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Sr. Joyce Weller, DC presented the Vincent de Paul Lecture March 6, 2012 entitled “Louise de Marillac: From Leading Lady to Protagonist” Sr. Joyce Weller, D.C. Executive Director, Daughters of Charity Foundation, which awards grants and subsidies to Daughters of Charity ministries throughout the Province of the West, specifically in California, Arizona, Utah and Alaska. [...]

In addition to their YouTube channel the Daughters of Charity US now have many of their videos on GodTube, a Christian form of YouTube. St. Ann’s-Ministry of the Daughters of Charity St. Ann’s Infant and Maternity celebrates its 150th anniversary!daughtersofcharityus Mission of the Daughters of Charity Photos of the ministries of the Daughters and excerpts from their [...]

The Daughters of Charity “committed to helping the poorest of the poor in Gaza” received an early Christmas visit  from His Beatitude Fouad Twal, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem. The Latin Patriarchate delegation was greeted in the courtyard of the parish to the rhythm of drums of the scout group of 60 members. About 300 people filled the church. [...]

As part of VinFormation’s new attempt to provide seasonal resources we celebrate the Foundation of the Daughters of Charity by spotlighting material related to them on the site. IN a similar spirit visit the recently announced Vincentian Advent pages. Related FAMVIN Posts:Louise de Marillac: From Leading Lady to ProtagonistSynergy – Vincentian Lay Missionaries, St. John’s U. [...]

“When Christine Jones (’09C) first came to St. John’s University as a wide-eyed freshman from Oregon, she had never heard of the Vincentian Charism. Six years later, it has come to define her life in an incredible way.” Thus begins an article on the St. John’s University website tracing that journey from university campus, the [...]

Here’s an eyewitness report from the Seminary in Macúl, posted in Spanish on the CM Chile Facebook Page. “On the morning of Saturday, February 27, we were violently awakened by the strong earthquake (8.8 on the Richter scale) suffered by south-central Chile and Santiago, for more than two minutes. It had been quite a while [...]

More from the CM Province in Chile through Facebook “Earthquake: Mobilizing to help in assisting our brothers and sisters.” Wednesday at 4:46 pm: 795 dead is the new figure given by the Government. The number of missing is not certain. At least two million are homeless, say official figures. Now that we have verified that [...]

The editor of the CM Province’s Facebook Page writes, “Let’s try to summarize what happened in Chile, as a result of an earthquake of 8.8 on the Richter scale and the subsequent tsunamis produced in several places. The earthquake affected the regions from Valparaiso to the Araucanía, the most affected being Maule (where the epicenter [...]

We’ve heard from the Daughters of Charity in Tome and Talcahuano. They are well after the shock. In Tome, the tsunami would have reached Marguerite Nasseau School, but we have no report of damage. In Maule a sister of a Daughter of Charity has been rescued alive from the rubble of her house that was [...]

In the wake of the earthquake in Haití, the Vincentian Family and the people with whom they serve and and live are enduring another trial: this time in Chile. We have not heard much, but we have the following news Related FAMVIN Posts:It's "Hands On" for CM Students in ChileMore News from ChileSpotlight on the [...]