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.
Discovering the Woods: A visit from a fresh perspective
Each day we get visitors, pilgrims and tour groups who explore the many wonderful things that are here for all to discover.
A reflection for first vows
What we make of Saint Mother Theodore’s legacy will be our legacy – will we follow and not look back?
Grumbling with Saint Mother Theodore
Saint Mother Theodore, truly I have great need of your prayers. I am quite a grumbler.
Digitizing the letters and journals of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin
The original manuscripts of all the existing letters and journals, mostly in French, have been carefully preserved in the Sisters of Providence Archives. But these fragile pages have never been available to the public. Now, thanks to a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant from the Indiana State Library, digital representations of the personal letters of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, along with transcriptions and translations, will be available sometime after July.
Saint Mother Theodore: The real woman behind the image
I find this image of Mother Theodore very compelling. Because it hangs in my work space, I see it often. For me the image conveys an entirely different way to know Mother Theodore. This isn’t the iconic formal portrait of…
Saint connects sisters across the ocean
Saint Mother Theodore Guerin is at the root of a special connection that still exists between the original Sisters of Providence in France and the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods.
Reflections for Foundation Day — Oct. 22, 2018
“This is our inheritance — that on an October day in 1840 — six women entered a log cabin chapel and life was never again the same.”
Foundation day: a community effort
Each of the founding sisters brought unique and much needed skills and gifts to the fledgling community. The same is true today; except that our tent is much bigger.
Feast of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, 2018 reflection
It was about 9:30 p.m. on one of the nights leading up to the opening of the new shrine of Saint Mother Theodore back in October of 2014. I went looking for Father Mark Joseph Costello, who was putting the…
Pray with Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, our friend in heaven
As we approach her feast day, let’s turn to Saint Mother Theodore, a friend and prayer support in heaven, for help in praying for our needs.
Saint Mother Theodore Guérin: A Woman for All Time
Who was this woman we call Saint Mother Theodore? In 1840, leaving her home in France, she came to Indiana determined to be the face of God’s Providence to everyone she encountered. She left a legacy of love, mercy and…
Mother Theodore moment
All in all, it seems Jack has caught the essence of our saint: very brave, a lover of nature and very kind. Jack himself is very much that way: very brave, a lover of nature and very caring. That’s the thing about saints. We want to be like them.