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Alpaca Yoga
November 2, 2025 at 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EST White Violet Center for Eco-Justice 1 Sisters of Providence Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, IN 47876 812-535-2932 View Location Website White Violet Center for Eco-Justice 812-535-2930 View Facilitator Website Sisters of Providence $15 Join us for a unique yoga experience as White Violet Center for Eco-Justice hosts Alpaca Yoga! The event will take place from 11:00 a.m.-noon, on Sunday, November 2, at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice at the female alpaca pasture. Alpaca...
Explore religious life with the Sisters of Providence
...Faithfulness to prayer and total trust in Providence, A lived legacy of love, mercy and justice from foundress Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, A close-knit community that has called Saint Mary-of-the-Woods home since 1840, A long history of standing up for justice, and Ministries that respond to current needs, including serving at the U.S./Mexico border, teaching, serving in the medical field, in social justice arenas and more. Learn more or sign up here or contact Sister Joni at 361-500-9505 or jluna@spsmw.org....
Father Ray: inspired by Sisters of Providence work for justice and care for those in need
...the sisters and their diverse ministries caring for all people and our environment. He is inspired by the Congregation’s focus on justice and providing care for those in need, and is particularly interested in the work of the White Violet Center for Eco-Justice. “The sisters’ love of the Earth and sharing this love helps make a difference for our homes and communities,” he shared. Like many, he also loves the alpacas and the many visitors they bring to the Woods....
October 19, 2025: Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
...correct. It trains us in knowing the how of living faithfully, so that we might be” competent, equipped for every good work. “Proclaim the word; be persistent, whether it is convenient or inconvenient; convince, reprimand, encourage through all patience and teaching.” In the Gospel, Jesus tells us a parable about faith and justice: a story of a corrupt judge and a simple woman who demanded justice. She had no resources, but she believed she was right and could overcome. She...
2025 Spring Plant Sale
May 2, 2025 at 11:00 am – 5:00 pm EDT White Violet Center for Eco-Justice garden Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, IN 47876 White Violet Center for Eco-Justice Farm 812-535-2930 View Facilitator Website White Violet Center for Eco-Justice 812-535-2930 View Facilitator Website Get a jump start on your gardening at the White Violet Farm Spring Plant Sale. Shop a beautiful selection of organically grown vegetable, flower and herb plants. The Plant Sale will be held on Friday, May 2 from 11 a.m.-5 p.m....
Sister Helen Vinton (formerly Sister Helen Jean)
It is not surprising that the readings selected for Sister Helen Vinton’s Memorial Mass centered on various aspects of justice, both direct service and systemic change. For Helen was that kind of person and lived that kind of life during her ninety-plus years. In receiving the 1999 Mother Theodore Guerin Medallion from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, it was noted that “she was a role model and a woman of purpose, devotion, community vitality and leadership,” wrote Sister Ann Casper and delivered...
A Prayer by Sister Helen Prejean, CSJ
...in the name of justice, in the name of peace. Jesus, our brother, you suffered execution at the hands of the state but you did not let hatred overcome you. Help us to reach out to victims of violence so that our enduring love may help them heal. Holy Spirit of God, You strengthen us in the struggle for justice. Help us to work tirelessly for the abolition of state-sanctioned death and to renew our society in its very heart...
Sister Jessica Vitente professes first vows
...Religious Education Congress in Anaheim, California, in 2015. After visiting Saint Mary-of-the-Woods later during a Come and See Retreat, Sister Jessica knew she was on the correct path. And three years of discerning allowed her to realize becoming a woman religious with the Sisters of Providence was the additional fit for her identity. Now that she has professed first vows, she begins a new path toward profession of perpetual vows. “I feel a deeper and continued peaceful joy after proclaiming...
Creighton Students Volunteer at the Farm
Alternative break groups from Creighton University have volunteered at the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, for many years. The Nebraska based Jesuit university has similar values to that of the Sisters of Providence and Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College: Service, justice and academic excellence. The White Violet Center for Eco-Justice Farm seemed a perfect place for students to learn about sustainability and get their hands dirty in the garden. University of Creighton students on their alternative break volunteering for Providence...
Providence Community commits to develop Laudato Si’ Action Platform
...of 2016. At that time Environmental Justice was chosen as the justice focus for 2016-2021. The Climate Change Task Force (CCTF) formed as a result and invited others to collaborate in their work. On the task The Climate Change Task Force currently consists of Sisters of Providence Barbara Battista, Terri Boland, Cathy Campbell, Jeanne Hagelskamp (general officer liaison), Marilyn Kofler, Rosemary Nudd, Barbara Sheehan and Mary Tomlinson as well as Providence Associates Marcia Brammer, Gene Majewski, Jan Showalter and Jeannie...
Providence Associates: addressing the needs in our backyards
...remind the American people about the importance of listening to one another, including one another and collaborating with one another. When we join together anything is possible. I have known the Sisters of Providence my whole life. So, in a way, their persistent presence supports everything I do — whether that’s the musicality of the words I write, or the firm foundation of justice that underpins all the work I do. But, in particular, as our nation is plagued with...
Learn more about White Violet Center for Eco-Justice
https://youtu.be/KhnaYvo36wo Teaching, caring, inspiring for all creation. At White Violet Center for Eco-Justice at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, a ministry of the Sisters of Providence, you’ll find a USDA certified organic garden, orchards, berries, alpacas and fiber program, chickens, farm store, nature trail and more....