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Historical marker honors Saint Mother Theodore
Saint Mother Theodore Guerin was honored during a public dedication ceremony of an Indiana historical marker April 29, 2009, at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. The marker is located near the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes on Grotto Lane. The bronze plaque commemorates the life of Saint Mother Theodore, also known as Saint Theodora, and her contributions to the historical foundation of Catholic education in Indiana and other states. State historical markers recognize individuals, organizations, places and events in Indiana history. Markers...
Seeking our Saint!
...where Therese lived until her early death at 24 will give us a sense of what her life was like in the silence of the cloister. The basilica of Sainte Therese, built soon after her canonization, is remarkable for its artwork, crypt and adoration chapel. Other Sites to Visit Our pilgrimage continues with tours of sacred places of breath-taking beauty: Mount Saint-Michel in Normandy, Sainte Chappell in Paris and Chartres Cathedral just outside of Paris. We will spend time at...
Walking through Lent with Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
We welcome you to join us this Lent in spiritual reflections with Saint Mother Theodore Guerin. Check the blog each Sunday during Lent for short reflections created by Postulant Emily TeKolste for each day of the coming week. Below are reflections for the first week of Lent, starting with Ash Wednesday. We invite you to spend a few minutes each day reflecting on the scripture verses and the words of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin. May your Lent be a time...
Pray with Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, our friend in heaven
...composed by Mary Ellen Gremelspacher, class of 1962 at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. Novena to Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, Day 1 Anne Therese Guerin, Saint Theodora, I call upon you to help me through my present situation. You know how dependent I am on God’s Providence to fill my need. Out of love and respect for your holiness, as well as my admiration for your strength of character, I ask for your assistance now. You were able to withstand so...
Week 2: daily Lenten reflections with Saint Mother Theodore
...yourself and worship me.’” – Matthew 4:8-9 “Sad experience teaches us that exterior occupations, even the holiest, dry up the soul and, in separating it from God, make it forget, like Martha, the one thing necessary which Mary had chosen.” – Saint Mother Theodore Guerin • Like the devil tempted Jesus, what temptations do I struggle with? • How do even noble aspirations serve to separate me from God? Monday, March 6 “Nor shall you stand by idly when your...
Will you listen to your heart: A foundation day reflection
...see before my departure, but you were not forgotten. … ” Overcoming grief and fear The replica of the log cabin chapel at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods today Yes, the grief and fear had been there, but as Mother Theodore came to know America and the people of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, her heart was filled with new joy. She planted the seed for a rich community of sisters, students, associates and ministry partners. Though she did not live to see the fullness...
There is a Providence and the Sisters of Providence in Asia are truly its daughters
...of Kaifeng in the Honan Province of China called upon the Si sters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, to help him establish schools for Chinese women. From the 300 sisters who volunteered for this daunting mission, Mother Mary Cleophas Foley chose six: Sister Marie Gratia Luking, superior of the group, and Sisters Mary Elise Renauldt, Eugene Marie Howard, Marie Patricia Shortall, Clare Mitchell and Winifred Patrice O’Donovan. The sisters arrived in Kaifung on Nov. 24, 1920, and were overwhelmed...
Remembering Sister Marie Brendan Harvey
...was also a Sister of Providence, who founded Providence Food Pantry. Of her many ministries, most remember her through music education. For 18 years, she ministered on the faculty at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, serving as the director of the College Chorale. She was the founding director of the College Madrigals. She also taught voice and chant. In 2016, she received the Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Distinguished Alumni Award. This photo was taken in 1996, during Sister Marie Brendan Harvey’s Golden Jubilee....
White Violet Center: Meet the new 2020 fall intern cohort
...all farm duties. In the long term, my career goals include attending veterinary school, working in environmental/public health and having a small farm of my own one day. In the immediate future, I am hoping to gain experience caring for a variety of animals and learning about what running a small farm entails.” Mary Gardner, Haddon Heights, NJ Mary Gardner Mary is a recent graduate of Camden Catholic High School. She has deferred her first year at Catholic University, Washington,...
Sister Teresa Ann Callahan
...Indianapolis. Her other Indiana classrooms included St. Philip Neri and Immaculate Heart of Mary, Indianapolis; St. Benedict, Terre Haute; St. John the Baptist, Fort Wayne; and Holy Trinity, New Albany. In Illinois, she taught or served as principal at Our Lady of Sorrows, St. Andrew, St. Genevieve, St. Francis Borgia and St. Angela, Chicago; and Divine Savior School, Norridge. Her teaching ministry also led her to St. Patrick, Fayetteville, N.C.; Holy Redeemer, College Park, Md.; and St. Ann, Washington, D.C....
Sister Joan (Gregory Ann) Tekulve
...School and St. John Academy, both in Indianapolis. She entered the Congregation Feb. 14, 1948, and professed first and perpetual vows Aug. 15, 1950, and 1955, respectively. Sister Joan earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, a master’s degree in business education from Indiana State University and a master’s degree in pastoral theology from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. Sister Joan began teaching in 1950 at St. Ann, Washington, D.C. In Illinois, she ministered at St. Agnes, St....
Building community through liturgy
...happened if we had tried it. We also wondered how long it would take for the sisters to figure out we weren’t suitable,” said Sister Lisa. Sisters Lisa and Dawn are still serving in ministry today. Sister Dawn is director of advancement at Guerin College Preparatory High School in River Grove, Ill. Sister Sue Pietrus died last September while serving as a member of the SMWC faculty. Sister Lisa earned a master’s degree from St. Joseph College, Rensselaer, Ind., in...