White Violet Center for Eco-Justice
Teaching, caring, inspiring for all creation. A ministry of the Sisters of Providence, White Violet Center for Eco-Justice at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana was established in 1996. Here you’ll find a herd of alpacas, a flock of laying chickens, a 5-acre USDA certified organic garden, orchards, bee hives, a Farm Store, nature trail and internship opportunities.
White Violet Center: To market, to market jiggity jig
Just like grocery stores, farmers markets’ have been considered as providing essential services during this global pandemic. We are excited that the summer season is officially starting and that we have yet another opportunity to offer our certified organic produce…
Life on the farm at White Violet Center: Meet our summer crop of interns
It is the fifth Anniversary of Laudato Si: On Care for Our Common Home, the second encyclical of Pope Francis. It is the beginning of the Year of Laudato Si recently proclaimed. Pope Francis says, “It is no longer enough…
Providence Raphael Anthony “Tony”
Enjoy these photos of Providence Raphael Anthony (Tony) the son of Theodora (Dora) and Jubilee. Tony was born Sunday afternoon, April 26 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Sisters of Providence named him Raphael Anthony in honor of two people…
Letter to Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York
For these reasons and with all due respect we ask you to clarify your much-publicized praise for Mr. Trump’s leadership
Prayer in this Time of Need
'There were, and continue to be, many good things that have come from this time ...'
Farmer Tara from White Violet Center reads to the alpacas
Farmer Tara reads Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney to our baby alpacas, or crias as they are known in their first year. People often confuse llamas and alpacas. They are “cousins” and do share some similarities.
A Prayer for Arbor Day, April 24, 2020
Continue to encircle us in your divine compassion and love as we seek to walk in your ways
Today is Monday in case you were wondering.
In normal times there is hardly a day that goes by where most people don’t at least once refer to their calendar. At the very minimum you usually know what day of the week it is. Of course these are…
Farmer Tara from White Violet Center reads Chicken Big to our little chickens
Farmer Tara reads Chicken Big by Keith Graves to our little chickens. Can you tell when the chicken trips over the microphone cord? 😉
Conscience, Candidates and Discipleship in Voting – Part Three
In preparing to vote, you are called to action. You are invited to ponder the message in the document, “Conscience, Candidates and Discipleship in Voting,” and then share the talk with three to five others
Conscience, Candidates and Discipleship in Voting – Part One
'In preparing to vote, you are called to action.'
Sister Barbara Battista: What does it mean to you to be a Catholic Sister today?
Living a common life centered in the Gospel virtues of poverty, chastity, and obedience has opened and stretched me beyond my wildest imaginings.
