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A legacy of humor, trust, patience and kindness
...any good we do is God’s grace working through us. Each time we celebrate Foundation Day, Jubilees, Vow Ceremonies or a Celebration of Life for a Sister, it is not about us. It is about how Providence continues to be faithful in our lives just as Mother Theodore’s life witnessed to us. Her obedience, trust and perseverance in trials are hard to come by today as we see humankind trying to take control without God. All the values we express today...
Where will faith lead this community of Providence?
...continue to lead the Providence Community into the future, unknown as it may be. “Have confidence in the Providence that so far has never failed us.” (Excerpt from Journals and Letters of Mother Theodore Guerin). Mother Theodore believed strongly that God would provide. May we continue to live that strong belief and faith that Mother Theodore had. As community of Providence, let us join in the prayer that unites us all: The Prayer of Reunion. The Prayer of Reunion We...
Young Crawfordsville man offers sacrifice and prayer in walking to Shrine of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
...Andrew sat in a guest room with his feet soaking in a pan of Epsom salts. The sisters offered him hospitality, and he chose to spend an additional day at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. He talked about his faith and his trust in Providence and how he acquired that trust. “It leads to a more exciting spiritual life. I guess the examples I see of people trusting in Providence like Mother Theodore and everyday people. Observing them and seeing how they trust....
A “sampling” of everyday miracles
...sampling of what I glean from all over the world. Giraud who lives “330 miles from Mother Theodore’s house” wishes for a relic. Raul from Florida wants to request prayers for his family. Alice, a Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College alumna who now lives in Colorado, wants to spread devotion in the Rocky Mountains. Brother Chris wants Mother Theodore’s relic so he can pursue his vocational call in the Philippines. Opara, who is soon to have a new baby wanted Mother Theodore’s...
Journals and Letters week 7: Hardship on the Ohio
Today we are discussing “Journals and Letters“: page 45 to page 53, where we find Mother Theodore and her companions having to endure a miserable trip on the Ohio River. Join us in reading a portion of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin‘s writings every week in the coming year.] “There was no alternative; we had to bear it.” (46) Reading Mother Theodore’s account of the first part of their journey down the Ohio River made me feel so bad for these women. The steamboat...
An unbreakable promise
...promise. Every Sister of Providence can tell you the story. The Breton shore The building of a chapel Saint Anne Shell Chapel at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Returning from a fundraising trip to France in 1843, Mother Theodore’s ship, the Nashville, ran into a terrible storm. Mother Theodore promised to build a chapel to Saint Anne. She also promised and to hold an annual procession in her honor if she would save the ship from the raging sea. Why Saint Anne? Mother...
An unpublished note from Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
If you’ve read “Journals and Letters of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin,” you know there’s a lot to love there. Wit, strength, history, guidance, inspiration and more. Saint Mother Theodore Guerin comes alive in her writing. (If you haven’t read the book, don’t let the fear of boredom put you off. I promise it’s worth the read. You can find it at Linden Leaf Gifts or buy the e-book here.) But did you know there’s more from Saint Mother Theodore? The...
In their own words: Dan Thralls
...heritage? Joseph Thralls was my great-great-great-grandfather — five generations separated. He lived and settled in the area of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods prior to Mother Theodore’s and the sisters’ coming over. They had arranged to receive the sisters when they first came to the area, and Mother Theodore and her companion sisters stayed in their house until another residence was set up [for the Thralls family]. It’s our heritage that we had close ties to Mother Theodore and interacted on a daily...
Journals and Letters week 6: Traveling the United States
[Today we are discussing “Journals and Letters“: page 39 to page 45, On the Ohio River. Join us in reading a portion of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin‘s writings every week in the coming year.] In this section, Mother Theodore gives examples of the weariness in traveling in a foreign country without speaking the language, from the nuisance of not understanding servers, to the mistakes that she makes trying to converse with American sisters. The exhaustion of living surrounded by a...
Pray with Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, our friend in heaven
We could all use some prayer support. And we know our Saint Mother Theodore Guerin is close to God. She also loves us and wants to help. So let’s turn to Saint Mother Theodore, a friend and prayer support in heaven, for help in praying for our needs. Starting Monday, Sept. 24 we will begin praying the Novena to Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, leading up to her feast day on Oct. 3. We invite you to join us. A novena...
Journals and Letters week 28: Death of the bishop
[Today we are discussing “Journals and Letters” page 252 to page 262 mid-page. Join us in reading a portion of Saint Mother Theodore’s writings every week in the coming year.] Bishop John Stephen Bazin It’s April 1848 and on the cusp of Holy Week when Saint Mother Theodore and a companion sister arrive at Vincennes for the beginning of Mother Theodore’s yearly house visits to all the missions. The first visit in Vincennes does not go as expected. The new...
Sister Lawrence: a courageous caregiver in an epidemic past
...mind. The writer of her obituary says that she was known for her “frankness of disposition.” Julienne spent many months with Mother Theodore. She then cared for her during Mother Theodore’s illness in New Orleans. Afterward, she declared her intention to follow Mother Theodore to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Julienne worked at Gabriel’s College for a time to repay her fare. And finally, on May 29, 1844, she arrived at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. She received the habit in August and was given the...