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Sister Jeanette Marie Lucinio
No telling what spark one nice, well-intentioned smile might kindle in the human spirit. Just ask Sister Jeanette Lucinio what one smile did for her. “I was first attracted to the Sisters of Providence when I saw them at Mass in my home parish of St. Francis Xavier in Wilmette (Ill.), I was attracted because…
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Canonization Liturgy in Rome
Canonization Liturgy in Rome on October 15, 2006.
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Commentary from Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI gave the homily during the canonization of Mother Theodore Guerin on Oct. 15, 2006. His comments were in four different languages and addressed the pilgrims attending from countries for each person canonized that day. The following were the words he spoke in English about Mother Theodore: “Go, sell everything you own, and…
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Sister Marie Kevin Tighe answers questions
Sister Marie Kevin Tighe, formerly from the Office of the Shrine of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, answers some questions about the canonization process. 1. Why do we need to have saints legitimized by the Church? Look at the word need. I don’t think it’s a question of need. I think it is helpful to have…
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News conference and celebration
The Sisters of Providence share the news of Mother Theodore’s upcoming canonization with the public on October, 2006.
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Sister Alice Clare Kuper
“May all who surrender to You say evermore, ‘My joy is in the Beloved!’” (from Psalm 70 “Psalms for Praying” by Nan Merrill) “There are many thoughts in this Psalm that could relate to Sister Alice Clare, but several words seem to predominate that speak of her life: new life, beginning anew and the joy…
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Sister Cecile Morse
“To those who use well what they are given, even more will be given, and they will have an abundance.” (Matthew 25:29) “It’s probably obvious to anyone who knew Sister Cecile Morse why I have taken the liberty to adapt the parable of the talents to fit her situation by selecting only the story of…
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Sister Paula Modaff
“Little Paula Modaff in Rome.” Sister Paula Modaff the high school teacher. Sister Paula Modaff the student, studying Spanish and Latin American Literature in Mexico. Sister Paula Modaff the paralegal. Sister Paula Modaff the canon lawyer. Sister Paula Modaff the hospital chaplain. When she entered the Sisters of Providence 47 years ago, her mother found…
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Sister Barbara Zeller
Sister Barbara Ann Zeller describes herself as innately shy. In her younger years, she said she was a loner. She used to have a penchant for running away from some of life’s pressures, particularly youthful peer pressure. But her accomplishments and commitment to her ministries indicate otherwise. She is the director of Providence Self Sufficiency…
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Sister Catherine (Catherine Ursula) Hayes
“I called upon God, and the spirit of wisdom came to me.” (Wisdom 7:7b) “This passage from the Book of Wisdom praises not so much what we know as academic knowledge, the learning found in books written by great scholars, though that has its contribution to make, but rather the wisdom that comes from prayer…
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Sister Alice Hemans
“For I am already being poured out like a libation, and the time of my departure is at hand.” (2 Timothy 4:6) “This reading from Timothy was proclaimed during the Liturgy of Sister Alice’s profession of perpetual vows on Aug. 15, 1998. How unaware all of us were at that time of how exactly Sister…
The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, are a congregation of Roman Catholic women religious (sisters) who minister throughout the United States and Taiwan. Saint Mother Theodore Guerin founded the Sisters of Providence in 1840. The congregation has a mission of being God's Providence in the world by committing to performing works of love, mercy and justice in service among God's people.