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Sister Paula Modaff
...experienced with this wide range of human emotion? “It probably sounds simplistic, but I’ve met God in all of that. I see myself as a tiny speck in the cosmos, but filled, filled, filled, with so much love; God’s love and love from others. One of my greatest prayers is ‘please help me return much love for much love,’” she emphasized. Sister Paula has a favorable outlook on the future of religious life. “In my opinion, apostolic religious life is...
Sister Nancy Nolan
...our mission. Q. What the world needs now … A. Is love sweet love. One of my ministries is responding to prayer requests that come through our website. People write about family and financial problems, sickness and loss. It is amazing how grateful they are for a few caring words and the promise of prayers. Q. Why did you choose to become a Sister of Providence? A. I was born in Galesburg, Illinois, and the Sisters of Providence went to...
Tribute to Sister Athanasius
...foot move and by force got his body out and put it on the floor of an enclosed room where flour had been kept. The Sisters worked all night with him and the next day he revived and told them all they had been saying — prayers and all. “In gratitude he sent Sister Athanasius a $12 check every month. When Sister was laid up with rheumatism he visited her, and sent the first wheelchair that came to Saint Mary’s.”...
Sister Alma Marie Earus
...years at Lady Isle, Portsmouth, N.H. In Massachusetts, she ministered at Sacred Hearts, Malden, and St. Polycarp, Somerville. She also taught at Dunblane in Washington, D.C. From 1979 to 1981, Sister Alma Marie served as a nurse’s aide at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. For the next 18 years, she ministered in a variety of roles at St. Joseph Convent, Quincy, Mass., returning to the Woods in 1999. “A few minutes after I learned of Sister Alma Marie’s death, I was at prayers...
A Grandparent’s Prayer to Our Lady of Providence
O Lady of Providence, my mother. Thank you for your steady faithful prayer and support as I have raised the children God entrusted to me. Now I ask you, who ‘kept all things in your heart’, to continue loving and caring for their daughters and sons, my grandchildren. Watch over them as they grow. Strengthen and guide them with your loving prayers through the journey of life that lies ahead. May your prayer and courage accompany them through every step...
Shouldn’t all sisters wear habits?
...together for common meals, to chant or recite vocal prayers, to study the scriptures or to spend time in manual labor. Some Christian forms of monasticism began to emerge in the fourth century. In the sixth century St. Benedict wrote his Great Rule which still continues to influence Christian monastic life in the West. The stability and ever-sameness surrounding monasticism gives witness to the world of God’s abiding presence in our midst. Monasticism remained the predominant form of Christian religious...
CNN shares Mother Theodore’s journey to sainthood
...humanity. This is singular. The sisters here are amazing. It makes me emotional. That’s how much I really love it here. It’s clear to me that this woman was a saint without the Vatican’s blessing,” she added. In the days after the program was shown on television, Sister Jan Craven, coordinator for the Office of the Shrine of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, said there was a large increase in requests for prayers and information. To view the story, visit http://cnnpresents.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/08/the-business-of-making-saints/....
A place for prayer
...“I would see sisters there or together as a group for morning and evening prayers,” she said. “One group met here and another would meet on the sun porches [of Providence Hall]. [The chapel] was used on a daily basis,” Sister Ann Stephen said. “It was used for small, personal reflections or sharing or gathering together to pray the Rosary. It made it inviting because everyone could take part.” Dimensions of the chapel will remain the same after renovation, although...
Miracle place: it’s more than just a name
...many of the homes are filled with children. The sisters understood right away that the first need was to provide a safe haven for children. “These children will often mention in their prayers, ‘Thank you for getting us to school safely,’” Sister Rita Ann said. “The children lack beauty in their lives,” Sister Barbara continued. “We want them to be able to experience God’s beauty in a way they haven’t before.” The process is simple enough: the doors of Miracle...
Letter from a saint: to Bishop Bouvier
...trials which are personal, were it only that of having charge, almost alone, of a Congregation already numerous, to whom I have not always bread to give; and often I do not know where to procure what is absolutely necessary for the morrow, not counting the many contradictions which happen daily, and the fear of being burned down by our enemies. How often in looking at my dear Sisters leaving the chapel after night prayers have I not said to...
Letter from a saint
...trials which are personal, were it only that of having charge, almost alone, of a Congregation already numerous, to whom I have not always bread to give; and often I do not know where to procure what is absolutely necessary for the morrow, not counting the many contradictions which happen daily, and the fear of being burned down by our enemies. How often in looking at my dear Sisters leaving the chapel after night prayers have I not said to...
7 Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Quotes
The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods are blessed to have a foundress who loved to record her thoughts and prayers. The following is a handful of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin quotes. Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, foundress of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind. 1. “I have already exceeded the amount of work my head can bear.” 2. “Really, I am humiliated in seeing her run in the way of perfection while I just drag along.” 3. “We...