by Javier F. Chento | Jun 5, 2016 | News
Marta Wiecka was a Sister from the Congregation of the Daughters of Charity, who sacrificed her life out of love for her neighbors. She is buried at a Sniatyn cemetery, not far from the chapel of St. John of Nepomuk, whom she venerated. The faithful used to come and...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jun 5, 2016 | Announcements, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Congratulations to Renato Lima de Oliveira, new International President of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul!
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jun 5, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
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...
by Elizabeth Astridge | Jun 4, 2016 | Daughters of Charity, News
On May 19, Sister Carol Keehan, DC, received the first Humankindness in Health Care Award at the Dignity Health Foundation’s inaugural Humankindness Gala. The award recognizes individuals whose humanitarian contributions have made a profound impact on their...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 4, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Systemic change
The story of the impact of one of Vincent early sermons is well known in Vincentian circles, especially among the Ladies of Charity. Indeed, it is their “foundation story.” Four hundred years later that story is still being told. But it is a story with even wider...
