The Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, Halifax served in the northern missions of Canada in cities, towns and villages.
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Madagascar Twinning Project
Since 2003, the Ladies of Charity have been committed to helping the people of Madagascar through the Twinning Project.
“Let us choose life; let us choose the future.”
“Let us choose life; let us choose the future.” Pope Francis’ plea to decision makers and participants at COP28 and to all of us has been resonating in my heart.
Daughters of Charity Raise their Voices for Critical Nutrition Programs
While many in the U.S. think of August as the last breath of summer, a time to squeeze in a last bit of relaxation before the rush of the fall begins, the Daughters of Charity were doing anything but relaxing this past August.
Welcome Home Project Provides Safe Housing for Displaced Families
At the end of 2018, The Vincentian Family started to work on the Welcome Home Project to provide safe housing for 32 displaced families in Parramos, Chimaltenango.
Frederic Ozanam and Social Justice
In an article that originally appeared on the website Justice Matters Ireland, Sr. Claire Sweeney, DC, writes: According to Ozanam, social justice demands that all Christians be a leaven in society. Writing to Lallier in November 1836, he says: “…if the question which...
Doctrine of Discovery and Its Implications!
As a member of the Vincentian Family Social Justice Advocates group, I am grateful that we have taken the time to delve more deeply into racism, white privilege, the legacy of Native American Boarding Schools in USA and Canada, and at our April meeting, the Doctrine of Discovery.
As policies are reviewed who is overlooked in the data?
It seems like a lifetime ago when we were in the throes of the pandemic. We wore masks and went about attempting to sanitize the world against a virus we knew very little about.
Dear Church
The privilege of being part of the Vincentian Family Justice Representatives also involves a serious responsibility to learn and grow with issues of social justice.
Vincent, Pope Francis and the Eucharist
“Love is creative even to infinity.” Those words of St. Vincent are frequently quoted to remind us to show love to others.
“Lift Every Voice and Sing”
It was at Mass in 1974 that I first heard the Black National Anthem “Lift Every Voice and Sing” – a poem written by James Weldon Johnson in 1899
55 years On Still Soul Searching
Have you ever wondered how effective our advocacy efforts are? I am not questioning our commitment, but rather the results we are achieving.
