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Nature is a powerful healing source
...at the White Violet Center. The idea was omnipresent in my mind as I became intertwined with the garden ecosystem. Tilling, weeding, watering, planting — all of the things necessary to create the most ideal environment for the crops we planned to harvest. These tasks were much more than a means to harvest. They were educational, they served as a distraction from my own pain at times, they allowed me to reflect on my life and the life of loved...
White Violet Center: Though the world may pause, life always moves forward
...back to their nests. After the last frost passed, we spent our days transplanting, and soon the garden was full! We waited and weeded and watched the plants continue to grow, and it wasn’t long before the flowers bloomed and the first harvests were ready. Tony getting his first trim By the time summer was in full swing, the zucchinis, cucumbers, and tomatoes seemed to fruit faster than we could harvest them, and the weeds were growing faster than we...
Sister Raymond Hunter
...sowing is over, and she has entered upon the harvest of 10 decades of faithful service. From her vantage point with the Master of the Harvest, Sister Raymond encourages us onward. We may not be granted 100 years, but we do have today. Let us spend it sowing bountifully,” said Sister Alexa. The Mass of Christian Burial for Sister Raymond was celebrated Dec. 5 with the Rev. Daniel Hopcus presiding. She was preceded in death by all of her siblings....
July 3, 2022: Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Gospel: Luke 10:1-12, 17-20 At that time the Lord appointed seventy-two others whom he sent ahead of him in pairs to every town and place he intended to visit. He said to them, “The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest. Go on your way; behold, I am sending you like lambs among wolves. Carry no money bag, no sack, no sandals; and greet no...
June 18, 2023: Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Gospel: Matthew 9:36–10:8 At the sight of the crowds, Jesus’ heart was moved with pity for them because they were troubled and abandoned, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest.” Then he summoned his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits to drive them out and to cure every disease and every...
July 6, 2025: Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Gospel: Luke 10:1-9 At that time the Lord appointed seventy-two others whom he sent ahead of him in pairs to every town and place he intended to visit. He said to them, “The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest. Go on your way; behold, I am sending you like lambs among wolves. Carry no money, bag, no sack, no sandals and greet no one...
White Violet Center: Meet the new 2020 fall intern cohort
...from American Institute of Indian Studies in Jaipur, India. “I spent last summer working as an educator at a community farm in Massachusetts … I gained experience caring for and managing many types of animals including sheep, goats, pigs, cows, chickens, and rabbits. We also did some instruction with the children on sustainable farming and harvesting practices for the farm run CSA. “I would ideally like to focus the internship on animal husbandry while still being an active participant in...
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...
White Violet Center earns ‘Real Organic Project’ designation
...of enforcement of some vital USDA Organic standards to protect soil health and animal welfare, organic farmers rallied together to fight to protect the integrity of the organic label. This is what originally motivated WVC Farm Manager John-Michael Elmore to apply for this certification. “We (WVC) are already certified organic, so this became an extension of that. USDA organic certification is getting manipulated by large agri-businesses, and doesn’t fully represent the original intent of the organic movement,” John-Michael said. “While it’s still an important regulatory standard,...
Season of Creation 2022: Fair Trade and Climate Change
...Industry Consider buying second hand clothing, repairing and repurposing clothing, participating in a clothing swap, etc. Some stores that sell Fair Trade clothing include Athleta, Linden Leaf Gifts, Mata Traders, and MarketPlace: Handwork of India, Patagonia. Some brands such as Patagonia have a second-hand label – theirs is Worn Well. Check other stores and buy second hand through them. For tips on being fashionable inexpensively, click here. Read The Conscious Closet: A Revolutionary Guide to Looking Good While Doing Good...
Blessed and encouraged to act justly, love tenderly
...choir loft. Sister Rita Clare Gerardot (right) expresses her view to a reporter during a demonstration at the Federal Building in Terre Haute, Ind. She was often seen at the piano when social events in the community included entertainment. Mom loved tenderly and walked humbly. Raising a family of 10 during the depression years was no easy task and was accomplished because my dad was not only a farmer but also an employee at the lnternational Harvester Co. in Ft. Wayne. When my dad...
Sister Jane Bodine (formerly Sister Janet)
...harvest has come.’” — Mark 4:26-32 Many of us who write commentaries check with our Archives department to see if they have any information about the deceased sister. When I did that for Sister Jane, I was told she had a Hollinger box. It seems sisters who have a Hollinger box have more material than will fit in the traditional manila file folders. I was led to the storage area for these boxes, some of which were about 2-and-a-half inches...