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Women’s History Month: Mother Theodore and the Ohio River
Process sketches for the statue of Mother Theodore by Teresa Clark. On Oct. 4, 1840, Mother Theodore Guerin and her sister-companions saw the Ohio River for the last time. Mother Theodore reflects upon this: “Nothing troubled the charm and silence of this solitude. Making the most serious reflections on what we beheld, and on our present position, I said to myself: Thus does life also pass away, now calm, now agitated, but at last the end is attained.” Learn more...
Women’s History Month: Mother Theodore and mosquitoes
In Cincinnati, Mother Theodore Guerin and her companion-sisters found a blood-thirsty mob. She humorously writes: “We were far from supposing that, in the midst of the city where we had been so well received, we were to find a multitude of enemies athirst for the blood of the French. Until then we had not fought unto the shedding of blood, but this was a night of slaughter. I may say without boasting too much that several of my enemies perished...
Grace
...much to be learned from the way she saw the hand of Providence in all creation and all persons, trusting always that the future would unfold as it ought and that God’s plans were plans of prosperity and not harm. As this new year continues, may we all strive to walk as she walked, to see as she saw. May we grow into a deeper appreciation of God’s good gifts to us and a more complete reliance on God’s Providence....
Remembering Sister St. Francis Xavier
Sister St. Francis Xavier Le Fer After the arrival of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin and her companions to the Woods in October of 1840, the small Congregation was beset with many losses and trials. One of the most grievous and personal losses to Saint Mother Theodore was the death of Sister St. Francis Xavier, who died Jan. 31, 1856. Irma Le Fer, as she was known before entering the Sisters of Providence in Ruillé, France, arrived at the Woods in...
Women’s History Month: Such speed!
“The Eighth American Saint” describes the railroad experience of Mother Theodore and her traveling companions: “They rode to Philadelphia on the South Amboy and Camden Railroad, opened only a few years before, the first rail route between New York and Philadelphia. The locomotive, the John Bull by name, was imported from England and was the first the sisters had ever seen. It was amazingly large and the coaches were too, seating a least forty people. The train went like lightning,...
First chapel to be re-created at SMW
No worries if you’re not a history buff. The re-creation of the first log cabin chapel at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods will still be cool. Several years in the making, an authentic replica of the chapel visited by Saint Mother Theodore and her five companions when they arrived from France in 1840 is under construction. A Southern Indiana husband and wife donated a mid-1800s log cabin from their property, the Terre Haute Convention and Visitors Bureau provided support for construction, and volunteers...
Saint Mother Theodore Guerin’s original log cabin church nears completion
Do you want to pray? Do you want to experience a little history? Do you want to sit quietly in a peaceful, natural place? The new old cabin at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods might be just the place for you. The Sisters of Providence, their staff and a group of volunteers have had this project in incubation for five years. Now, it has become reality. Erected near the stone marking the place where Saint Mother Theodore Guerin first visited when she arrived...
Don’t take yourself too seriously
...of Providence, were nothing short of moving for me. I’ve also been following a few Catholic Twitter feeds, and I’ve been fascinated by some of the postings. I’ve learned that Bishop Christopher Coyne, apostolic administrator of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, posts a brief reflection on the day’s scriptures almost every day. I’ve also learned that he’s a pretty funny guy. Last week, he posted a series of reflections on an upcoming golf game, including the following: I am playing golf...
Why I love Mother Theodore
...will ever love you as your old Mother Theodore does.” It’s so easy to love her back. A note about the author: Christina Blust is the digital media/web manager and designer for the Sisters of Providence. After graduating from Xavier University in 2006, she began her time with the Congregation as a volunteer at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice, a ministry of the Sisters of Providence. Since 2007 she has worked in the Mission Advancement office. Christina is from northern...
Foundation Day gems from the past
Sisters Mary Ryan and Marianne Mader, both of the Sisters of Providence Archives Department, are pictured with Mother Theodore Guerin’s journal, in which the saint wrote her first entry on Oct. 22, 1840, the first day of arriving with five companion sisters at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. One visit to the Sisters of Providence Archives and you are likely to be engulfed with enthusiasm like the California gold-rushers might have sensed in the middle 1800s. Truly, you will find treasures. With today...
Sisters reflect on coming home to the Woods
Sister Noralee Keefe outside the doors to her home at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in Providence Hall. (This article was originally printed in the Summer 2013 edition of HOPE.) “To me home is one’s rootedness. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods is my rootedness as a Sister of Providence. When I reached retirement time, Saint Mary’s was where I wanted to spend my final years. I came back home while I could still give some Community service, spend time with sisters I’ve known and lived with...
Miracle Place – drop in for Hope
Miracle Place, in Indianapolis, is a ministry of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind. Driving down 10th Street in Indianapolis towards Temple, one sees the challenges of life that residents in this urban neighborhood face daily. A few houses and buildings seem deserted; others need repairs. At 940 North Temple, however, stands a bright blue house that is a beacon of Providence and hope, a place of welcome where small miracles happen every day. Ten year old Jamille...