…but a center of LEARNING FOR LIVING St. Justin de Jacobis in Kenya is a Learning Resource Center. They say it is not a school but lives by the motto “Learning for Living Sister Jocelyne Joly, D.C. writes in the Nairobi Kenya Journal June 2012 First let me share with you our new project name. The project [...]
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Behind the scenes – Daughters of Charity
The team of the International Website had their annual meeting from May 7 through 10 at the Motherhouse in Paris. The members of the team come from 6 different countries representing the 6 languages of the site. The members are: Sr. Katarzyna Pospieszynska, Province of Chelmno, Poland Sr. Alicia Munoz, Province of Madrid St. Louise, [...]

Parents and siblings on vocations
In a recent fascinating “Holy Hangout - Family Edition” parents and siblings of Daughters of Charity open up about their reactions to the impact of vocational calls. Join them in a living room or kitchen table chat… that’s what it feels like. How does a vocation shift a sense of primary belonging? Share your own [...]

Daughters of Charity Pentecost video
The international Daughters of Charity invite all to join with Vincent and Louise to prepare for the “Feast of the descent of the Holy Spirit” on Pentecost through a video and a powerpoint. (One can find the presentations of the previous months in the ARCHIVES.) PS Some problems with their video library have been resolved. All videos [...]

Systemic Change and the “Living Dead”
Systemic Change in the Maryam Village Ethiopia where “the dead lived with the dead”. (Second in a new series of Vincentian Family Systemic Change Efforts) Fifty eight families, all victims of Hansen’s disease (leprosy), who begged for years in order to survive can now support themselves. They once lived in a cemetery next to a [...]

Daughters of Charity at Risk
In this article, titled “Daughters of Charity at Risk !”, Tim Williams CM reflects on the vocation of the Daughters of Charity and the expressed desire of Pope Francis that the Church should go to the poor and marginalized. It is written against a background of St Louise de Marillac’s view of the Church, and [...]
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Holy Hangout – Family edition!
Come hand out with and ask questions of parents and siblings of Daughters of Charity at the next Holy (Google) Hangout Wednesday May 15th at 9pm EST/8pm Central! Send your questions for the parents and siblings of our sisters, and join us that night at www.youtube.com—daughtersofcharityus ! Interact with us by: “Like” us on [...]

Daughters of Charity and Haitian women
The Daughters of Charity prepare Haitian women for business ventures. There are 120 sewing stations at the Daughters of Charity compound in Citè Soleil, Haiti, buzzing with colorful fabrics. Women who live in this ultra-poor neighborhood pay 75 cents daily for access to supplies and sewing machines so they can clothe their children and make [...]

Daughters honored in San Francisco
The Daughters of Charity, Province of the West, were among the recipients of the 2013 Loaves & Fishes Award for Faith in Action sponsored by Catholic Charities CYO. The 16th Annual Dinner and Gala was held at the St. Regis Hotel in San Francisco, and recognized 650 Women Religious from 48 congregations working in the [...]

The Pope’s new home with the Daughters
In this guest post Sr. Denise LaRock, DC offers more insights into the role of the Daughters of Charity and the Pope’s new home. Pope Francis has chosen to live with the Daughters of Charity at St. Martha House on the Vatican property. The virtues which the Daughters of Charity strive to live by are [...]
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