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Oral history: Sister Kathleen Desautels, change maker
...Chardin Sister Kathleen Desautels, second from left, with other peacemakers at a protest against the School of Americas. 8th Day Center for Justice From 1986 to 2018, Sister Kathleen Desautels was on the staff at 8th Day Center for Justice in Chicago. A collaboration of religious communities, 8th Day worked toward justice by praying together, doing analysis together and working in collaboration with others on social justice issues. Kak was Justice Promoter for the community and did this by working...
Let’s get Mother Theodore on the National Liturgical Calendar!
In the fall of 2024, the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, were contacted by a reporter from Our Sunday Visitor, located in Huntington, Indiana. The reporter, a devotee of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, had been in contact with Archbishop Charles Thompson of Indianapolis in order to try to get Mother Theodore’s Feast Day placed on the United States National Liturgical Calendar, and was given permission to do so. Saint Mother Theodore Guerin: For Saint Mother Theodore’s name and...
Thank you for such a lovely evening!
The 2026 Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Donor Dinner The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, welcomed more than 260 benefactors and friends to the historic O’Shaughnessy Dining Room at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods for the annual Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Donor Dinner on Saturday, June 6, 2026. The congregation looks forward to this festive celebration every year. It is when we get to publicly recognize the many people who support us and our ministries. This year did not disappoint! Benefactors, Sisters...
A Providence Advent Calendar
...you enter into this season with reflections and actions for each day of Advent! You might want to keep an Advent journal to capture your reflections. Week One: Discover Beauty in Darkness and Light. ♦ Set up an Advent wreath. Light one candle each day this week before you read the quote of the day and take action. ♦ Pray for World Peace, especially in Syria, the Middle East, and France, Saint Mother Theodore’s birth place. Sunday: “There will be...
2026 Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Companion Award Winners
In honor of the original five companions, five individuals were honored to receive the 2026 Saint Mother Theodore Companions Awards. These awards recognize outstanding people who exhibit the best qualities of the five foundresses who accompanied Mother Theodore from France to the United States. Michelle Anderson Michelle Anderson has faithfully served Providence Health Care as a bus driver, transporting residents, sisters in long-term care, and their companions to appointments with extraordinary compassion and care for more than 20 years. Michelle...
2026 Earth Day in Photos!
April is the month we set aside to celebrate Earth and all the gifts she gives. It is an opportunity to gather with people in your community to reconnect and enjoy the sights, smells, and sounds of nature around us, especially after a long, cold winter. Of course, when you plan an Earth Day event, you hope that mother nature plays along and gives you warmer temperatures and sunshine, but that is usually a big ask when Earth Day occurs...
Reflections for Foundation Day 2019
...is the page that contains the story, written by our Mission Advancement folks, inviting the larger Terre Haute community to join us in celebrating the Feast Day of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin. It also describes our foundation – established 179 years ago today. And I quote: “Mother Theodore came to the United States from France in 1840 to establish a Congregation of women religious. After a journey of more than three months, she and her five sister companions arrived at...
White Violet Center earns ‘Real Organic Project’ designation
...they can use when making purchasing decisions. It also benefits other local growers as they look to us for advice and trust when it comes to growing methods,” he said. White Violet Center for Eco-Justice produce can found in our Farm Store at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Monday through Saturday from 12-5 p.m. You can also find us at the Terre Haute Farmers Market on Saturdays from 8 a.m.-12 p.m. in the Meadows parking lot off of Poplar Street beginning May 18....
Season of Creation 2022: Fair Trade and Climate Change
...by Elizabeth Cline. Additional Resources Guide to Fair Trade Labels What is Fair Trade? How Fair Trade is tackling the climate crisis No Social Justice Without Climate Justice Chicago Fair Trade Carbon Credits Pray, Reflect, Act: Prayerfully consider the life of workers making about $2 each day. Reflect on what we buy. Do we know the background of the group producing the item, how they treat their workers and the environment? Support Fair Trade Markets. Hold a Fair Trade Alternative...
The life of Eleanor Bailly (Mother Mary Cecilia Bailly)
...Entries to Mother Anastasie’s diary show that the sisters at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods did not forget her: “Today, we sent a basket of grapes to Mother Mary Cecilia.” And again, “Opportunity today to send a box of peaches to Mother Mary Cecilia.” And another time, “Mr. Webb takes a basket of lovely apples to Mother Mary Cecilia,” says a letter of Sister Mary Joseph, “of which kind attentions Mother Mary Cecilia was very appreciative.” Mother Mary Cecilia’s sister Rose decided to...
Books & Resources
Learn more about our Congregation and our Sisters. Contents Journals & Letters Books about Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Congregation histories & collections Social Justice Online Resources Journals & Letters Saint Mother Theodore Guerin was a prolific writer. Her letters and journals continue to inspire thousands of people. This journal will take you back more than 170 years to an era of our history. Through graphic portrayal, the life of Religious in pioneer days comes to life. In detail, the book...
‘She is Our Hero:’ Reflection for the 2024 Feast Day for Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
...to be saints? Nothing extraordinary, nothing more than what we do every day. Only do it for (God’s) love…” Mother Theodore’s life offers many examples of how to live like a saint. She was the epitome of the “Trust in God” called for by Sirach in our first reading today. As the Gospel of Luke suggested, she gave her all to God and the mission of Providence. This was her treasure and where anyone who knew her could find her...