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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.

Features, Reflections

Why I love Mother Theodore

I’m not the kind of person who idolizes others, since nobody’s perfect; so I’ve acquired a habit of giving people I admire honorary status as one of my relatives. (You can love Great-Grandma without agreeing with everything she says at…

Christina Blust
August 29, 2012
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Features, Reflections

The power of this place

Why do people go to shrines and make pilgrimages? What happens to them while in the presence of a saint or sacred person? When I have asked several people why they came — why come to this shrine of Saint…

Sister Jan Craven
August 29, 2012
Providence Spirituality, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin

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From The Shrine of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin

The Sisters of Providence regularly receive prayer requests, as well as requests for relics and other Saint Mother Theodore Guerin information. Below is a list of some recent correspondence Sister Jan Craven has had with those in contact with The…

Sisters of Providence
July 25, 2012
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Features

CNN shares Mother Theodore’s journey to sainthood

This article is reprinted from the summer 2012 issue of HOPE. Cable News Network (CNN) searches worldwide for intriguing stories to share with its millions of viewers. So, when CNN contacted the Congregation in October 2011 to inquire about sharing…

Sisters of Providence
May 15, 2012
Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, Stories from the Archives

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7 Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Quotes

The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods are blessed to have a foundress who loved to record her thoughts and prayers. The following is a handful of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin quotes. 1. “I have already exceeded the amount of…

Sisters of Providence
May 4, 2012
Providence Spirituality, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin

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The Crypt in the Church of the Immaculate Conception

One of the fascinating places in the Church of the Immaculate Conception is referred to as “the crypt”. This is the area below the church. More than twenty years ago it was used extensively by the sisters. It had its…

Christina Blust
April 26, 2012
Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, Stories from the Archives

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CNN story again features Sisters of Providence, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin

Whoever said our Provident God works in mysterious ways certainly was a wise observer. What made Andrew Domini channel surf during a television commercial only to find on CNN the documentary about Saint Mother Theodore Guerin’s path to sainthood? What…

Sisters of Providence
April 16, 2012
Providence Spirituality, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin

News Releases

Young Crawfordsville man offers sacrifice and prayer in walking to Shrine of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin

“Ahh, I’m here.” And with that sigh of relief, Andrew Domini went to his knees and crawled the last 90-plus feet of his journey toward the sanctuary of the Church of the Immaculate Conception at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Yes, crawled; not…

Sisters of Providence
April 5, 2012
Providence Spirituality, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, Visiting Saint Mary-of-the-Woods

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CNN to show documentary on Saint Mother Theodore Guerin

If you have traveled the world in search of truth, justice and the American way, or whatever else you might seek, you could be a difficult person to impress. Jen Christensen travels the world for CNN. She works as a…

News Releases

Sisters of Providence receive icon of foundress as gift from St. Theodore Guerin High School in Noblesville

Paul Lundsford, president of St. Theodore Guerin High School in Noblesville, Ind., enjoying an intense, private time of prayer when he felt a call to have a religious icon created to honor the school’s namesake, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, foundress…

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Remembering Sister St. Francis Xavier

After the arrival of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin and her companions to the Woods in October of 1840, the small Congregation was beset with many losses and trials. One of the most grievous and personal losses to Saint Mother Theodore was the…

Sisters of Providence
January 30, 2012
Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, Stories from the Archives

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