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Mother Theodore was just here…
During my last ministry at Guerin Prep High School, we strongly suggested that the new campus minister visit Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, so she could better understand Mother Theodore Guerin for whom the school was named and the mission of the Sisters of Providence, the group founded by Mother Theodore 173 years ago this Oct. 22. Fest attendees praying at the interim Shrine of Saint Mother Theodore. When she returned, she told me, “Your sisters talk about Mother Theodore like she was...
Struggling to speak out against injustice with Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
(Editor’s note: Happy Feast of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin! In today’s blog post we hear from Emily TeKolste, the newest woman to follow in Saint Mother Theodore Guerin’s footsteps by entering the Sisters of Providence, the Congregation she founded. The passage from Saint Mother Theodore’s Journals and Letters below speaks to Emily. In what way does Saint Mother Theodore Guerin inspire you?) Saint Mother Theodore Guerin journeyed home to Indiana after a fundraising trip to France in 1844. Returning from...
Saint Mother Theodore Guerin moment: Funding God’s mission
...1840, the Bishop of Vincennes had promised them land, a convent and a school building. They struggled to receive even what had been promised. Mother Theodore the fundraiser In need of money, Mother Theodore Guerin went on a fundraising mission to France in 1843. She went to ask the people of France to consider donating money to help her struggling Congregation meet the educational and health needs of immigrants in the United States. Mother Theodore had also hoped to get...
“Journals and Letters” week 2: The voyage begins
Today we start reading the travel journal of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin [Editor’s note: Today we start discussing “Journals and Letters“: Page 1 to page 10 (second paragraph). Join us in reading a portion of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin‘s writings every week in the coming year.] The very first pages I read of Mother Theodore’s journey to America were not at all what I expected. There was no joy or excitement present. I thought Mother Theodore would be ready for...
Journals and Letters week 14: Mother Theodore the fundraiser
[Today we are discussing “Journals and Letters“: page 112 to page 123 mid-page. Join us in reading a portion of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin‘s writings every week in the coming year.] What stood out for me in this reading is the difficulties of the life of a fundraiser. Having worked for many years in the communications and fundraising office of the Sisters of Providence, it seems an honor to follow in the footsteps of Saint Mother Theodore, our first fundraiser! In the journal,...
Journals and Letters week 48: Direct and loving advice from Mother Theodore
...the house.) More advice for Sister Maria In her letter to Sister Maria, Mother Theodore’s tone seems direct, stern and loving. (How does Mother Theodore so consistently manage blending those seeming opposites?) Maybe missing the obvious was Sister Maria’s enemy. In the brief letter, Mother Theodore lists these seemingly obvious points: “It is not enough to acknowledge our faults; we must correct them.” “You do well not to miss your Communion any more. When we are cold is not the...
Journals and Letters week 31: Do good to all for the love of God
An actual handwritten letter Mother Theodore wrote advising on the epidemic [Today we are discussing “Journals and Letters” page 280 to 290. Join us in reading a portion of Saint Mother Theodore’s writings every week in the coming year.] Such a timely entry! Mother Theodore writes and instructs the sisters on dealing with an epidemic in her day. And here we are dealing with a pandemic in our own. I also just helped edit and post Sister Janet Gilligan of the Sisters...
A note in distress: unpublished Saint Mother Theodore
Editor’s note: This letter from Saint Mother Theodore was written to Sister St. Francis Xavier Le Fer and Sister Mary Cecilia Bailly. These two sisters were very close to Mother Theodore and assisted her in leadership and in training new sisters. The note was written during a trying time for Saint Mother Theodore and for the Congregation. Their bishop (referred to in this letter as Monseigneur and his Lordship) was making the sisters’ lives and work very difficult. At the...
Mother Theodore offers support for living with mental illness
...In her time that area was a wilderness, a river’s crossing from the nearest town. Mother Theodore was canonized a saint in the Roman Catholic Church in 2006. Mother Theodore offers support I had my first bout of bipolar disorder as a freshman at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. My friends and my boss in the library wrapped me in Mother Theodore’s legacy of kindness. Even though I didn’t make grades, the sisters offered to extend my scholarship. They gave me hope....
Mother Theodore moment
...well. So well that Jack chose Mother Theodore as “his” saint for a first grade All Saints Day project. As part of the project, Jack had to research the saint, create a symbol representing her and present Mother Theodore’s story to classmates and their parents. When asked how he learned about Saint Mother Theodore, his answer was “by going to the Woods and talking with the sisters.” Why did he choose Mother Theodore? “She was so brave. She came all...
Discovering the Woods: A visit from a fresh perspective
...scene of religious life at Ruillé is one of the dioramas on display at Providence Spirituality & Conference Center. As we entered the shrine I finally got to introduce to her, for the very first time, our beloved Saint Mother Theodore Guerin. We wound our way through each of the rooms where Mother Theodore’s story was told through quotes, artifacts and brief narratives. My friend was particularly touched when she read Mother Theodore’s words, “Love the children first, and then...
Lives of the Saints
...me to live a life like that of my mother. And although he never called her a “saint,” certainly he left no doubt about what he thought about her life. What follows is some of Dad’s advice to his one-day old daughter: “There is one thing I want of you – I want you to be a good girl always – I want you to be as good a girl as your mother. If you grow up like her, I’ll...