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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.

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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.

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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

Sister Maureen Abbott
April 22, 2020
Advocacy & Action, Community Living, Eco-Spirituality, Peace & Justice, Providence Spirituality, White Violet Center for Eco-Justice
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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…

Mary Riley
April 20, 2020
Volunteering, White Violet Center for Eco-Justice

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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? 😉

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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

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Conscience, Candidates and Discipleship in Voting – Part One

'In preparing to vote, you are called to action.'

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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.

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‘It was 20 years ago today …’

'We were attracted to the combination of faith, justice, and environmental sustainability WVC and the Sisters of Providence offered.'

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Join the Lenten Food Waste Fast!

Are you up for the challenge?

Sisters of Providence
February 24, 2020
Advocacy & Action, Eco-Spirituality, Peace & Justice, Providence Spirituality, White Violet Center for Eco-Justice

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Tips for writing effective Letters to the Editor

(Note: The following blog has been adapted from “24 Reasons to Hope: of The Climate Reality Project”) Solving the climate crisis is within our grasp, but we need people like you to be the voice of reality. Because it’s our…

Sisters of Providence Political Engagement Team
February 20, 2020
Advocacy & Action, Eco-Spirituality, Peace & Justice, Providence Spirituality, White Violet Center for Eco-Justice

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Call to Action: Make Your Voice Heard!

To assist members of our Providence Community to do these concrete actions, the Advocacy Team of the Climate Change Task Force will provide resources for you to make your voice heard as we prepare for the 2020 elections

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From farming to teaching to counseling to care of Earth: Sister Ann Sullivan’s story

The issues of land, air and water degradation weighed heavily on her, especially the effects that were becoming more problematic on our own Sisters of Providence land.

Sister Jeanne Hagelskamp
January 13, 2020
As seen in HOPE, Peace & Justice, White Violet Center for Eco-Justice

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