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Letter: January 1, 1854
The quote we see to the right is yet another one of our favorite Saint Mother Theodore Guerin quotes! Who would have thought that a religious woman in the 1800s could be so relevant today? This quote sits well with me because I think it rings especially true today. In a world where everything moves in fast motion, we are all starving for some kind of satisfaction. Yet, we don’t always know exactly how to find it. Sometimes we just...
Sister Joanna Brown (formerly Sister Louis Marie)
...Latin at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and her master’s degree in elementary education at Indiana State University. No wonder that she could teach anything that she was asked to do. She added on to her credits a certification in secondary English and Latin, general elementary 1-8, and another to include kindergarten. Math was always her favorite subject; it seemed to come naturally that she understood and could help others – children and adults. Community mission life and ministry took her to...
‘Journals and Letters’ of Saint Mother Theodore gets digital treatment
...it was quite logical for me to try and make it an e-book,” she said. “I read a lot and appreciate how accessible and usable e-books can be, from being able to enlarge the type for older eyes or search for your favorite quotes. “It seemed like a good way to get her words into the hands of a lot more people.” Blust added the book can be “enjoyed by anyone” interested in early American pioneer life, the history of...
Letter: Jan. 13, 1853
...This is probably one of my (many) favorite quotes from Mother Theodore for several reasons, but I will name two. The first reason is because I respect Mother Theodore for not ridiculing others for their mistakes. Instead, she uses a positive reinforcement method, which I am a huge fan of. She simply acknowledges faults (including her own), and then encourages others to move on with life. The second reason is because this is a piece of advice that can be...
Mel Marino Wolff: “Thank you for bringing us together!”
...students. To this day, my closest friends (including BFF Anne) are those I met at the Woods about 50 years ago. Some are Associates and some are not, but we are all part of a whole weave of threads started by our favorite saint, St. Mother Theodore Guerin. On the day of the canonization celebration at the Woods, our group got together and highlighted our party with a cake topped with a picture of Mother Theodore and the words: “Thank...
Saint Mother Theodore’s welcome: a foundation day reflection
...no Wabash Avenue bridge. The crossing of the Wabash was made by ferry—probably a flat-bottomed open raft. Arrival on the other side was followed by a carriage ride through the river bottoms on and at times wholly submerged plank road—a soggy, wet, carriage ride during which the horses were at times literally swimming, with water up to their necks. The carriage tipped sideways twice, its wheels caught on tree roots. Later, Mother Theodore would write, “When one has nothing more...
Lois Garrett, Christiana, TN: “Thank you for the memories”
...the Woods every summer for years to see her and others of our teachers from St. Joan of Arc, Indianapolis. Mom packed a picnic lunch and we were eight or ten strong, whoever was available to come. I had many favorite teachers in grade school, but two we saw every year were Sister Emily Marie and Sister Joseph Marie. Sister Cyril spent wonderful visits at Mom and Dad Weinkauf’s home when permission was granted to do so. She slept in...
Sister Dorothy Marie Ahern
...made all her own clothes, as well as helping others or sewing for the convent needs. When she came to the Woods, she put her sewing skills to use for the sisters in health care, especially. As Sister Dorothy Marie’s health deteriorated and her memory loss increased, she became a favorite of the PHC staff. One nurse remembered Dorothy Marie’s early days on the west wing when she was still ambulatory. “She would always want to help the other sisters,...
Sister Lourdes Kline
...realized she was losing control over that, and she was not happy about it. Sister Lourdes and her twin brother were the youngest of the five children of Augustus Michael and Anna Margaret (Mulligan) Kline. Born in Kensington, Maryland, on Feb. 5, 1919, the twins were baptized Caroline and Carroll in Holy Redeemer Church, Kensington, a rural area north of Washington, D.C. Sister Lourdes was pre-deceased by her parents and all her siblings: Bernard J., Marguerite, Catherine and Carroll. She...
A visible transformation
...that she was young (29). I noticed she was boisterous and fun. But there was something I couldn’t quite put my finger on that seemed to be missing. Working in communications for the Sisters of Providence in various roles over the past 15 years, I can say that one of my favorite parts of the job is interviewing the sisters and telling their stories. I always leave the interview inspired or intrigued, excited or with a new understanding. At the...
Baptism by horseback
...of age. Years later, Marceline finally tracked down her baptismal certificate and learned her true name. She was delighted to find out that she shared her middle name with her aunt, “My favorite person in the whole world as I grew up,” she said. She spoke about the name confusion lightly, laughing, “I’m an AKA [also known as] all the way!” On a more serious note, she explained, “I felt it was the real me; my true identity.” I can’t...
‘Slavery Still Exists’ prayers for justice
...is uncomfortable. Leader: We acknowledge our need to learn about items that we buy that have been made by enslaved workers. Response: We commit to spending more of our money on products produced by adult workers receiving fair wages. Leader: O God, you have given us voices, words and resources that enable us to speak, write and act against economic and political systems that support human trafficking. Response: We commit to consider the evil of human trafficking, take counsel and...