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White Violet Center teaming with ISU for month-long Earth Day Celebration
For 23 years, White Violet Center for Eco-Justice (WVC), a ministry of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, have conducted the annual Earth Day Celebration on the campus at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods as a call to action to all members of the community. And for the past 19 years, the Office of Sustainability at Indiana State University (ISU) has offered Earth Day Celebrations as well. This year, WVC has teamed with ISU’s Office of Sustainability with the hope of...
Providence Associates photo highlights 2011
Spring retreat: Providence Associate Teresa Clark of Terre Haute, Ind., shows some of her artwork during the Deepening the Providence Story retreat on Saturday, April 2, 2011. Standing in front of the artwork are Margo Edwards-O’Toole (left) of Louisville, Ky., and Marilyn Webb of Brownsburg, Ind. The Deepening the Providence Story retreat ended on Sunday morning, April 3, 2011, with a blessing on all those present. Above (left to right), Sue Thomas of Chicago, Joan Frisz of Louisville, Ky., and...
Sister Rosalie Marie Weller
...miss you. But we thank God for your good, generous, creative, prayerful life. Funeral services for Sister Rosalie Marie took place in the Church of the Immaculate Conception on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 13-14. A wake took place from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., on Friday, Feb. 13, with Vespers at 4:30 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial was at 11 a.m., on Saturday, Feb. 14. We welcome you to share your memories of Sister Rosalie Marie in the comments section below...
Nine days of prayer with Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
...friends in the United States and in France. Relying on that attentiveness and affection, we now ask her to intercede and pray for us. You can pray this novena anytime, but by beginning on Sept. 24 it will naturally conclude on the day before the celebration of her feast day on Oct. 3. The novena is composed by Mary Ellen Gremelspacher, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College class of 1962. Let’s begin today with Day 1 of the novena, below. Then, we invite...
Holy Saturday – Waiting in Darkness
Note: This reflection, written by Sister Barbara Battista, SP, originally appeared in the Catholic Mobilizing Network’s Holy Week Reflection Series. We call this day “Holy Saturday.” We spend this day, between death and resurrection, in quiet remembrance, as a somber vigil at Jesus’ tomb. This is not simply a re-enactment. Holy Saturday invites us to ponder the “tomb time” between Jesus’ death and resurrection. For Jesus’ early followers, this was not necessarily a waiting time. They had no idea what...
A legacy of love, prayer and service
...Eileen Dede echoes this sentiment. “Mother Theodore was so accepting of the trials and tribulations that came to her each day. I wish I were like her!” Affectionate honesty Sister Eileen Dede Another trait often noted by today’s sisters is Mother Theodore’s affectionate honesty with those under her care. Sister Eileen Dede says that although she clearly loved every sister, she “did not hesitate in correcting a mistake, but did so in a loving way.” Or as Sister Alice Ann...
Former Sisters of Providence a gift to the Church and society
...says the structured lifestyle and prayer schedule of the community taught her to value daily prayer and times of silence. “The values they instilled in me will always remain part of me.” Judy recalls that “discipline from the Sisters of Providence especially helped me to grow and mature.” She remembers her 30-day retreat as a life-changing event and is now “busy talking to God all day.” Judy Houghton, formerly sister Judith Ann, as a Sisters of Providence novice, with her...
‘We’re All in This Together: Eat, Shop, Support Local’
With the warmer temperatures, we all welcome with happy hearts the first signs of flowers and buds on the trees, the longer days full of sun and the return of more outdoor activities. For 23 years, White Violet Center for Eco-Justice (WVC) and the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, have had an annual Earth Day Festival on the campus of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods to usher in spring, acknowledge all that the Earth provides for us and deliver a call...
Today is Monday in case you were wondering.
In normal times there is hardly a day that goes by where most people don’t at least once refer to their calendar. At the very minimum you usually know what day of the week it is. Of course these are not normal times. The COVID-19 pandemic has radically changed the way we view time and sometimes it’s hard to tell one day from the next. There are a few notable holidays that deserve to be remembered during this upcoming week....
Sister Mary Ellen Kilday
Sister Mary Ellen Kilday “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” (John 20:21) “‘Peace. … As the Father has sent me, so I send you.’ This quote from the Gospel of John was a favorite of Sister Mary Ellen and supported her all the days of her life and especially during her 76 years as a Sister of Providence. She spent her life in spreading knowledge of God and his gifts to all...
Sister Kathleen Desautels: Collaborating for justice
Sister Kathleen Desautels, second from left, with other peacemakers at a recent protest against the School of Americas. For nearly three decades, Sister Kathleen Desautels (formerly Sister Mary Colleen) has been at the forefront of justice. As a staff member at the 8th Day Center for Justice in Chicago, Sister Kathleen knows a lot about collaborating for justice. The Sisters of Providence are one of six Catholic religious congregations who founded the center in 1974. Today a total of 34...
All Souls Day 2011
...with that thought all day – remembering saints and sinners; wondering about “cave persons;” Adolph Hitler crossed my mind as did Muammar Gaddafi. Pharaoh and the midwives who saved Moses as well as Ruth and Naomi became part of this amazing parade. Well, as I say, I was busy assembling my “cast” all day and awed by the creativity of Providence, sobered by the freedom God gives us to choose “life or death” as we walk on Earth. I wondered...