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White Violet Center for Eco-Justice

White Violet Center: Meet our new crop of interns

By Sister Mary Montgomery | September 17, 2018 |

The team at White Violet Center is pleased to welcome our new interns. These five ladies play a vital role in our daily farm operations. They work in the organic…

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Putting a face on the Foley Legacy Fund

By Zach Pies | September 12, 2018 |

The Foley Legacy Fund has enriched and supported much good this year. The Foley Legacy Fund supports all Sisters of Providence ministries. The following stories are just a few examples of how the Foley Legacy Fund has helped the sisters further their mission.

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Meditation on Creation

By Sisters of Providence | August 17, 2018 |

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

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The First Day: Two Presenters Share

By Sisters of Providence | August 15, 2018 |

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

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Congregation statement regarding Catechism revision

By Sisters of Providence | August 3, 2018 |

We applaud the decision to change the text and will continue our mission of being God’s Providence in the world by committing ourselves to works of love, mercy and justice in service among God’s people

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The Providence Climate Agreement

By Sisters of Providence | July 31, 2018 |

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…

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CCTF, JCC: Addressing the issues at hand

By Ben Kite | June 29, 2018 |

It is an ambitious goal, but a goal that can be achieved

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Sisters and interns: becoming a little bit of each other

By Cheryl Casselman | May 25, 2018 |

“There’s no way either one of us could go without being touched by the other after we’ve come in contact,” Sister Ruth explained. “We become a little bit them and they become a little bit us.”

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What is White Violet Center all about?

By Cheryl Casselman | May 25, 2018 |

“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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Earth Day Festival & Craft Fair April 28 at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods

By Cheryl Casselman | April 20, 2018 |

If you haven’t experienced the Earth Day festival at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods you should really do all you can to make it this year — you will not be disappointed!

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22 miles of yarn is squishy bit of heaven

By Alena Ruman | March 30, 2018 |

I really love yarn. Seriously, I REALY LOOOOOOOVE yarn. I love it so much that I have 155 different kinds and colors measuring 22 miles in my stash and I won’t even hesitate to acquire more.

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Alpacas at the library, food justice and bread

By Cheryl Casselman | March 16, 2018 |

Here are some ways White Violet Center for Eco-Justice staff members and Sisters of Providence are teaching, caring and inspiring for all creation in the upcoming weeks: NAACP Food Justice panel discussion, Vigo County Food Summit, alpacas visiting the library and Providence Health Care, and March for Science.

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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.

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