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Poem: Nature abounds
(This poem was inspired by a summer trip to the arboretum.) The Flowers. Brilliant purples, soft lavenders, burnt oranges, dazzling reds. Fragrant all. Silver leaves, bright peach trumpets, snowballs ever so white. Flowers. So many, some pointed to the sky so straight, some leaning into the sun. Clustered so close, yet each flourishes. Bees pollinating, hummingbirds finding sweet nectar, dragonflies perched atop leaves. God’s splendor everywhere. The Shrubs and Plants. Square and round, high and low—prickly all. The greens to...
HOPE fall 2020 — The path of Providence
...stories “The grandmother of one of my students, a boy named K-Sing, said to me in Taiwanese one day, ‘I don’t know what it is, but the way you hold my little grandson is different from the other teachers.’ Then she reached out and touched my SP cross, and said: ‘You wear this white cross of your God. I do not know who this God is, but there is a special love in your heart!’” Can we talk about racism?...
Sisters of Providence who have ministered in Taiwan share their stories
Sister Doreen Lai, SP “I ministered with physically and mentally disabled children at St. Theresa Opportunity Center in Taiwan. The grandmother of one of my students, a boy named K-Sing, said to me in Taiwanese one day, ‘I don’t know what it is, but the way you hold my little grandson is different from the other teachers.’ Then she reached out and touched my SP cross, and said: ‘You wear this white cross of your God. I do not know...
Peaceful, uplifting Gathering in Solidarity event at the Woods
“Encouraging”, “uplifting” and “positive” were words used to describe the Gathering in Solidarity event held on Saturday, Jan. 21, at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. The event, coordinated by the women in initial formation with the Congregation, included song, prayer and personal reflections all in support of advancing human rights for all people and practicing empathy to build understanding across differences. More than 200 people from Terre Haute and beyond attended the one-hour event. After days of rain and clouds, the sun broke...
Meet our newest alpaca, Providence Isabelle (Bella)
The Sisters of Providence are pleased to announce the birth of their newest alpaca, Providence Isabelle (Bella) on Friday, September 3. Bella is the daughter of Providence Ruth and Providence Pere Michele. Mother and cria (baby alpaca) are doing well! Bella is lively and rambunctious and likes to run around the pasture with her aunties! She is the spitting image of her mother. Her name was a suggestion made by Sister Ruth Johnson, SP the namesake of Bella’s mother, Ruth....
Earth Day 2023
More than 700 people visited Saint Mary-of-the-Woods on April 22 to take part in the Sisters of Providence Earth Day festivities! The event returned this year after a three-year hiatus and offered many activities for both young and old. Here are some photos from the festival! Spinning and weaving. Teaching at the firepit with the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe tribe. Opening blessing with Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe tribe. Hamming it up with the Earth Defenders. Face painting on a Saturday...
Poetry: A tree in winter
In the wintertime of my soul barren branches stand stark clothed in heaviness of ice bestowed by winter night storm. But then comes morning lavishing warm, bright sun on my hard-stiff self revealing resplendent prisms glistening grace-fullness untold beauty hidden in the night. I bask long in this Light holding on so tenaciously, to this moment of Transfiguration. Reluctant, resistant am I to let go to allow myself to become liquid in this Light. So unaware in the releasing Life-giving...
Sisters of Providence Land Ethic
Below is a portion of the Land Ethic of the Sisters of Providence. This is a set of ideals to help guide our actions in regard to Earth. We hope it offers you ideas for creating your own such list of guiding principles for living in harmony with creation. As members of one sacred Earth community, we Sisters of Providence commit ourselves individually and communally to care for our resources and to make decisions regarding their current and future use...
Sustainability midst the bustle
Providence Associate couple Duane, left, and Jennifer Drake, right, (pictured here with their Providence Associate companion Sister Mary Morley) work to make a place for living gently on Earth in the midst of the daily busyness of work, volunteer and family life. Life is busy. Sometimes it feels we are stretched to the limit. How does one fit living an ecologically friendly lifestyle into the busyness of life? For Providence Associates Jennifer and Duane Drake, it’s about being gentle with...
Did you know … cloth diapering makes a difference?
Did you know the Sisters of Providence sell cloth diapers in our gift shop at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods? Are you wondering why a religious order is selling cloth diapers? Well, it’s in an effort to have our store have meaning and make an impact in communities. That affect is far reaching when you know the environmental wallop of disposable diapers. The Sisters of Providence have always had strong values regarding land ethics. Contrary to these values is the use of disposable...
Blessing a summer harvest prayer ritual
The first harvest of the year is celebrated in August (and in February in the Southern Hemisphere) when fruits and vegetables are plentiful. This is a time to honor what we have, especially abundance, just as generations before us did and, if we care for Earth, those after us will. Notice the festivals of prosperity that mark this season. Farmer’s markets are full of the abundance of this first harvest of the year. County fairs showcase beautiful, tasty vegetables and...