Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
An unshakeable trust in God. It set Saint Mother Theodore Guerin apart and makes her a model for us in our daily living. Get to know our brave and inspiring foundress better through these stories.
Journals and Letters week 4: Arrival on U.S. soil
And then, as often happens in our darkest hours, the smallest of kindnesses can lift the spirits.
Reflections for Foundation Day 2020
We love these women who have so shaped our beloved community.
A new start in the Providence Community
So, what brought these diverse women and men to seek something more with the Sisters of Providence?
Some said that as alums of former Sisters of Providence schools they were reconnecting with their roots.
One told how he had come to the Woods for a retreat and was inspired by what he saw.
“Journals and Letters” week 3: At sea in 1840
I love the many instances where she studies and describes an animal for the reader. She tells of the whale's massive head, as big as a house. The dark brown color of its back and how it spouts out water apparently by respiration as its jets are so regular.
To Mother Theodore and companions
You look on us amazed, as women will
at daughters growing generations after
them. We are all this century knows
of any value in your venturing
into a wilderness where Christ was
waiting for you …
“Journals and Letters” week 2: The voyage begins
The sea journey seems doomed from the moment they boarded. Thieves, seasickness and bad weather with the added addition of not speaking English and being on an “American” ship, all contribute to a wretched start.
Join us in reading the “Journals and Letters” of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
To celebrate Mother Theodore's life and many accomplishments that continue even today, we will be revisiting her own words by reading Journals and Letters over the course of a year. Each week we’ll read several pages and reacquaint ourselves with the woman who started it all. Won't you join us?
A Reflection on the Feast Day of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
It is her heart and the witness of her life that gives me solace and comfort at times like these.
Reflecting on the United States through the writing of Saint Mother Theodore
What words draw you into prayer?
Nine days of prayer with Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
A novena is simply nine consecutive days of prayer. Join the Sisters of Providence as we ask Saint Mother Theodore Guerin to intercede and pray for us on the nine days leading up to her feast day.
Ask Sister Dina: Why is the general superior no longer called “Mother”?
A shift occurred after Vatican Council II (1962-1965). Religious institutes began looking into their histories to make changes that brought them back to their founders’ intentions for their communities.
Saint Mother Theodore Guerin moment: Funding God’s mission
Catholic sisters are funded by the Catholic Church, right? Actually, no; although many Catholics and non-Catholics alike hold this misconception.