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Ready When Called: Walking with God
...but in God’s gift of nature … things are born and things die … This is the natural thing to do.” Alone and Not Alone Even though she is surrounded by loving sisters and friends, Sister Rosemary acknowledges, “(N)one of them has had this experience and none of them can really share my experience. I feel both alone and not alone.” A self-identified extrovert, Sister Mary Lou notes, “I’m withdrawing into the interior part of me more and more easily....
Living Laudato Si’ at the Woods
...USDA certified organic garden, a Farm Store and peaceful nature trails winding through the grounds. Beyond the farm itself, White Violet Center offers workshops, cooking classes, internships and volunteer opportunities that encourage sustainable living and ecological awareness. During this Laudato Si’ Week, you are invited to become part of that mission by volunteering at the White Violet Center this spring and summer. The farm is bustling with activity and many hands are needed to help care for the land and...
From Backyard Gardening to Small-Scale Farming: What a Difference a Team Makes!
...donated in 2025 alone. Especially at a time when demand at local food pantries is sky-high, the impact the team is able to make is incredible. Produce in a wheelbarrow. As a farmer, I still keep a backyard garden at home (albeit, much smaller than 2,000 square feet these days). I love working with nature to co-create something that nourishes both my spirit and family and hopefully leaves my little plot of earth in better shape than I found it....
Come on out for ‘Alpaca Yoga’
...earned the River States Conference Athletic Trainer of the Year Award in 2024, making her the first to do so in SMWC history! We are grateful to have her join us in this endeavor! We hope you will join us this summer for an opportunity to take some time for yourself to reconnect with nature and restore your energy! Sessions will take place on the fourth Sunday of the month from May through August (May 24, June 28, July 26...
Message of Pope Francis for Creation Day 2023
...society and nature. Reflection and Renewal Another parallel perspective has to do with the Catholic Church’s commitment to synodality. This year, the closing of the Season of Creation on October 4, the feast of Saint Francis of Assisi, will coincide with the opening of the Synod on Synodality. Like rivers in nature, fed by myriad tiny brooks and larger streams and rivulets, the synodal process that began in October 2021 invites all those who take part on a personal or...
For Sister Lucy Lechner, it’s the little things
...high school in 1947, Sister Lucy has taken every opportunity to explore and enjoy the natural places here. Early in her life as a sister, she would play on north campus, a place still special to her. “I feel very close to Mother Theodore when I’m out there — I sense her presence,” Sister Lucy shares. Sister Lucy in her peaceful place, walking in nature at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Healing in nature During her nearly 50 years serving first as a...
Sisters to host ‘Rest and Reflect: An Eco-Spiritual Retreat with Nature’
Plan to spend a restful weekend with the beautiful and peaceful land of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana as the Sisters of Providence host “Rest and Reflect: An Eco-Spiritual Retreat with Nature.” The retreat is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m., on Friday, Sept. 26, and conclude at 3 p.m., on Sunday, Sept. 28. Enjoy taking part in guided sessions in nature to connect with the Divine Life within and all around. As you observe the natural world, gain insight into your...
June 2, 2024: The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi)
...union of King David’s great-grandparents (and ancestors to Jesus) illustrates not only God’s love for each person but how that love is to be shared by all, especially those who are labeled “other”. Throughout the Old Testament, one of the most common consequences for the ancient people straying from the will of God was famine in the land — a lack of grain and grapes. Paul was the apostle who wrote the first scriptural eucharistic institution narrative and made clear...
Sister Elizabeth Meyer (formerly Sister Joseph Aloyse)
...“shut your mouth.” Then there was Elizabeth’s love of nature, especially birds. Her niece Dawn recalled, “She shared with us her love of birds and taught me all the birds she had found during her many travels in life. I remember her showing me with her binoculars how to look for birds and how excited she would get when she found a new bird that she had not seen before.” One of the sisters who had been ill recalled getting...
In memory of …
...informing all residents that all roads in the area had to be named and labeled in case of emergency. A photo of Sister Mary Esther Lane taken in 1979 at Yosemite National Park. In Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Village, many residents who lived on one street decided they had to name it “Mary Lane.” The street was eventually changed to “Mary Lane Road.” “I understand that Mary Esther loved taking visitors over there to show them the road that is named after...
Caring for God’s gifts: the natural environment and faith
...also in many other cultures, thus uniting nature and faith in Holy Being. Our world holds many things in common. One of these is nature’s gift of seasonal weather, unique in each part of the world. Another is the celebration of the many religious and cultural traditions that marks the seasonal memories. Weather and religious values may seem strange partners, but reflection on the two common realities of our weather patterns and faith commitments come to mind. For example, in...
Q and A: The new cosmology: a Providence perspective
...in the nature of our own journeys. I know one thing about the recent thinking about creation: it makes sense to me in a way that I cannot explain. Sister Alexa Suelzer: Well, indeed they have shifted, but recent scientific discoveries don’t account entirely for the change. Even as a youngster I had a difficult time relating to the traditional estimate of 4,000 years since creation — despite scholarly attempts to employ symbolism or some other method of computation. Eventually,...