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Celebrating 200 years of Catholicism in North Carolina
...reverse segregated Catholic School in 1956 at the request of Bishop Vincent Waters. Saint Ann When the sisters arrived at Saint Ann Parish, they proceeded to take photos of the beautiful new church and went in search of the school. As they passed the church office, the door opened and a young man, Anthony Bishop – the current Director of Religious Education in the parish – greeted the sisters warmly and offered to give them a tour. A request was...
Sister Mary Ryan
...this would give her more freedom. Sister Mary Ryan with WTHI’s Rondrell Moore during an interview. Mary had a sense of humor. One year, she and I made a trip to St. Louis to sightsee. We decided to take a boat tour on the Mississippi River, and as we were riding by the scrap metal yards and industrial plants, she turned to me and said, “This must be the Industrial Tour.” She was also able to laugh at herself. During...
An unbreakable promise
Among the strange and often bizarre tourist sites described in the book “Weird Indiana” is a page devoted to the Shell Chapel at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. This tiny, quaint chapel is very distant from Mother Theodore Guerin’s home near the seashell covered, wind-swept Breton shore of northern France. But it is a monument to Saint Anne as patroness of the sailors of Brittany. And to the shells that once littered the shores of Indiana’s Wabash River and to faithfulness to a...
Welcoming our 2021 WVC Summer Interns!
...all four years at Earlham. I am an outdoorswoman through and through. I love backpacking and hiking, and I’m always ready to get my hands dirty. “During a previous summer internship, I learned the ins and outs of an environmental nonprofit. I gained important experience with the administrative side of things, but I loved the hours I got to spend in the gardens every morning.” Sarah Hawes Sarah Hawes The Terre Haute native is studying at Purdue University, majoring in...
Get to know Providence Associate Brad Crites
...the most rational. I have very eclectic preferences on everything from food, to music, to hobbies. What are your favorite ways to spend your time? I enjoy spending time with my family, getting to travel when we can. Also, I read quite a bit, and enjoy playing piano (preferably without an audience!). I like outdoor adventures but am just as happy playing a board game or watching a movie. Give me a puzzle to solve and I’m happy! What drew...
Celebrating our Volunteers!
...with tours and much more. “I have learned so much about the Sisters of Providence just training to be a guide,” Karen said. “I love going to the cemetery and then learning more about all of the sisters and their work while on this earth.” Her main volunteer role is helping clean the Saint Anne Shell Chapel, a task she helps with at least three times monthly. “I’ve been doing that activity for about three years,” Karen said. “The chapel...
April 11, 2021: Second Sunday of Easter
...way? It feels that way most of the time. I want help and support in finding how to unlock the fearful places inside myself. Action Doors, windows and other portals are powerful images found in scripture, religious art and dreams. Select a doorway, window or perhaps a gated entry to a garden or other outdoor space. Create a story about it. Is the door open or closed? How recently has the window been cleaned? What does the garden gate protect?...
Earth Day Every Day: How land, animals, plants and poop are all connected
...food, treat their animals and maintain a healthy food web. Ask them what they do to put back what they take from the land. For more ideas and tips go to whiteviolet.org or schedule a tour of the farm. You might even get a chance to see how it all starts. Just look for the telltale sign of an alpaca lifting its tail. Earth Day Every Day Visit our Earth Day Every Day page to find out more about caring...
WVC announces personnel changes
The times at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice have been “a changin'” in recent weeks. Tara Elmore Officials with the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, ministry have announced some personnel changes within the ranks at White Violet Center (WVC) as John-Michael and Tara Elmore have come aboard and long-time employee Candace Minster has changed positions. Tara was recently hired to minister as WVC’s tour coordinator/farm projects assistant while John-Michael has taken the position of Garden Manager. In addition,...
Journals and Letters week 19: Back home in Indiana
...the choices my children make? Good Germans If you’ve ever been to Jasper you probably already know it still has strong German roots. My son’s middle school tennis team played in a tournament there every year so I am quite familiar with the Schnitzelbank Restaurant which was right next to the hotel where we stayed. After spending all day with middle school boys, I may have even drunk a good German beer out of glass shaped like a boot. I...
Winter blues? Farmer Tara recommends a little friluftsliv!
...and chickens that provide delicious food (greens, root crops, and eggs) for our community along with the alpacas that provide warmth and coziness with fiber goods (not to mention the joy they provide because of their adorable faces). New opportunities A meet and greet with the alpacas is part of the outdoor farm tour currently offered. Although I’ve been involved with WVC for a few years now, this winter it is offering something new — an outdoor tour! It’s an...
Sister Ruth Ellen Doane
...Dusseldorf, Germany. She loved teaching with her good friend, Sister Peggy Nau, at Providence High School in Clarksville, recalling how the students loved Peggy. Her experience teaching in Germany and leading tours for family and friends throughout Europe, always on budget of course, were highlights for her. One of my personal ministry experiences with Ellen was a campus ministry Spring Break service trip I initiated for college students under my charge. They all lived in small towns and rural areas...