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‘In providing spiritual counseling to a patient at the bedside, I feel as if I am performing an act of breaking and sharing the bread of life with that patient.’

Is there a scripture passage that has never made sense for you? One that continues to challenge you?

Recently, I read that Catholic gays seek out communities where they can be safe and secure. That is one main reason why I like being a Providence Associate of the Sisters of Providence. Being a Providence Associate has enabled me to grow spiritually and feel more at home as a Catholic gay person.

‘Thank you Mother Mary for choosing and calling Mother Theodore to lead the mission to Indiana.’

We know Mother Theodore because she wrote. The storyteller in Mother Theodore shines clearly today as so many of us make use of what she left for us. We speak of Providence in our lives with the quiet confidence of children who learned at the feet of a loving parent.

‘I believe a deep and abiding relationship with our Provident God is important and enhances all others.’

The founding sisters arrived at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods late in the evening on Oct. 22, 1840. They were expecting a convent and a school. Instead they found a dense woods with no buildings in sight. There had been a storm that lasted 36 hours the previous days. The sisters arrived in damp clothes, hungry and tired.

‘I feel like I can make a difference in the lives of families and their children …’

Sister St. Theodore, her given name as a Sister of Providence, accepted with humility her assignments. Even so when they were difficult, providentially acquiring new knowledge along the way that would benefit her in God’s plans for her future.

Think about a challenge in your life that has led you to consider two outcomes.

Another quality Mother Theodore expressed so well is kindness. She shows kindness in trying to accept not only her own difficult situation but also some personality conflicts which tried her patience.