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Sending out a ‘Thank You’ in anticipation of School Principals’ Day!
May 1 is School Principals’ Day. As a high school principal for many years, I couldn’t help but think about my first day as principal at Mother Theodore Guerin High School. I remember walking into the office on July 1 and thinking, “Now what do I do?” It didn’t seem to matter that I had served in an academic administrative capacity for several years prior at Providence-St. Mel School; or that I had done work beyond a master’s degree in...
Week 4: Daily Lenten reflections with Saint Mother Theodore
...very faithful to Him even during those days of trial. Continue to be faithful yourself, my dear child.” – Saint Mother Theodore Guerin • How do I discern what is mine to bear? • How do I remain faithful in those days when the burden is unenjoyable and hard to carry? Tuesday, March 21 “So let our sacrifice be in your presence today as we follow you unreservedly; for those who trust in you cannot be put to shame. And...
Filled with the life of our dear Mother Theodore
It has been months of waiting patiently for the beautifully curved BUT bare walls of the new shrine of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin to be filled with the life of our dear Mother Theodore. Then in a matter of days, the whole place was bursting with the spirit of our amazing saint. Stunningly colorful panels, chronicling the story of her faith-filled life, offer a glimpse of what holiness might look like in pioneer Indiana. Mother Theodore’s writing desk was placed...
Seeking our Saint!
...French Revolution. We will also visit the birthplace of Mother Marie Lecore, the superior who knew Mother Theodore well and missioned her to begin the Congregation in America. After Mass in the Motherhouse chapel, we will enjoy a typical Breton meal with the Sisters in their refectory where Mother Theodore also took her meals. This shrine is at the site of Mother Theodore’s birthplace in Etables, France. Photo credit/copyright: Jean Michel Daoudal. More to Learn During our time in Brittany,...
Reflecting on the United States through the writing of Saint Mother Theodore
...as persons of faith. Saint Mother Theodore Guerin I guess all I’m asking is that we read her words; consider if we resonate with them or not; to ask the Holy Spirit that we may hear what we need to hear and to do what we most need to do in the present moment. Agreed? The words of Mother Theodore Mother Theodore’s words – taken from the Journals and Letters of Mother Theodore Guerin: Making the most serious reflections on...
HOPE fall 2021 — Living the legacy of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
...the legacy of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin today. We invite you to join us in living the legacy. A legacy of love, prayer and service “Saint Mother Theodore’s spirituality of remaining true to God, her true self, and the common good is rooted deep in Providence Spirituality. I like to think her ability to bounce back, to keep going, to be resilient as she faced one trial after another is a valued legacy she has given to us.” Sisters of...
Week 6: Walking through Lent with Saint Mother Theodore
We invite you to continue to walk through Lent with Saint Mother Theodore Guerin and with us with these short daily reflections for the coming week. Sunday, April 2 “O my people! I will put my spirit in you that you may live, and I will settle you upon your land.” – Ezekiel 37:14 “What will our good God be in our True Country, since even in our exile He is so great, so powerful, so magnificent!” – Saint Mother...
‘Journals and Letters’ of Saint Mother Theodore gets digital treatment
This is the front cover of the e-book, “Mother Theodore Guerin: Journals and Letters.” In 1937, the first book of “Journals and Letters of Mother Theodore Guerin,” was printed. Since then, the book has been re-printed four times and has sold thousands of copies. And now, the book can be purchased electronically. Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, Mission Advancement digital media/web manager and designer Christina Blust was primarily responsible for the transition from paperback to e-book. “Mother Theodore’s...
Much to learn from two women religious founders
...Maria’s acceptance speech. Mother Catherine Spalding of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth I am in Louisville today because of an event that took place 175 years ago. In the year 1840, right around this time of year, Mother Catherine Spalding welcomed Mother Theodore Guerin, a Sister of Providence who had just come to the States from France to found schools in Indiana and Southern Illinois. The hospitality of Mother Catherine and the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth (SCN) was...
Journals and Letters week 21: The cross awaits
[Today we are discussing “Journals and Letters” page 190 bottom to page 199. Join us in reading a portion of Saint Mother Theodore’s writings every week in the coming year.] Whenever the words “the bishop” occur in “Journals and Letters,” we can expect the worst. In the pages we’ve read for this week, events justify our expectations. A display in the church at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods with candles, cross and image of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin For five long years, over...
Counting down: 10 days to go and 10 reasons to LOVE the new shrine
We are officially counting down the days until the opening of the shrine! It’s official! In just ten days we will have a brand new shrine for Saint Mother Theodore Guerin to share with the world, and we’ve got at least ten reasons off the top of our heads for why you are going to LOVE the new shrine. 10. It portrays Mother Theodore in a new light… Literally and metaphorically. Her remains, in fact, do finally rest under a...
Poems from Sister Mary Theodosia Mug
...lips are framing? May we guess the secret heard in childhood days Amid the listening rocks, thy future naming? O wondrous child! How near was heaven to earth That bright October feast that saw thy birth! How near when, Holy First Communion Day, Celestial cohorts bore they Vow away! Dear sainted Mother, when the forest dense Of after years entranced thy heart and spirit, What was the Angel’s word, the joy immense, Vouchsafed thee oft? – Ah, would we too...