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The reading picks up after the fire at Saint Mary’s destroyed the barns and granary, other provisions and all the farm equipment.
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Mother Theodore felt burnt out and ready to give up. Can’t we can all relate to having someone we care about urge us when we have lost hope?
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From her sickbed Mother Theodore still had to keep watch over what was going on back at the Woods. While she was away Bishop de la Hailandière had created havoc for the community, demanding that he be obeyed despite legitimate objections to his requests.
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Our present benefactors mirror these early supporters of our mission — a caring woman, a priest, two prominent businessmen — all in their own way enabling the mission and moving it forward by their talents and contributions.
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Yet, no matter how frightening the weather or terrifying an incident, Mother Theodore could and did pray.
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Her statement at that time is one we must take to heart still today: “These Americans, so proud of their liberty, thus make game of the liberty of others.” No slave markets today, no. Yet that legacy is still so evident in the systemic racism that tells a lie about “liberty and justice for all.”
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Mother Theodore finally arrives at her beloved Saint Mary-of-the-Woods after being separated for nearly a year.
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Just when we thought things were going well for Mother Theodore “Back Home in Indiana,” things turn sour again with the bishop. I cannot imagine living with that tense and volatile relationship day after day. It must have been disheartening to say the least!
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The cross did await Mother Theodore and her sisters “at every turn.” The conflict with the bishop took many more twists and turns before the rule was approved and the land deeded over. Yet she persisted.
Read moreJoin us anytime for this reflective, year-long reading and discussion of the “Journals and Letters” of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin. (You can find the book here and buy the digital download here.) Follow along as you read with our weekly reflections from 2020-21. Enjoy some time with Saint Mother Theodore.
Weekly Gospel reflections
A short and simple reflection on each Sunday’s Gospel reading written by a Sister of Providence or Providence Associate.
Hard times? Praying for your loved ones?
You are not alone. The Sisters of Providence will light a candle and pray for you and yours.