Feb 22, 2006 / 22:00 pm
A second miracle has been attributed to Mother Theodore Guerin, opening the way for a possible canonization this fall.
Mother Guerin, who founded the Sisters of Providence in St. Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind., in 1840, is credited with helping to restore the eyesight of Phil McCord, an employee of the order's motherhouse, general superior Sr. Ann Margaret O'Hara told reporters Wednesday. The miracle is waiting approval from Pope Benedict XVI, reported the Associated Press.
McCord was waiting for a corneal transplant in his right eye after a cataract surgery in 2000 resulted in permanent damage. While the 59-year-old awaited the transplant, he returned to his job, and one day entered the order’s college chapel and asked for Mother Guerin’s intercession.
His eyesight began improving the following morning, and when he visited his doctor two weeks later, he was told he no longer needed the transplant. His eye specialist and a second doctor have confirmed there's no medical explanation for the sudden improvement.