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Earth Day Every Day: How land, animals, plants and poop are all connected
...sawdust, straw, hay, chicken manure and weeds. Then, this collection conspires with time, weather, bacteria, fungi, wildlife, worms and even our tractors to help break down and mix it all together. The results are beautiful, black compost. Why do we need compost? The compost is then used to amend our soil. Here at White Violet Center, our soil is full of clay. That can make for difficult growing conditions. By adding loose organic matter in the form of compost, we...
Mason jar soil test
Plants need sun, water and healthy soil to grow. You can’t control the sun and nature and where you live will heavily influence your water. But you can have a beneficial impact on your soil if you know what it needs. Learn how to easily take a mason jar soil sample in your backyard. Check out this video. https://youtu.be/IW8cCxAkGA8...
Arts & Music ministries
...Sights Creation Sights is the ministry of Sister Jody O’Neil, the Sisters of Providence artist in residence. Sister Jody works in the Roethele Studio/Gallery at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. (Sister Rita Ann Roethele (RIP) our first artist in residence, created the studio.) An experienced painter, Sister Jody specializes in both oil and acrylic media. Her interests also include drawing, watermedia collage, sculpture, photography, leaded glass and liturgical design. She sells her work and generates revenue for the Congregation. Learn more at CreationSights.com...
Earth Day Every Day
...during our week about food and farming, the humble cabbage. Read more How land, animals, plants and poop are all connected It all starts when our alpacas lift their tails. A journey begins that has a shared ending: the restoration of our land. Read more Videos https://youtu.be/QS9V5JPhH0k Who knew how easy it is to make your own sauerkraut? https://youtu.be/azP5r32LWYg Growing your own plants is fun and eco-friendly! https://youtu.be/IW8cCxAkGA8 Learn how to easily take a mason jar soil sample in your...
Polyculture. Or How I Stopped Worrying and Now Embrace the Unpredictable
...figuring out how to enter our high tunnels and feasting on our tomato plants, meant that our tomato production was down more than 80 percent year-over-year for most of the summer. Production bounced back somewhat starting in late August, when temperatures returned to normal and we put up new fencing to keep the deer out of the high tunnels, but the damage was done. To add insult to injury, we kept hearing from folks at market that they were hoping...
Sister Dorothy Gartland (formerly Sister Margaret Eugene)
...He will establish and uphold it with justice and righteousness from this time forward and forevermore. The zeal of the God of hosts will do this. Dorothy was born in St. Joseph, MO. She was fourth in a lineup of eight children – three brothers – Eugene, William, John; and four sisters – Margaret, Theresa (whom we SPs knew as Sister Eugene Therese), Jennie and Mary Ann. Her brothers Will, John and sister Mary Ann survive her. The Gartland family...
Sister Helen Vinton: Impacting Agriculture
...thinking she can teach us?’ When Sister Helen convinced farmer Jackie Judice that farmers could make more money by having less trash in their sugar cane and reduce the input to improve their soil and spend less [on] pesticides and, finally, make the non-farmers very happy to not have trash all over the roads and too much spraying from planes, it was really something!” According to Bourg, Thibodeaux said Sister Helen’s persistent explaining paid off as she and Judice “turned...
April 21, 2026: A Day of Prayer, Fasting and Advocacy
...a change of heart. We desire, long for, and work towards a renewal of human relations that puts thriving life at the center. We bring into our prayer this day the pain and suffering of people, planet, and all life forms caused by human systems that do not honor the sacred nature of all creation. In so doing we are reminded of the persistence and resilience of life itself. Soil recovers. Oceans team with life humans cannot even see but...
Living Laudato Si’ at the Woods
...physical labor, but they are also deeply rewarding. There is something sacred about working with your hands in the soil, tending living things and participating in the healing of creation. If you love the outdoors, want to serve the community and hope to further the mission of Laudato Si’, we would love to welcome you. This Laudato Si’ Week, may we move beyond awareness into action – caring for our common home one seed, one chore and one act of...
Immigration Through Another’s Heart
...like an outsider until we form relationships. Can you understand what it is to live (and/or hide) in another country, learn a new language, navigate unfamiliar systems, and find a job? Would adapting to new rules and cultural norms be stressful, leading to a feeling of not belonging? Again, to some extent, we can understand. The culture of the United States is not homogeneous. I think most people are aware that the culture of the Deep South is different from...
Sister Regina Therese Shaughnessy
...with all of us as she begins her new “class” – her new life with God. The words are of Blessed Cardinal John Henry Newman and Regina asked that they be read at her commentary. O Lord, support us all the day long, until the shadows lengthen, and the evening comes, and the busy world is hushed, and the fever of life is over, and our work is done. Then in your mercy, grant us a safe lodging and a...
Being ‘Stickered’
...have a special message on the back of a label; my label last Saturday was the word ‘GORGEOUS,’ so I looked out at the autumn colored trees and whispered: ‘You are gorgeous; thank you for being you.’” On the opposite end of the question is Sister Janice Smith, “NO! I don’t look forward to being stickered. I am always so afraid that I will forget to go get them that it generally is another stressor to me. But it does help...