasing, it seems incredible that Dorothy would often tell others that her years at BVM were some of the happiest of her religious life. Sister Dorothy Drobis learns about the app on this teen volunteer’s phone. Dorothy was also known...
Anti-Racism: the Providence Community’s justice focus for 2021-2026
The Providence Community holds up green cards during the Chapter meeting in October with nearly everyone affirming anti-racism as the justice focus for the Community for the next five years. A sea of green yes cards filled O’Shaughnessy Dining Hall. During the recent General Chapter, the Sisters of Providence and Providence Associates voted to affirm antiracism as the justice focus for the coming years. The process leading up to the vote began many months prior. Sisters and Providence Associates provided...
Sister Suzanne Buthod (formerly Sister Mary Judith)
...College for one semester but then followed a call to join the Congregation. “I felt it was something I had to do,” she told me. She arrived on February 2, 1949, and received the name Sister Mary Judith. She professed final vows on August 15, 1956. She taught 11 years in elementary schools in Lockport, Joliet, Greenfield and St. Catherine in Indianapolis, where she was eighth-grade teacher and principal. From St. Catherine, she was sent to complete an academic year...
Leadership Team expresses disappointment with recent Biden Administration announcement
...opportunity to better educate ourselves on the many other energy alternatives we should utilize and the many ways we can choose to alter our own behavior that will have a lasting impact. We must eliminate our use of fossil fuels in order to heal our Earth and ourselves and the only way to do this is by significantly utilizing renewable energy resources. Studies that were conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic proved that greenhouse gas emissions were cut dramatically around our...
Sister Rita Clare Gerardot
...feast before us! Yes, we consumed all the candy and all the stuffed green olives. None of us got sick! We didn’t get caught and no one got in trouble. Throughout my years as a Sister of Providence, I have had God prodding, nudging, surprising me, making me evermore aware in my daily life that I am called to be God’s presence to all with whom I interact. For 32 years, I enjoyed teaching and administration at the elementary level...
The Season of Creation 2022: Meatless Mondays and More
...dairy have the greatest impacts on the environment. Raising animals to feed billions of people requires huge inputs of land, feed, water, and energy for processing, storage, and transport.” The livestock sector, especially beef and lamb production, produces greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change. Raising livestock also contributes to species decline and the depletion of natural resources like land and water. Shifting diets away from high meat consumption can help reduce these environmental impacts. “Committing to Meatless Mondays is...
Providence Associate Stephen Modde on finding a safe and welcoming community
...parish. During that time, I became acquainted with the Bishop of Green Bay, Wisconsin. He invited me to his diocese to decide if I wished to be ordained. In 1971, I was ordained to the priesthood for the Green Bay diocese. For nine years I was an associate pastor and high school and college teacher. In 1980, I answered an ad in the National Catholic Reporter (NCR) for a Campus Ministry Director and Instructor at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC). After an interview...
Sister Rosemary Borntrager (formerly Sister Rose Cecile)
...Fort Wayne (1953-56); Teacher, St. Patrick, Indianapolis (1956); Teacher, Our Lady of Greenwood, Greenwood (1956-57); Archivist Assistant, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1993-97); General Secretary, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1997-2006); Volunteer, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2007-2021); Prayer, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2021-2023). In Illinois: Teacher, St. Dennis, Lockport (1958-61); Teacher, Marywood, Evanston (1966-69); Teacher/Assistant Principal, Marywood, Evanston (1969-70); Assistant Superintendent/Teacher, Diocese of Jolie (1980-93). In Washington, D.C.: Teacher, St. Ann (1961-66). In Missouri: Teacher/Assistant Principal, John F. Kennedy High School, St. Louis (1971-73). In California: Principal, Marywood, Orange (1973-80)....
Everything is Connected – Our Food
...while a third of all food goes to waste. Intensive agriculture largely relies on fossil fuels. It has turned rich forests into farmland and is responsible for around one-third of greenhouse gas emissions. Intensive farming methods erode and deplete fertile soil and surrounding biodiversity. They undermine the ability of future generations to grow adequate food. As local and indigenous farmers are displaced, we are fast losing the deep reserves of skill and knowledge they hold. What Needs to Change? A...
Mother’s Day Lunch: Holiday Celebrations Around Our Table
...Table: Copped Italian Salad / Garden Salad / Fruit Salad Main Entrées: Shrimp Alfredo Pasta / Caprese Chicken / Vegetable Lasagna / Creamy Risotto with Green Peas Sides: Balsamic Glazed Asparagus / Yeast Rolls with Whipped Butter Flatbread Bar: Roasted Mediterranean Vegetables and Feta Cheese / Barbeque Chicken and Red Onion / Sausage Mushroom and Green Pepper / Beef Taco with Jalapeno, Tomato and Shredded Lettuce Dessert Table: On display will be mini cannoli assorted cupcakes, assorted cookies, and warm...
2025 Spring Plant Sale
...and Saturday, May 3, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the White Violet Center for Eco-Justice Greenhouse, located off Pomeroy Avenue at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. Come early for the best selection. Cash and credit cards accepted. Among our large selection of organically grown plants, started lovingly in our greenhouse, you will find: Vegetables Cabbage Chard Cucumber Eggplant Kale Onions Sweet Peppers Hot Peppers Tomatoes (over 20 varieties) Zucchini Flowers & Herbs Bachelor Buttons Basil Basketflower Black Eyed Susans Calendula Chamomile Cilantro Dahlias...