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“Without distinction of persons, do good to all for the love of God.” -Saint Mother Theodore Guerin. Join us on our journey of advocacy and action for all people and for all Gods’ creation. Learn more about our mission for environmental and social justice.

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Meditation on Creation

The life of humans is interconnected with the healthy life of the environment and all creation

Sisters of Providence
August 17, 2018
Advocacy & Action, Community Living, Eco-Spirituality, Environmental Justice, Peace & Justice, Providence Spirituality, White Violet Center for Eco-Justice

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The First Day: Two Presenters Share

Our hearts are full of gratitude and awe, for today, the result of so much prayer, planning, and plain hard work, has exceeded our expectations

Sisters of Providence
August 15, 2018
Advocacy & Action, Eco-Spirituality, Peace & Justice, Providence Spirituality, White Violet Center for Eco-Justice

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The Providence Climate Agreement

Our latest Providence Climate Agreement pledge total has reached 3,150,713 pounds! Our original goal was to reduce our Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2 million pounds in one year. We came close, but by September, we exceeded our goal! Through…

Sisters of Providence
July 31, 2018
Advocacy & Action, Eco-Spirituality, Education, Peace & Justice, Providence Spirituality, SP Statements, White Violet Center for Eco-Justice
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Reflecting on our Annual Meeting

The Annual Meeting is an excellent time and space to touch into those Chapter commitments

Sister Dawn Tomaszewski
July 21, 2018
Advocacy & Action, Providence Associates, Providence Spirituality, Reflections from Sister Dawn

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A celebration of interculturality

(Note: The following is a reflection shared by Sister Patty Fillenwarth during the Sisters of Providence 2018 annual meeting) We rejoice in being sisters and brothers, the very life and breath of God in the Spirit. Today we celebrate interculturality,…

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‘We Are Still In’

On the third anniversary of the release of Pope Francis’ encyclical, Laudato Si, the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, along with close to 600 United States Catholic institutions have declared “We Are Still In,” regarding the Paris Climate…

Jason Moon
June 23, 2018
Advocacy & Action, Eco-Spirituality, Environmental Justice, Peace & Justice, SP Statements
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Providence House restores families to wholeness

Today the biggest need is treating problems of addiction and their impact on individuals and the family systems of which they are a part. One hundred percent of the referrals that we are receiving for services for families are linked to the need for addiction recovery, especially from opioids and heroin.

Sister Cathy Campbell
May 25, 2018
Advocacy & Action, As seen in HOPE, Education, Peace & Justice, Sisters in Ministry
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What is White Violet Center all about?

“We understand Providence as God’s care for all of creation. And, so, this loving, Provident God set forth into motion this web of life. And we’re called to be co-creators with that God to sustain and nourish that life."

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Where Your Treasure Is

It was so strange to stand outside the place where Sonia was detained

Sister Tracey Horan
May 18, 2018
Advocacy & Action, Peace & Justice, Sisters in Ministry
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A reflection for Holy Week

'Let us remember his willingness to give everything, even his life, that justice might prevail on Earth.'

Sister Jeanne Hagelskamp
March 29, 2018
Advocacy & Action, Peace & Justice, Providence Spirituality
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Celebrating the Feast of Saint Josephine Bakhita

Human trafficking continues and one might say it is rampant in the United States and other countries

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No time for despair: climate change reality

So, why must we change? Drought, floods, fires, extreme weather, uninhabitable places, rising sea levels, species extinction, refugees, disease, food insecurity, inescapable heat … I could go on. Virtually nothing that we know about Earth is untouched by climate change. And no one.

Lorrie Heber
May 9, 2017
Advocacy & Action, As seen in HOPE, Eco-Spirituality, Environmental Justice, Peace & Justice, White Violet Center for Eco-Justice
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