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August 23, 1617: The Journey of the AIC Begins

by Famvin Media Resources | August 21, 2016 | Formation, International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity | 2 Comments

It was in Châtillon-les-Dombes, a small French village, that St. Vincent created on August 23, 1617 the first of the “Confraternities,” later called “Charities.” This was the nucleus from which stemmed the AIC (known in the United States as Ladies of Charity). Watch...

Françoise Marguérite De Silly: Herstory continues

by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | July 21, 2016 | Congregation of the Mission, Formation | 0 Comments

Vincentian Herstory is the history of the women who responded to the promptings of the Spirit that we now call the Vincentian charism. Recounting the history of the foundation of the Congregation of the Mission, Australian Tim Williams, C.M., wrote It was not long...

The Charity of Christ #famvin400

by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | June 5, 2016 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

The charity of Christ urges me. A while ago, I wrote an editorial on women and the celebration of the 400th anniversary of the charism. After reading this article on .famvin about the role of women in the enfleshment of the charism of Charity some 400 years ago, two...

#IamVincent Editorial: Is Herstory Invisible?

by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | March 17, 2016 | International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity, Justice and Peace, News | 1 Comment

Herstory[1.Jane Mills, "Womanwords: a dictionary of words about women", 1992, ISBN 0-02-921495-5, p. 118] : history (knowledge obtained by inquiry) written from a feminist perspective, emphasizing the role of women, or told from a woman's point of view. Many have...

August 23, 1617: The Journey of the AIC Begins

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