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Human Rights Day: ‘I’m grateful I had the opportunity to participate’
...“I think this is an invaluable way for the Sisters of Providence and staff to make a contribution in the community related to our values and mission of social justice, love and mercy,” Sister Mary said. “I’m grateful I had the opportunity to participate.” The Sisters of Providence also host a dinner for the speakers and committee the evening before the event. “I am proud that the Sisters of Providence are one of the sponsors and that our leadership (and...
What’s Coming Up!
...XVI on Oct. 15, 2006, and her feast day was designated for Oct. 3. She was the first Indiana saint and the eighth Catholic saint designated in the United States. We will also celebrate the 30-year anniversary of White Violet Center for Eco-Justice! The Sisters of Providence ministry is known for its alpacas, chickens, orchards, bee hives, nature trail, the 5-acre USDA certified organic garden and the White Violet Farm Store. Stay tuned for upcoming events regarding these 2026 celebrations!...
Earth Day Every Day: Earth Defenders unite
White Violet Center for Eco-Justice has been celebrating Earth Day all month. This last week of April, we are focusing on “community.” Community is defined as: A group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common, and A feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests and goals. As members of the human species, we are part of many communities. But at the same time, we all are part...
Reminders of the beauty of God
I’ve heard Saint Mother Theodore Guerin referred to as the “green saint.” The excerpt below helped to bring Mother Theodore’s connection to nature to life for me. The memory is from Mother Anastasie Brown (1826-1918). She began her life as a pioneer child in the Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, vicinity. She studied at the Academy at Saint Mary -of-the-Woods starting in 1841, at its beginnings. She then entered the Sisters of Providence in 1844 and spent the first many years of...
Tony and the NIH: Our newest alpaca becomes a part of history
This past April, the Sisters of Providence were blessed with a bouncing bundle of alpaca joy, Raphael Anthony (aka Tony). It couldn’t have come at a better time. At this point we were several weeks into our “shelter in place” period, so having new life come forth was just the little shot of joy we all needed. The official photograph of Providence Raphael Anthony Casey Kellum, photographer The staff at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice, the ministry of the Sisters...
From fashion to fiber arts
Said enjoys working with the alpacas. White Violet Center intern Sadie Laing comes to us from Madison, Wisconsin, where she recently completed a bachelor’s degree in textile and fashion design from University of Wisconsin-Madison. Sadie also has an associate’s degree in fashion design from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. I sat down with her recently to talk about her favorite textile pieces and life at WVC. Sadie’s portfolio show at UW-Madison featured textile pieces inspired by the...
What’s next for O’Shaughnessy Dining Hall?
...In July, Sisters of Providence Paula Damiano and Jan Craven, co-directors of Providence Spirituality & Conference Center (PSCC), invited members of the Providence Community and our new catering partner, Bon Appétit, to participate in a think tank for envisioning current and future uses for O’Shaughnessy. Brainstorming The team came together to seek inventive and exciting ways of expanding O’Shaughnessy’s use and generating a sustaining revenue stream for the Sisters of Providence. Providence Associate and SMWC alumna Sue Weber ’77 facilitated...
Sister Petra Daschbach
...secondary schools was in public schools in Pittsburgh with secular teachers. Not until she, like her three older sisters, entered Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College did she meet Sisters of Providence. This encounter, flourishing within the ambience of the Woods, fostered in her the desire to become a Sister of Providence and led her to request admission to the Congregation. On Feb. 1, 1939, Mary came to the novitiate, receiving the religious name Sister Petra,” continued Sister Mary Roger. Sister Petra pronounced...
Congregation shares LCWR statement on action to prevent gun violence
...country. The Washington Post reports that since the attack at Columbine High School in 1999, nearly 300,000 have been on campus during a school shooting. In 2020 firearm related injuries surpassed automobile accidents as the leading cause of death among children and adolescents, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Where is the outrage? How many more children are we willing to sacrifice? We mourn with the people of Uvalde even as we continue to grieve for...
Sister Carole: a witness of hope
...both found community at the Jewish Community Center in Indianapolis. Her father goes to the center for water therapy and Sister Carole always accompanies him. “We’ve made friends and connections with all different faiths and really see that as a support system,” said Sister Carole, who also realizes that she ministers to people in that environment, too. Another way in which Sister Carole ministers to and with people is through the Providence Associate Relationship. She companioned Providence Associate Sue Weber...
Sister Anne Marita Wynne
...Catholic, Galesburg. In Indiana, her classrooms included St. Joan of Arc, Indianapolis; St. Joseph, Jasper; St. John, Loogootee; and Cathedral, Fort Wayne. Sister Anne Marita spent two years as support staff at the Spoon River Center for Community Mental Health in Cambridge, Ill. In 1984, she returned to the Woods where she spent the next five years as a part-time faculty secretary at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. She later spent several years volunteering in the Resource Center at the motherhouse. “Sitting...
Sister Rose Marie (Anthony Marie) Thole
...degree in education from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. Sister Rose Marie’s first ministry was in the Infirmary. After a six-year stint there, she attended St. Xavier College, Chicago, and earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing. She returned to the Woods in 1967 and for the next 10 years served in the Infirmary. Her other nursing ministries included surgical nurse at Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, Ill.; RN at the Christopher E. Center, Evansville, Ind., and the UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles;...