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7 Reasons to give to the Sisters of Providence this Giving Tuesday
...all who need it. 5. Your donation supports our spirituality and eco-justice ministries You make the Sisters of Providence ministries at the Woods possible: Spirituality programs and retreats through Providence Spirituality and Conference Center. Our eco-justice ministry modeling care of creation in our White Violet Center for Eco-Justice. 6. You help us share Saint Mother Theodore Guerin with the world From the shrine of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods to sharing her story on her website and telling...
Newsnotes
...of this dreadful virus, especially those who are mourning the loss of someone they love. “Have confidence in the Providence that so far has never failed us.” — Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Earth Day every day Although we couldn’t gather for our annual Earth Day celebration this year, the staff at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice (WVC) got creative. With a different theme each week during April, the WVC team spent the month educating others using articles, videos and social...
What’s next for O’Shaughnessy Dining Hall?
...including events and activities, based on their potential for success. The group established the following criteria for ranking ideas: aligns with the mission of PSCC can be implemented with excellence and creativity has the potential to attract/reach a large number of people/groups fills an important gap in the larger community has potential for weekday/evening use (not just weekends) facilitates a sense of community/ belonging for the named audience has the potential to leverage other programs/services (e.g., White Violet, Linden Leaf...
Music, nature, environmental justice all part of young Providence Associate’s call
...White Violet Center for Eco-Justice. I stated that my schedule did not allow me to join a third order, and she shared about the Providence Associate relationship option. I was familiar with the area as I had family members who had attended Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and Indiana State University. I decided to go check it out. The Woods Visiting “the Woods” was a wonderful experience. My walk was visually filled with the farm, church and chapel, ancient trees and the...
Saint Mother Theodore’s Legacy Lives: Giving Day 2022
...on wheels and respite care for caregivers. We provide spiritual programming through Providence Spirituality & Conference Center. A Sister of Providence doctor as well as nurses and health care ministers provide hope and healing. Spiritual directors and hospital chaplains attend to those who need spiritual guidance and comfort. Other urgent needs – Sisters work with refugees who have fled the violence in their countries and advocate for justice for the oppressed. White Violet Center for Eco-Justice provides organic food and...
Celebrating our many foundations this Foundation Day
...White Violet Center for Eco-justice, Providence Family Services, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, Providence Spirituality & Conference Center, Providence Health Care, Miracle Place, Providence in the Desert, missions in Asia, Peru and more. The Congregation has also responded to the sign of the times when the completion of a mission was necessary. And now, three sisters are in the process of establishing a mission in Arizona near the border. Yes, we continue the ministry of the first Foundation Day in 1840. We...
Newsnotes from winter 2023 HOPE magazine
...volunteered for a time with White Violet Center for Eco-Justice in 2019 after moving back to the Terre Haute area from Colorado. Sarah said she is ready to continue to foster the rich tradition of volunteering with the Sisters of Providence. “While no one could ever replace Sister Becky, I am happy to try to fill her shoes,” Sarah said. “My goal is to continue to grow our volunteer opportunities with dedicated and caring individuals who want to further the...
Crossing the bridge into community: Postulant Stephanie Rivas
...necessities and finding a richness in simplicity. “I wanted to live with others committed to community living.” Breaking boundaries Stephanie sees the Sisters of Providence making things happen, facing challenges, involved in risk-taking — in ground-breaking ministries such as White Violet Center for Eco-Justice, prison ministry, ministry to immigrants and the Providence Food Pantry. Sister Janet Gilligan, Stephanie and Sister Editha Ben laugh in September after Stephanie signed in as the newest woman to enter the Sisters of Providence Congregation....
Sisters of Providence celebrate Senior Jubilees
...Teacher, Colegio San Jose, Arequipa, Peru (1970), Teacher, St. Ann, Indianapolis (1971-72), Teacher, Holy Cross, Indianapolis (1972-79), Teacher, Catholic Indian Mission, Fort Yates, N.D. (1979-81), Teacher, Maternity BVM, Chicago (1981-89), Program for Church Leaders, University of Notre Dame (1989-90), Teacher, St. Lawrence School, Indianapolis (1990-91), Instructor, Hispanic Education Center, Indianapolis (1991-2006), and Teacher, St. Philip Neri School, Indianapolis (2006-19). Sisters of Providence celebrating 70 years with the Congregation this year include (front, from left) Sister Patricia Geis, Sister Rose Virginia...
Walking a labyrinth: one Providence Associate’s experience
...be the final path to the center, one last curve appears up ahead. The path is longer than I expected. It is longer than I wanted it to be. Isn’t that just like life? I find myself learning this lesson every time I walk the labyrinth. When you arrive at the center, what happens? I normally allow an awareness of north, south, east and west to come. I face each direction for a short time. Sometimes I do a...
The surprising life of Sister Paula Damiano
...“People can come and just be quiet in the Woods.” Expanding views Sister Paula Damiano in 2013 in her role as co-director of Providence Spirituality & Conference Center, answers questions about the new shrine of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin during a construction blessing and press conference. What other surprises have sprung from her work at Providence Spirituality & Conference Center? Sister Paula grew up immersed in traditional Catholicism. But as she participated in the Inter-Faith Council of the Wabash Valley,...
Faith leaders hold vigil at Clay County Justice Center
...Justice Center, 611 E. Jackson St., Brazil, the only ICE Detention Center in the state. Sonia has lived in Indianapolis for nearly two decades. She and her husband fled El Salvador in 1999 and fear returning, but if Avile is deported, the family will relocate to the country, a land their children do not know. “This is not easy for me,” Elmer continued. “My wife is detained here and suffering from missing her children. They don’t have the right to...