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White Violet Center: To market, to market jiggity jig
...basil plants, and more! Look for us in our new spot! White Violet Center has also added a second space to our booth this season and will be located on the northeast corner of the market. (For market regulars, we have swapped spots with Hallie Hound Barkery and will be on the other side of L&A Farm.) If you live outside of our market area we encourage you to support your local farmers’ market. Editor’s note: Farm Store at White...
Facing institutionalized racism within myself
...few summers ago to Memphis, Tennessee. I was assigned to help at the local Boys and Girls Club. As soon as I walked in, I felt uncomfortable. The group of other teenagers I was working with, our group leader and myself were all white, and we had just entered a building where everyone else was black. It was a startling experience for me. Raised in Terre Haute, Indiana, I had never been in a room or situation where there were...
Against All Odds: Focus on Sister Mary Elise Renauldt, SP
...difficult and desperate living situation among the local population, yet it turned out to be far greater than even she anticipated. The district of Honan was experiencing a severe famine at the time of the sisters’ arrival. In the Saint Mary-of-the-Woods publication, the Bugle Call, it is written that Sister Mary Elise described a very heart-wrenching scene in Kaifeng: blind men were everywhere in great numbers in the streets which were also filled with pedestrians, ox carts, mule carts, rickshaws,...
Being love, mercy and justice in parish ministry
...in my life because I have nowhere else to turn.” We met on a regular basis and I offered her unconditional love, acceptance and hope. The parish was able to help with some financial needs and provide some health support through our health ministry. Today, she is doing well after surgery, relocating (thanks to the help of the parish) close to biological family for support and proudly claims the gratitude for God in her life. She has reached out to the local...
2020 Sisters of Providence Annual Meeting Adventure
The Sisters of Providence Annual meeting looked quite different this year. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the gathering of sisters and associates from across the country and across the world that usually takes place each summer at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods happened virtually instead. Sisters and Providence Associates gathered in small local groups or in small virtual meeting groups. Then all the groups and individuals joined together via Zoom to pray, sing, listen to presentations and prepare for the future. It was...
How does reforestation help global warming?
...Amber Murray, an author who writes for The Global Climate, addresses important questions such as the impact of deforestation on the environment and how reforestation can help. Reforestation is the replanting of trees in areas that were devastated by human made or natural deforestation. Reforestation mostly refers to planting trees and other plants that are local to the area and allowing the species that reside in these places to take root once again. Deforestation is among the leading causes of...
Embracing technology to further the Sisters of Providence mission
...preparing for the Chapter of 2021. For two mornings in June, many sisters, associates and partners participated in meetings using Zoom. With Chapter facilitator, Sister Catherine Bertrand, SSND, they received and discussed information and discerned together to refine the Congregation’s ongoing climate justice focus. The sisters and associates gathered virtually and in small local groups explored intersectionalities that they identified existing between their primary climate focus and a myriad of other issues such as economic injustice, racism and white supremacy,...
Newsnotes Fall 2020
...online and we would bring fresh produce, eggs, meat, cheese and other goodies right to their car. Later we expanded our services and began meeting customers with their orders on Wednesdays in Terre Haute in the St. Patrick’s Catholic Church parking lot. Although the Farm Store officially re-opened to customers on July 15, we continue to offer curbside service and weekly in-town pick up. We also regularly supply produce, flowers and eggs to local businesses including Baesler’s Market, Bar Bosco...
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...group of Sisters of Providence (my LGU – local government unit). We learned so much about ourselves as individuals, but had the added benefit of learning about one another. We laughed often as we were finally able to figure out why one or more of us acted or reacted as she did in certain circumstances. Perhaps you’ve taken the Myers Briggs Personality Inventory or online personality “tests.” I can say that for me, and for many others, the Enneagram has...
Twenty-six days until Election Day: Get out and Vote!
...days remaining until the 2020 General Election. On Tuesday, November 3, citizens across the nation will head to the booth to vote, if they haven’t already done so, in a country where voting is becoming more difficult than in most other democracies. A few tips: Find healthy, secure, and safe ways to cast your ballot during this time of pandemic. Check your registration status online or by contacting your local Board of Elections. If voting by mail, pay special attention...
Election Prayer
...for the common good. For all who serve in our national and local governments, may they commit themselves to building a more perfect union. For reconciliation among families and friends, may we learn to love each other not despite but because of our differences and may be focus fully on the work that continues beyond this election – the work of building God’s beloved community. For those most affected by the choices we make, those who are made poor, those...
Sister Betty Donoghue (formerly Sister Clare Patrice)
...Sister Betty’s honor to the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Complete list of Ministries In Illinois: Teacher, Our Lady of Sorrows, Chicago (1957-58); Teacher, Immaculate Conception, Norwood Park (1960-63); Nurses Aide, Norwood Park Home, Chicago (1980-81). In Indiana: Teacher, St. Mary, Lafayette (1958-60); Teacher, St. Philip Neri, Indianapolis (1963-69); Nurses Aide Infirmary, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1976-80); Nursing Assistant, Health Care Services, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1981-2001); Local Coordinator for Health Care, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2001-2002); Minister of Care, Ministry of Care, PHC, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods...