Most recently, though, former General Superior Sister Diane Ris, who is truly devoted to Saint Mother Theodore, found herself in a similar posture.
"I wanted to tell a complete story. I had Mother Theodore's picture in front of me on the desk in my writing room. I had her first-class relic in front of the picture. I had a candle glowing. There was not one day when I didn't want to continue working on the book. I was eager to do it," she said.
The book is called Saint Mother Theodore Guerin: Woman of Providence. It was begun more than a dozen years ago by Sister Joseph Eleanor Ryan (RIP), then Sister Diane took over the work after a sabbatical which followed her term in leadership.
"I have deep love for Mother Theodore. I have so much respect for what she was going through, all that she experienced from birth to death. What a holy woman she was! In the words of Pope John Paul II at her beatification, ' ... not only was she holy, but she was fully human.' Put those two things together and you have a saint," Sister Diane said.
The result is a 277-page book with another 35 pages of notes and information that provides a buffet of luscious details, many of which are shared for the first time.
0 comments:
Post a Comment