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...XVI on Oct. 15, 2006, and her feast day was designated for Oct. 3. She was the first Indiana saint and the eighth Catholic saint designated in the United States. We will also celebrate the 30-year anniversary of White Violet Center for Eco-Justice! The Sisters of Providence ministry is known for its alpacas, chickens, orchards, bee hives, nature trail, the 5-acre USDA certified organic garden and the White Violet Farm Store. Stay tuned for upcoming events regarding these 2026 celebrations!...
Come and See Spring 2026 Retreat
...of God. Who are we? What do we do? What can our community offer? We practice faithfulness to prayer and total trust in Providence. We live a legacy of love, mercy and justice established by our foundress, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin. We are stewards of land that includes classified forests and organic farmland, where we have made our home since 1840. We have a long history of standing up for justice. Our ministries respond to current needs: Today, we serve...
Project Winter High Tunnel
...a high tunnel, space in them is at a premium. We rarely have a fallow row. In fact, it’s not unusual to pull an old crop out one afternoon, throw down and rake in some compost and organic soil amendments, and plant a new crop in the same spot the very next morning. Tomatoes on a Tuesday. Lettuce on a Wednesday. It’s efficient. It’s productive. It’s regenerative. But it’s not a facsimile of nature. For all that we gain in...
Being poor we can only plant;…
Being poor we can only plant; you must water, and to God alone be the glory of the increase.
Further on vegetation flourished with rich…
Further on vegetation flourished with rich and wild luxuriance; orange and lemon trees, loaded with the finest fruit. Altogether it was a delightful country.
Compost Time
I’m throwing the unwanted scraps of my life here into the compost bin trusting that God can take what seems so useless and, amazingly, transform it into rich, dark soil so the seeds of my future may be lured into vibrant life again. (This article originally appeared in the Spring 2015 issue of HOPE magazine.)...
Daughters of the Forest
Did you ever know We are all on life support? Oh, I don’t mean respirators, Tubes and hospital things. I mean things like honey bees and trees, Wind and water, sun and soil, Farmers and gardeners, compost and creatures, Darkness and light. Saint Mother Theodore Sisters Basilide, St. Vincent Ferrer, Mary Xavier, St. Ligouri and Olympiade, In a most intimate way you knew These Woods, this land, Its seasonal struggles and abundant gifts. Your weary bodies knew How essential to...
We could have a garden three…
We could have a garden three times as large as yours, if we had help enough to cultivate it.
As to our garden and yard,…
As to our garden and yard, we have all the woods. And the wilderness is our only cloister, for our house is like an oak tree planted therein.