Saint Theodore Guerin – alternatively Mother Theodore Guerin – was an early nineteenth century French saint who founded the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods in Indiana. As it was her feast day on 3rd October I thought I’d point out the fact that she was an incurable philo-Semite as is evident from reading a recent Catholic biography of her.
To wit:
‘”Scarcely had he vanished,” Sister Theodore’s account continues, “when we began to share his gifts with our poor traveling companions. The Rabbi had given me a fine orange when I was sick. I now gave him one in return and, for interest, added a pear of enormous size. The other Jew also received his portion, and our old lady was not forgotten. Finally, half an hour after the doctor’s departure, many a heart was blessing him while partaking with a keen appetite of the provisions he had brought.” That was not all. The next morning, by putting the milk he had brought into the coffee, the sisters had the pleasure of “giving our Americans a breakfast a la francaise.’ (1)
In other words, rather than viewing the rabbi and the jews in their party as the enemies of Christ as understood by orthodox Roman Catholic doctrine. They decided that not only would they proverbially sleep with the enemy but also ensure that they were well-fed and ready to oppose their Catholic missionary activities at every turn.
Not exactly admirable.
References
(1) Sister Diane Ris, Sister Joseph Eleanor Ryan, 2011, ‘Saint Mother Theodore Guerin: Woman of Providence’, 1st Edition, AuthorHouse: Bloomington, p. 130