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Our Lady of Providence Shrine to be re-dedicated
...Sisters of Providence The Sisters of Providence, a congregation of 214 women religious, with 300 Providence Associates, collaborate with others to create a more just and hope-filled world through prayer, education, service and advocacy. The Sisters of Providence have their motherhouse at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, located just northwest of downtown Terre Haute, Ind., which is now listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Saint Mother Theodore Guerin founded the Sisters of Providence at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in 1840. Today, Sisters of...
Sisters of Providence offer comment on newly released book
...world through prayer, education, service and advocacy. The Sisters of Providence have their motherhouse at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, located just northwest of downtown Terre Haute, Ind., which is now listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Saint Mother Theodore Guerin founded the Sisters of Providence at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in 1840. Today, Sisters of Providence minister in 13 states, the District of Columbia and Asia, through works of love, mercy and justice. More information about the Sisters of Providence and their...
Sisters honor five with Saint Mother Theodore Companion awards at donor dinner
The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, hosted approximately 250 benefactors and others on Saturday, June 7, for their annual Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Donor Dinner. The dinner, which has taken place since 2000, is hosted to honor benefactors for their gifts of time, talent and resources, while also presenting the Queen Amelia, Sarah and Joseph Thralls, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Companion, Rooted in Providence and Dujarié awards. The theme for this year’s event was “Jubilee 2025: Pilgrims of...
Saint Mother Theodore: The real woman behind the image
...her role as general superior. This is Mother Theodore grieving after the death of her dearest friend, Sister St. Francis Xavier. This is Mother Theodore in an unguarded moment. A moment of doubt, extreme fatigue and loneliness. This is Mother Theodore who understands the burdens we carry because she carried them herself. This is Mother Theodore whose humanity and steadfast belief in Providence made her a saint. This is Mother Theodore who companions us in all circumstances as we haltingly...
The legacy of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
...would like to share with you some themes which I believe enabled Mother Theodore to live her charism of a profound trust in God’s Providence: First of all, she was rooted and grounded in a strong faith in God. Faith is different from, and more than, simple belief. Faith implies trust in the God who loves you. It was this trust which sustained Anne-Thérèse from her earliest years until her dying day. When she was still very young, she had...
“Put yourself gently into the hands of Providence.”
The coffin of Saint Mother Theodore is shown in the chapel area of the new permanent shrine currently under construction at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Her remains will be set under a canopy symbolic of her beloved woods. Her name will be inscribed on the platform as well as her own words: “Put yourself gently into the hands of Providence.” What would Saint Mother Theodore want to say to pilgrims as they pray at her simple wooden coffin in the new permanent...
Mother Theodore the leader
...pork advanced, and this advanced price Mother paid the man when he delivered the meat. The man was greatly surprised. But Mother remarked, “It would be honest to pay the price agreed upon, but it would not be just.” Saint Mother Theodore was humble. She acknowledged her own faults and was willing to grow and learn. Sister Mary Ambrose O’Donald, shared this first-hand account. “On one occasion I remarked to an older Sister at recreation, ‘Sister you ought to tell...
Fair Trade: products that improve the lives of people on the margins
These two Nepalese women work together to screen print bags for Linden Leaf Gifts. Radha Shrestha. Sopha Sriwichai. Sakuntala Pradhanang. Puangpaka Tuisamut. These are names of just a few of the people who supply products to Linden Leaf Gifts, located in Providence Spirituality & Conference Center at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Does it seem strange that a little gift store in Indiana carries merchandise from crafters in such exotic places as Thailand, Nepal and Africa? The reason is very intentional. It is...
Sisters honor Ladner with Dujarié award
On Saturday, June 7, the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, hosted approximately 250 benefactors and others in the O’Shaughnessy Dining Room for the annual Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Donor Dinner. The dinner takes place yearly to honor benefactors while also presenting special awards. This year, the Sisters of Providence honored the late Julia Margaret Rooney Ladner with the Dujarié award. Julia’s daughters Mary, Peggy and Ann Marie, along with her sons Tom and Will, accepted the award on...
Journals and Letters week 21: The cross awaits
[Today we are discussing “Journals and Letters” page 190 bottom to page 199. Join us in reading a portion of Saint Mother Theodore’s writings every week in the coming year.] Whenever the words “the bishop” occur in “Journals and Letters,” we can expect the worst. In the pages we’ve read for this week, events justify our expectations. A display in the church at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods with candles, cross and image of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin For five long years, over...
All will be well
“Love all in God and for God, and all will be well.” – Saint Mother Theodore Guerin A Sister of Providence prays in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Prayer and prayer support can contribute to a sense of well-being. Putting her trust in Providence, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin lived confident that in loving and serving all, ‘all would be well.’ Most of us would agree that “well-being,” or “being well,” is a lovely concept and a noble goal...
Spreading the mission of Providence
...United States from Rome. “Mother Theodore is the classical, strong woman,” Andrea said, through his interpreter, Heather Milligan. About his visit to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Andrea said, “I am always impressed. The sisters have great interest and passion for Mother Theodore’s Cause. They have great desire, interest and tenacity in bringing the Cause forward and moving the Cause along.” Andrea has worked with the Congregation for the Causes of Saints for about 35 years and has been involved in 300 or...