As an Indiana Hoosier, I felt a sense of vicarious spiritual achievement when Mother Theodore Guerin, the founder of the Sisters of Providence in Terre Haute, was declared a saint by Pope Benedict XVI last October. Born in France, Mother Theodore spent most of her religious life in Indiana, where she founded several schools, including one of the country’s first Catholic women (...)
January 26, 2007
Books
Real Characters
Stalking the HolyThe Pursuit of Saint MakingMichael W. HigginsHouse of Anansi Press, $25.95, 244 pp.My Life with the SaintsJames Martin, SJLoyola Press, $22.95, 411 pp.
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