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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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Journals and Letters week 13: Relationships

The eight pages we read from the Mother Theodore’s ‘Journals and Letters” create quite the patchwork quilt of relationships — some intriguing, some annoying, some tender, some puzzling, some of the true blue kind.

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Journals and Letters week 12: Hardship and consolation

The reading picks up after the fire at Saint Mary’s destroyed the barns and granary, other provisions and all the farm equipment.

Sister Ann Casper
December 26, 2020
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Journals and Letters week 11: Early letters part deux

Did you know that Saint Mother Theordore Guerin wrote over 5,000 letters in her lifetime?

Mary Riley
December 19, 2020
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Journals and Letters week 10: First letters, bishop issues

As she goes on, we get a feel for more of the distress coming the sisters’ way from the bishop. “So far there has been nothing but complaints about us,” she writes.

Amy Miranda
December 12, 2020
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Journals and Letters week 9: The Journey’s end

Mother Theodore entered a culture entirely unknown to her; so perhaps the mission succeeded and endures because of her willingness to act, observe, learn and adapt.

Sister Denise Wilkinson
December 5, 2020
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Journals and Letters week 8: Indiana arrival

I tend to forget that Mother Theodore came from a rather sophisticated France with great Cathedrals, actual roads, and thriving businesses, etc.

Sister Ann Casper
November 28, 2020
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Journals and Letters week 7: Hardship on the Ohio

As they get closer to Indiana, Mother Theodore and her companions experience some lows and highs traveling down the Ohio River.

Mary Riley
November 21, 2020
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Journals and Letters week 6: Traveling the United States

Saint Mother Theodore's detailed descriptions of her experiences become a way to meditate on and pray thanksgiving for creation.

Patricia Davis
November 14, 2020
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Journals and Letters week 5: The measure of the woman

Did the woman carry a yard stick? A surveyor’s measure? A folded up paper chart that converts leagues to miles, meters to inches or feet?

Sister Denise Wilkinson
November 7, 2020
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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.

Sister Ann Casper
October 31, 2020
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Reflections for Foundation Day 2020

We love these women who have so shaped our beloved community.

Sisters of Providence
October 30, 2020
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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.

Amy Miranda
October 28, 2020
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Love, mercy, justice

Break boundaries, create hope

What inspires you?

Experience the Woods

Where do you fit in?

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