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Entrance to center dedicated to Sister Wendy Workman
It was a joyous occasion as the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods and representatives from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College joined together at the Jeanne Knoerle Sports and Recreation Center on Tuesday, July 28. The gathering was to dedicate the entrance to the center in honor of Sister Wendy Workman. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College President Dr. Dottie King acknowledged Sister Wendy, who died in 2009, was a graduate of the Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College class of 1974, and had taught at the college...
Sister Linda Kaliker (formerly Sister Marie Theodore)
...Linda Kaliker (formerly Sister Marie Theodore) Complete Ministry In Indiana: Teacher, St. Ann School, Indianapolis (1962-64); Teacher, St. Joseph School, Jasper (1967-74); Teacher, Holy Spirit School, Indianapolis (1974-81); Residential Superintendent, Riverview Care Center, Fort Wayne (1987-89); Consultant, Sears Telecatalog, Fort Wayne (1989-93); Adult Literacy Consultant, Idea Center, Huntington (1993-94); Manager, Providence Center Gift Shop, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1995-98); Gift Shop Staff, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1998-205); Assistant Manager of Gift Shop, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2005-07); Volunteer in health care, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2007-08); Prayer, Saint...
A Haunting Desert Experience
8th Day Center for Justice staff and assembly members at the Eloy Detention Center to open the SOAWatch Nogales Convergence weekend of Oct. 7-10, including (from left) Mary Kay Flanigan, a family member of a detainee, Liz Deligio, Sister Kathleen Desautels, Patricia Schlosser and Arlene Ashack. Twenty years of attending the SOAWatch events at the gates of Ft. Benning, Ga., one always needed to prepare for either cold or rainy days. Not so this year. The Arizona border heat made...
Miracle Place: a beacon for the neighborhood
...We will work on that as well as hosting fun community events where neighbors can gather to meet one another and enjoy relaxation.” The sisters are excited that opening the Community Center has stimulated landlords on their block to rehab several other properties as well. Now Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, then archbishop of Indianapolis, with Sisters Rita Ann and Barbara, blessed Miracle Place Community Center in May. “The house across the street, for example, has been renovated and a couple...
Caring for God’s gifts: the natural environment and faith
...or her contributions, they will readily locate them in many responsible publications. Most of the best organizations have excellent Web sites on crucial issues. For those who use the Internet, a few of the reliable organizations include: www.whiteviolet.org www.environmentaldefense.org www.networklobby.org www.earthcharter.org www.sojo.net www.sierraclub.org A net search for “environmental issues” on Google or Yahoo will yield many other possibilities. Your own interest and ingenuity will lead you to many other sources. We live in an era that makes great demands on...
The charism of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
...hospitality offered through Saint Mary’s residential life and health care facilities. The Congregation continues to sponsor ministries whose roots can be traced to those she began, but which challenge her daughters to “lean with all their weight on Providence” by adapting to contemporary needs. The White Violet Center for Eco-Justice at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods continues not only cultivation of the grounds and education, but also strives to relate local and global perspectives. Providence Self Sufficiency Ministries, a separately incorporated sponsored ministry...
Hope and healing for Earth: Earth Day 2012
Tulips outside of Corbe House on the motherhouse grounds at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Anyone who knows the Sisters of Providence and our Providence Associates knows of our commitment to hope and healing of Earth. We channel much of our energy in this regard through the ministry of White Violet Center for Eco-justice. However, it is the rare Sister of Providence or Providence Associate who is not individually committed to “reduce, reuse, recycle” and to taking seriously the role of humankind in...
Honor Divine Providence
...and leaders in spirituality such as Miriam Therese MacGillis, OP, and Judy Cannato. Our founding director of the White Violet Center for Eco-justice, Sister Ann Sullivan has also guided us. On this journey of more than 10 years, two scientifically verifiable facts have increased my reverence for all creation and deepened my trust in Providence that sustains this incredible web of relationships. Fact #1: Earth formed as a planet in our solar system 4.25 billion years ago. The eons between...
Opening new doors
...learn about the foundress, the SP history and traditions and learn about White Violet Center for Eco-Justice. Portraits of Saint Mother Theodore hang in every classroom at Providence Cristo Rey and the students seem to grasp her importance and influence on their history. Sister Maureen went with the volleyball team to a game at St. Theodore Guerin High School in Noblesville, Ind., and the students were surprised to see a large portrait of their saint at the school. “They said,...
The wisdom of Saint Mother Theodore: Letter to Sister Maria
...would knit me, in your leisure moments, a woolen petticoat for winter. It should not be too wide. Do not make it too long either. You have nice yarn at Madison, and I know Sister Basilide will be willing to buy some for me. I know too that you will be pleased to work for your devoted old Mother. …” (“Journals and Letters,” pages 383-384). Today, Saint Mother Theodore would check out the fiber at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice....
Why I love Mother Theodore
...will ever love you as your old Mother Theodore does.” It’s so easy to love her back. A note about the author: Christina Blust is the digital media/web manager and designer for the Sisters of Providence. After graduating from Xavier University in 2006, she began her time with the Congregation as a volunteer at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice, a ministry of the Sisters of Providence. Since 2007 she has worked in the Mission Advancement office. Christina is from northern...
Rejoicing in the life of Sister Jeanne Knoerle
Sister Jeanne Knoerle gives a fiber spinning lesson to this young girl at a White Violet Farm Alpacas open house. Please join the Sisters of Providence in remembering Sister Jeanne Knoerle who died Monday, June 10, 2013 at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, by sharing your reflections and memories on her abundant and fruitful life in the comments space below....