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Saint Mother Theodore: a humble servant of God
...could have prepared her for what she would find and have to endure there. It was that same humility and dependence on Providence that hallmarked every step of her way. Humility quotes from Saint Mother Theodore In her own words… “Pray, be humble, be charitable, and God’s blessing will be with you.” “Humble yourself—that is very good—but do not yield to discouragement.” “If at any day we accomplish some good here, the glory will certainly be [God’s] alone.” “My duty has...
“Journals and Letters” week 3: At sea in 1840
[Today we are discussing “Journals and Letters“: Page 10 to page 23 New York. Join us in reading a portion of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin‘s writings every week in the coming year.] In this week’s text we meet Mother Theodore the story teller, the teacher, the scientist, the philosopher, the woman full of faith and perseverance. We see Mother Theodore the comforter, the traveler, the patient. We see her courage, her faith, her intellect, her wit, her resilience. Beauty and...
Letter: Ash Wednesday 1854
This quote, to me, has one of the most interesting stories behind it. It can be found in a letter that Saint Mother Theodore wrote on Ash Wednesday in 1854. It was written to Sister Mary Xavier, who was ill in Vincennes, Indiana. The letter is rather short and to the point. Mother Theodore wished for Sister Mary Xavier to get well and asked her to try to avoid whatever it was that might be making her ill. She also...
Saint connects sisters across the ocean
Sister Gill Quigley, an English Sister of Providence from Saint Mother Theodore’s French congregation, spent the fall semester taking art classes at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and living with the Sisters of Providence. She also connected more deeply with her sister Saint Mother Theodore. (Photo courtesy of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College.) Saint Mother Theodore Guerin is at the root of a special connection that still exists between the original Sisters of Providence in France and the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods....
Ask a Sister: Spiritual help 5 cents
...long day of doling out spiritual help. What does Mother Theodore say? At the booth, we also had the small cards with quotes from Saint Mother Theodore on them. Before those who stopped by left our table, we asked them to select one to see what Mother Theodore might be saying to them. To those who had talked to me, I told them that these were excerpts from letters that Saint Mother Theodore had written to the sisters and benefactors,...
‘Little Known Facts’ about Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
...in 1845. Other discussions will include whether Mother Theodore was ever accused of using counterfeit money and more. “Like most things in life, there are always more things to be uncovered, recovered and discovered,” Sister Jan said. “I love, love, love discovering some little known interesting facts about Saint Mother Theodore Guerin that makes her even more real to us today.” Sister Jan said she enjoys offering these types of workshops, especially when it comes to Saint Mother Theodore Guerin....
Do you ever really know?
...shed on two occasions that he heard me tell him I was there, that I loved him, that Jesus loved him and that Saint Mother Theodore was interceding for him. So she was with him and me as I cared for him, especially on the difficult days when I recognized that his bodily needs had been neglected at the facility. As Providence would have it, I am thinking once again of Marko, of the journey I made with Saint Mother...
Journals and Letters week 11: Early letters part deux
Items that belonged to Saint Mother Theodore adorn her writing desk in the shrine. [Today we are discussing “Journals and Letters“: page 78 to page 89 . Join us in reading a portion of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin‘s writings every week in the coming year.] Here’s my big confession: I am having a lot of trouble concentrating on this week’s reading assignment. I’ve read it, but I ‘m not really absorbing it enough to write something spectacular — not that my past writings...
Letter: Jan. 13, 1853
It is yet another great piece of advice from our dear Mother Theodore! This quote can be found in a letter that Mother Theodore wrote to Sister Maria of Madison, Indiana on Jan. 13, 1853. In case you haven’t caught on yet, Mother Theodore was very wise and enjoyed pitching advice to those around her. It seems that Sister Maria had done something that might have been frowned upon at the time. The short letter consists of mostly advice and...
New statue of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin with children dedicated
This is an up-close image of the statue created by Providence Associate Teresa Clark. All Saints Cemetery in Des Plaines, Ill., commissioned a statue from Providence Associate Teresa Clark, who is also the artist of the official Saint Mother Theodore Guerin statue recently installed at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. (A really beautiful miniature version of the official statue is available through the Linden Leaf Gifts.) The All Saints Cemetery statue features Saint Mother Theodore with two young girls and one of my...
Journals and Letters week 5: The measure of the woman
[Today we are discussing “Journals and Letters“: p. 29 to top of p. 39. Join us in reading a portion of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin‘s writings every week in the coming year.] No surprise here. Ten pages of Journals and Letters and way too much material to consider. Should I highlight her humor — especially those times I don’t think she meant to be funny? After attending Mass in a church in New York, Mother Theodore wrote: “The speaker seemed...
General Superior summons foundress to support new SMWC president
...promise you our support and our prayer. And – on those days when you feel as Mother Theodore did when she wrote, ‘I have already exceeded the amount of work my head can bear!’ – be certain to call on her, mindful of these words of hers: ‘No one loves you as your old Mother Theodore does.’ May all the blessings of Providence be yours, Dr. King! Please accept this small sign of Mother Theodore’s presence to keep with you.”...