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…
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.…
The Sisters of Providence share the news of Mother Theodore’s upcoming canonization with the public on October, 2006.
“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…
“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…
“Look for the silver lining.” That musical line has been the personal mantra of Ann Wagner Harper for many years. During her days on radio and television and later as a professor at Butler University, Indianapolis, Ann often repeated these…
“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…
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…
“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,…
“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.…