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White Violet Center teaming with ISU for month-long Earth Day Celebration
For 23 years, White Violet Center for Eco-Justice (WVC), a ministry of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, have conducted the annual Earth Day Celebration on the campus at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods as a call to action to all members of the community. And for the past 19 years, the Office of Sustainability at Indiana State University (ISU) has offered Earth Day Celebrations as well. This year, WVC has teamed with ISU’s Office of Sustainability with the hope of...
Providence Associates photo highlights 2011
Spring retreat: Providence Associate Teresa Clark of Terre Haute, Ind., shows some of her artwork during the Deepening the Providence Story retreat on Saturday, April 2, 2011. Standing in front of the artwork are Margo Edwards-O’Toole (left) of Louisville, Ky., and Marilyn Webb of Brownsburg, Ind. The Deepening the Providence Story retreat ended on Sunday morning, April 3, 2011, with a blessing on all those present. Above (left to right), Sue Thomas of Chicago, Joan Frisz of Louisville, Ky., and...
Sister Rosalie Marie Weller
...miss you. But we thank God for your good, generous, creative, prayerful life. Funeral services for Sister Rosalie Marie took place in the Church of the Immaculate Conception on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 13-14. A wake took place from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., on Friday, Feb. 13, with Vespers at 4:30 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial was at 11 a.m., on Saturday, Feb. 14. We welcome you to share your memories of Sister Rosalie Marie in the comments section below...
Holy Saturday – Waiting in Darkness
Note: This reflection, written by Sister Barbara Battista, SP, originally appeared in the Catholic Mobilizing Network’s Holy Week Reflection Series. We call this day “Holy Saturday.” We spend this day, between death and resurrection, in quiet remembrance, as a somber vigil at Jesus’ tomb. This is not simply a re-enactment. Holy Saturday invites us to ponder the “tomb time” between Jesus’ death and resurrection. For Jesus’ early followers, this was not necessarily a waiting time. They had no idea what...
Former Sisters of Providence a gift to the Church and society
...she works with sisters in health care, using her skills to support in any way that helps. Loving Mother Theodore All three of these women continue to have a deep devotion to Saint Mother Theodore. Mary Jo says, “Saint Mother Guerin continues to watch over all of her sisters, in and out of the community. I have her statue in our dining room to always remind me what a blessing it was to be part of her community.” Judy says...
Saint Mother Theodore Guerin moment: a mother’s letter to new postulants
...crown in eternity. And you, dear Miss Marshall, who have had the courage to bid adieu to a beloved mother, take your heart in your hands and offer it to God. He is so generous; He will reward you abundantly for what He enables you to do for Him. Oh, how much you will love Him in this blessed solitude if you continue to be entirely devoted to Him. Long ago we offered prayers for you, for your generous mother....
Join us in reading the “Journals and Letters” of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
...well documented. I am, of course, referring to the book, Mother Theodore Guerin: Journals and Letters. October kickoff October is a special month for the Sisters of Providence. We celebrate Saint Mother Theodore’s birthday on Oct. 2, her Feast Day on Oct. 3, her canonization where she officially became a saint on Oct. 15 and Foundation Day when she arrived at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods on Oct. 22. In fact this is the 180th anniversary of Mother Theodore and her companions’ arrival....
French foundress now has “southwestern” look
You can see the new icon currently on display in the new Shrine of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Something tells me that Taos, New Mexico artist JK (Jan) Lamkin and Saint Mother Theodore Guerin would really hit it off. Jan is said to “combine artistic talent with an understanding of the land and to create glorious images drenched with emotion and color.” Both are great communicators, Jan using the medium of art and Mother Theodore that of words. Jan was...
Celebrating Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
As the third of October approaches, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin’s Feast Day, I am remembering the first time I found out about her. Sister Barbara Bluntzer, SP, gave me the book, “Journals and Letters of Mother Theodore,” to read. I instantly fell in love with her; her courage, stamina (even though she was not a healthy person), her determination, and forward thinking for a woman in her era. I received the book in preparation for her Beatification in Rome on...
What does Mother Theodore have to say about …
...but only what we can do? Wouldn’t it be great if there was a searchable database with all of our favorite quotes from Saint Mother Theodore Guerin? Well now there is! Our quotation search allows you to search through a large database collection of quotes from Saint Mother Theodore Guerin. There you can enter key words or topics and get related quotes from Saint Mother Theodore! Try it out! We hope you find it as useful as we do. https://spsmw.org/be-inspired/inspiration-search/?authors=smtg...
A “letter” to you from Saint Mother Theodore
In re-reading Saint Mother Theodore Guerin’s Journals and Letters, I realized how so many things she wrote seem like they could have been written to someone today who is looking for guidance. So I’ve compiled some quotes from our dear Mother Theodore into a “letter.” Whether you are discerning where God is calling you next, or grappling with living well in the here and now, perhaps this “letter” from Saint Mother Theodore will speak to you. My very dear...
Throwback Thursday: Sister Joseph Eleanor Ryan, a cause and a Positio
...Juniorate, later known as Providence Aspirancy. From 1978 to 1985, Sister Joseph Eleanor divided her time between Rome and Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, as she researched material for the cause for sainthood of Mother Theodore. Her completed document, the Positio of Mother Theodore Guerin, was written in English, French, Italian and Latin, and detailed the life and virtues of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin. It was 900 pages in length! A Positio is a document or collection of documents used in the process...