Search Results for label/white violet
Getting too many results? To search for an exact phrase, try putting multiple word phrases in quotation marks (such as "Saint Mother Theodore") to narrow your results.
WVC to host ‘Snackin’ with the Alpacas’ program
Children of all ages, along with their guardians, are invited to join White Violet Center for Eco-Justice (WVC) staffers and others this summer for the upcoming “Snackin’ with the Alpacas: All Ages Summer Reading Program.” The series will take place on Wednesday, June 24, Wednesday, July 29, and Wednesday, August 26. Times for the program are noon-1:30 p.m., EDT, each day. Bring a sack lunch for a picnic near the alpacas while WVC Director of Outreach and Events Tara Elmore,...
Catherine White
...“found her spiritual destination upon passing through the gates at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods.” Here is her complete ministry: Sister Catherine White Complete Ministry In Indiana: Teacher, St. Joan of Arc, Indianapolis (1984-85); Pastoral Associate, St. Agnes Parish, Evansville (1986-87); Providence Phone Room, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2019-20); Residential Services, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (2020). In California: Principal, St. Joseph School, Hawthorne (1989-95); Executive Director-South Central LAMP, South Central/Los Angeles Ministerial Project, Los Angeles (1997-2000); Teacher, Notre Dame Academy, Los Angeles (2000-04); Safe Environment Coordinator, Diocese...
A look at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice and Sister Ann Sullivan
...graphically, the crest was depicted with a book (knowledge) and a white violet (virtue), and that the crest was the original one planned by Saint Mother Theodore Guerin. Choosing the name White Violet Center for Eco-Justice was, in essence, honoring the Congregation’s heritage. Sister Ann Sullivan Sister Ann – a native of Galesburg, Illinois, and cousin to Sisters Carol, Lucille and Nancy Nolan – ministered as the center’s first director. This year, WVC marks 20 years of existence. It includes...
Hoosier Green Light Award
Sister Dawn Tomaszewski, left, and Lorrie Heber accepted the Green Light Award on behalf of White Violet Center for Eco-Justice last night. Sisters of Providence General Superior Dawn Tomaszewski, White Violet Center for Eco-Justice Director Lorrie Heber and I attended an energizing and inspiring evening at the Vigo County Public Library last night to celebrate Hoosier solutions to our climate crisis. The event was called the Green Lights Celebration. White Violet Center was selected as a west-central Hoosier Green Light...
Nature is a powerful healing source
...that is dead and dormant, while in the back of my mind summoning the patience that will get me through until spring arrives with all of its excitement. I am reflecting on the events of the year that just passed. I am reflecting on my life. I am reflecting on my time working in the garden at the White Violet Center for Eco-Justice. After working 16 years as an environmental consultant Josh Price worked a summer in the White Violet...
A family pilgrimage to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
A photo of a white violet, the flower that continues to flourish on these holy grounds today. “Are those violets, mama?” my son asked looking at the beautiful, violet colored blossoms in our neighbor’s garden. This was our family’s first spring in the US and violets are quite alien to us, having just moved from our home in India. Our interest in violets was roused by our weekend journey to Saint Mary-of- the-Woods, Indiana. It’s been an exciting year in...
Newsnotes
...Also during the ceremony, White Violet Center was inducted into the Bicentennial Green Legacy Hall of Fame. General Superior Dawn Tomaszewski, left, and WVC Director Lorrie Heber accepted the award presented by John Gibson, Sustainable Indiana 2016 state coordinator. See the entire list of recipients (White Violet Center is in Region 7) at SustainableIndiana2016.org Alternative fall break Five students from Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, spent their fall break at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice giving service in September. They...
Photos! Providence Associate retreat 2017
...of the breakout sessions. Sister Jody O’Neil visits with Providence Associates in her art studio at Saint Mary-of-Woods as one of the Saturday breakout sessions. Providence Associate and White Violet Center for Eco-Justice Intern Ezra Meadors shows the high tunnel to the group of Providence Associates and Sisters of Providence who chose to tour White Violet Center for Eco-Justice during the breakout session. Sisters of Providence and Providence Associates who chose to tour and learn about the White Violet Center...
Remembering Sister Barbara Doherty
...a lifeboat and a ladder in my life at various times throughout the years. When I received the news that she had been anointed on July 25, I started to write down some of my most treasured memories of Barbara. For this remembrance, I choose to focus on my most recent memories with Barbara beginning with my White Violet internship. During my nine months at White Violet, I had dinner and supper with Barbara every day — that’s well over...
Sisters of Providence celebrate Senior Jubilees
...Louisville: Chaplain, Caritas Medical Center (1998-2002), * Louisville: Spiritual Support, Kentuckiana Cancer Institute (2002-08), * Louisville: GED Tutor, Jefferson County Public Schools (2008-09), * Louisville: Volunteer, Kentuckiana Cancer Institute (2009-10), * Saint Mary-of-the-Woods: Knitter, White Violet Center for Eco-Justice (2009-12), * Louisville: Volunteer, Soup Kitchen, Old St. Paul’s and Catholic Charities English as a Second Language (2010-12), * Louisville: Volunteer, St. Vincent de Paul Soup Kitchen (2012-15), * Louisville: Volunteer/Tutor (2015-17), and * Saint Mary-of-the-Woods: Knitter, White Violet Center for...
Volunteer college students #Represent @theWoods!
...Sisters of Providence, through an online search. The farm piqued her interest and she applied to volunteer. While thinking about her time thus far at White Violet Center, Emma reflected “I really enjoy getting to work outside and learning about the sustainable practices they implement here.” Volunteering for the Sisters of Providence started off as a need for one of her classes, but Emma just applied and was accepted as one of the White Violet Center summer interns. Part of...
Sisters of Providence celebrate Senior Jubilees
...Illinois: Teacher, Corpus Christi, Galesburg (1959-62). In Indiana: Teacher, Our Lady of Providence High School, Clarksville (1962-67); Dean of Students, Math, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1967-73); Vice President of Student Affairs, Providence, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1973-77); Vice President for Development, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1977-85); Assistant Professor of Math, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1987-98); Coordinator of Natural Resources, White Violet Center for Eco-Justice, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (1998-2002); Assistant Director, White Violet Center for Eco-Justice, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods...