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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.

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Program to feature life of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin

Sister Jan Craven will make Saint Mother Theodore Guerin come alive during a program scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 29, in the Providence Center conference room at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. There is no charge for the program, but a free-will donation will…

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The wisdom of Saint Mother Theodore: Letter to Sister Maria

Letter from Saint Mother Theodore to Sister Maria in Madison, Ind. Nov. 24, 1854 “I am sorry, my dear Sister, that you have yielded again to your caprices. You must make another copy of the pieces of music you destroyed.…

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CNN visits Saint Mary-of-the-Woods to research Saint Mother Theodore Guerin

Cable News Network (CNN) producer Jen Christensen visited Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Saturday, Oct. 22, to witness the Sisters of Providence Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Fest and to do research on the Congregation’s foundress. Jen hooked up with a video specialist, Jeff…

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The wisdom of Saint Mother Theodore: Letter to Sister Maria

Letter from Saint Mother Theodore to Sister Maria in Madison, Ind. Nov. 11, 1853 “My dear Sister: “Sister Basilide having written to let me know the number of hours that each of you was occupied in teaching, I told her…

Sisters of Providence
October 19, 2011
Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, Stories from the Archives
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The wisdom of Saint Mother Theodore: Letter to Sister Gabriella

Letter from Saint Mother Theodore to Sister Gabriella in Fort Wayne, Ind. Jan. 3, 1853 “My dear Sister: “I have received with true pleasure your good and affectionate wishes. The heart understands the heart. As yours was speaking in your…

Sisters of Providence
October 12, 2011
Providence Spirituality, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin

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The wisdom of Saint Mother Theodore: to the sisters in Madison

Letter from Saint Mother Theodore to the sisters in Madison, Ind. March 21, 1849 “My very dear and beloved Daughters: “Just this moment I hear that the cholera has made its entrance into your dear Madison. I cannot tell you…

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Mother Theodore & Taillard

On today’s feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the great animal lover, many people around the world give a special blessing to their pets. You might not know that Mother Theodore herself had a pet, an extraordinary little dog named…

Christina Blust
October 4, 2011
Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, Stories from the Archives

Features, Reflections

What have we to do in order to become saints?

Happy Feast! It’s good to be here with the usual suspects — SPs, Providence Associates, SP and PHC staff, colleagues and alumnae from SMWC, our close neighbors from the Village and West Terre Haute and Terre Haute. As always, we…

Sister Denise Wilkinson
October 3, 2011
Reflections from Sister Denise, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin

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First chapel to be re-created at SMW

No worries if you’re not a history buff. The re-creation of the first log cabin chapel at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods will still be cool. Several years in the making, an authentic replica of the chapel visited by Saint Mother Theodore and…

Sisters of Providence
September 19, 2011
Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, Visiting Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
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First chapel visited by Saint Mother Theodore Guerin on her arrival at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods to be re-created

A log cabin once stood with its sibling inside a Southern Indiana barn that was rotting away and was destined for bulldozing. Owensville, Ind., resident Faye Masterson, who loves to take pictures of old barns, learned about it and shared…

Sisters of Providence
September 14, 2011
Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, Visiting Saint Mary-of-the-Woods

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Historic mural of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin unveiled

A large mural featuring the life of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin that soon will have a permanent home in the rotunda of the Vigo County Court House was unveiled Friday (May 6) in Providence Center at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. Saint Mother…

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The Other Five: A brief look at the lives of the sisters who came from France in 1840 with Saint Mother Theodore Guerin

Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, foundress of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, has a feast day. She has sainthood, receiving the highest honor bestowed by the Catholic Church. Her legacy has been shared worldwide. She is well recognized as…

Sisters of Providence
March 16, 2011
Saint Mother Theodore Guerin, Stories from the Archives

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Saint Mother Theodore Guerin

Program to feature life of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin

The wisdom of Saint Mother Theodore: Letter to Sister Maria

CNN visits Saint Mary-of-the-Woods to research Saint Mother Theodore Guerin

The wisdom of Saint Mother Theodore: Letter to Sister Maria

The wisdom of Saint Mother Theodore: Letter to Sister Gabriella

The wisdom of Saint Mother Theodore: to the sisters in Madison

Mother Theodore & Taillard

What have we to do in order to become saints?

First chapel to be re-created at SMW

First chapel visited by Saint Mother Theodore Guerin on her arrival at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods to be re-created

Historic mural of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin unveiled

The Other Five: A brief look at the lives of the sisters who came from France in 1840 with Saint Mother Theodore Guerin

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