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When God plants a seed
...influenced by the world and the things I was watching. I was doubting God and the belief systems that I grew up with and I was living without any true direction, seeking for answers in not the best places. All this caused me to undergo a major identity crisis which led to a depression. Through a scary experience, I decided to come back to my faith. One day when I was at my parish, I heard about a retreat that...
Poems from Sister Mary Theodosia Mug
...Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. We wanted to share some of Sister Mary Theodosia’s poems with you. Providence In Gentleness, in might, In paths of light And darksome leadings oft; In sorrow’s cloud, surprise In joy’s fair guise And cadence sweet and soft; In wondrous hope, in peace, In doubt’s surcease, And faith’s omnipotence; Comes ever to our view, The ages through, A loving Providence. To Mother Theodore May we hear what Angels whisper as we gaze Upon the smiles thy tender...
Journals and Letters week 24: Support and hope
...raise up the heaviest burdens, a light to enlighten her in her doubts and a confidant to whom she may confide her pains and from whom she may draw the consolation she needs.” The book’s editor says the arrival of the new bishop brings peace, happiness and a feeling of security hitherto unknown at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Yay! Finally. Loyal, loving chaplain A daguerreotype image of Fr. Corbe in his younger years The rest of the section is about one of...
Journals and Letters week 25: Making fair progress
...journey from Madison, Indiana, to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. The description of bringing the frail sister across the frozen Wabash leaves no doubt of Mother Theodore’s deep and abiding love for this sister so close to her heart. “Less than two weeks had passed after Sister Mary Liguori was brought home when, at the early age of twenty-nine years, she was called by the Master to the reward of her brief but fervent labors.” To understand the magnitude of her loss to...
Prayer during times of anxiety and depression
Lord God. I find myself in a web of darkness. Anxiety and depression have dulled my mind. I cannot focus. I have no energy. I am tired but cannot sleep. I am alone and doubt anyone knows of my despair. I don’t know from where these demons come. But they come and dampen my soul. If hope is there, it is but a flicker far in the distance. O God. Find me. I beg you to help me gather up...
Sisters of Providence struggles and wisdom amidst pandemic
It has been nearly 15 months since the pandemic began and life as we knew it changed dramatically. I doubt that few of us would say that these months have been easy. Yet, despite the loss of loved ones, the isolation and restrictions that have been implemented to keep them safe, I am amazed at the resiliency of our sisters throughout this terrible ordeal. So, I asked them to share their insights with me. Their responses could just about fill...
Sister Lawrence: a courageous caregiver in an epidemic past
...religious name Sister Lawrence and was professed as a lay sister in 1847. In 1849 she began a six-year mission in Fort Wayne. In 1854, Sister Lawrence’s duties were to cook for seven sisters and 23 boarders, take care of two cows and do the laundry. No doubt this was why, as the writer of her obituary notes, she was at times “peevish and impatient.” But, as her biographer quickly adds, immediately repentant. Her only complaint about her arduous duties...
May 30: The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
Matthew 28:16-20 The eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had ordered them. When they all saw him, they worshipped, but they doubted. Then Jesus approached and said to them, “All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded...
June 27, 2021: Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
...I say to you, arise!” The girl, a child of twelve, arose immediately and walked around. At that they were utterly astounded. He gave strict orders that no one should know this and said that she should be given something to eat. Reflection Jesus knew this very public display of humility and faith in him would cost this synagogue official dearly. Jairus, of course no longer cared about his status. He knew, without a doubt, Jesus had the power to...
HOPE fall 2021 — Living the legacy of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
...Thralls family more than 180 years ago. What is asylum? The current definition of asylum in the U.S. is based on the 1951 United Nations Convention on the Status of Refugees. It was created when countries came together in the wake of the Holocaust and committed that never again would they return people fleeing persecution to danger. Mother Theodore, Providence Associate Kate Childs Graham: writers encouraging goodness It’s doubtful Mother Theodore wrote so her words would be preserved. She may...
A legacy of love, prayer and service
...functioning. A feeding tube was inserted and I thought I would be on it for the rest of my life. We prayed to Mother Theodore. And there is no doubt in my mind that I am one of her unpublished miracles. My main surgeon was Dr. Theodore Small and his address was 1840! I can’t wait to thank her personally!” Sister Alice Ann Rhinesmith Sister Alice Ann also noted that many of the sisters’ devotions that were begun by Mother...
Mother Theodore, Providence Associate Kate Childs Graham: writers encouraging goodness
...of work my head can bear.” Those words of Mother Theodore inspire Kate, she explains. “It is a comfort to know that this great woman, this saint, at times too felt overwhelmed. And, yet, she persevered.” It’s doubtful Mother Theodore wrote so her words would be preserved. She may have written to encourage others to persevere. Kate Childs Graham seems to have that same hope — that her writing will encourage others to persevere in living lives of faith, commitment,...