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Saint Mother Theodore Guerin

Founding the way: Saint Mother Theodore Guerin’s five companions

By Rosie Blankenship | October 14, 2014 |

The portraits below of our founding sisters are from a 1990 article by Sister Joseph Eleanor Ryan (RIP) in the former SP publication Community. We share the profiles of these sisters — each extraordinary in her own way — in celebration of all who devoted themselves to the work of Providence. These women were the roots of our tomorrow.

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So very human: Making an e-book of Mother Theodore’s words

By Christina Blust | October 8, 2014 |

Christina talks about the process of making “Journals of Letters of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin” into an e-book, now available for purchase. Saint Mother Theodore is so very human in these pages! It’s a delightful book.

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‘Journals and Letters’ of Saint Mother Theodore gets digital treatment

By Jason Moon | October 6, 2014 | Comments Off on ‘Journals and Letters’ of Saint Mother Theodore gets digital treatment

In 1937, the first book of “Journals and Letters of Mother Theodore Guerin,” was printed. Since then, the book has been re-printed four times and has sold thousands of copies.…

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Mother Theodore feast day: prayers to our faithful

By Jena Thralls | October 4, 2014 |

After an emotional Mass in celebration of the feast of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin on Friday, Oct. 3, the Woods community is still buzzing with excitement.
During Mass yesterday, Sister Lisa Stallings, Sisters of Providence Vicar, shared the prayer below, written by Sister Donna Butler.

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Transferring Saint Mother Theodore Guerin’s remains

By Jason Moon | October 3, 2014 |
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Sisters of Providence transfer saint’s remains

By Jason Moon | October 3, 2014 | Comments Off on Sisters of Providence transfer saint’s remains

For the seventh time, the remains of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin have been moved. On Friday, the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, transferred her remains from their resting…

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Moving Saint Mother Theodore Guerin’s remains to the shrine

By Sisters of Providence | October 3, 2014 |

Happy Feast Day of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin! In preparation for the opening of the Shrine of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin her remains were moved to their final place in…

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A feast-day letter to Saint Mother Theodore

By Sister Diane Mason | October 3, 2014 |

Saint Mother Theodore, you showed us the way. It wasn’t easy, but you never let up. You believed in your Provident God. Providence was your shield of faith and hope, and you lived it to the fullest.

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Letter: Jan. 13 1849

By Jena Thralls | September 30, 2014 |

Saint Mother Theodore Guerin is considered a saint today, but during her time on Earth, she was a down-to-earth mother of many daughters. She expresses her love for one of her daughters in this letter.

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Filled with the life of our dear Mother Theodore

By Sister Dawn Tomaszewski | September 11, 2014 |

It has been months of waiting patiently for the beautifully curved BUT bare walls of the new shrine of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin to be filled with the life of our dear Mother Theodore.

Then in a matter of days, the whole place was bursting with the spirit of our amazing saint. Stunningly colorful panels, chronicling the story of her faith-filled life, offer a glimpse of what holiness might look like in pioneer Indiana.

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Letter: January 1, 1854

By Jena Thralls | September 9, 2014 |

It is yet another one of our favorite Saint Mother Theodore quotes! Who would have thought that a religious woman in the 1800s could give us millennials such great advice?

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Letter: Ash Wednesday 1854

By Jena Thralls | August 18, 2014 |

There are so many beautiful quotes by Mother Theodore, but what prompted her to say these things? This one might just have you thinking about actually listening to your heart.

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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.

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