Elizabeth Astridge
Author
New Podcast by the Daughters of Charity
"In the Company of Charity" is a new podcast by the Daughters of Charity! Each episode, they'll be discussing the church, society, and service to others all through the lens of the spirit of St. Vincent de Paul. The first episode is available on the Daughters of...
Sisters of Charity of Nazareth Provide Calm and Reconstruction after the Storms
Debbie Floyd's home is filled with people measuring, cutting and using power tools, all of them covered with white dust from the drywall they're installing. Six weeks before, the Ohio River left its banks and surrounded the town of about 800, flooding all...
School Costs ‘Stressful’ for Low Income Families in Ireland
by Marcella Staken The Society of St. Vincent De Paul (SVP) sees access to education as a critical enabler for exiting social exclusion and poverty. In August 2017, SVP received 5,000 calls from parents requesting back-to-school help. Per the latest available date,...
Charism is the Core of our Lives: #VincentianMonth is Every Month
Living simply, caring for our planet and conserving resources, … are just a few of the ways we continue to live out the charism.
National Friends of the Poor Walk: September 29
Help support your local Society of St. Vincent de Paul Conference and Council by participating in the National Friends of the Poor ® Walk/Run on Saturday, September 29. To find the Friends of the Poor Walk or Run in your area, click here. The Friends of the Poor®...
The Pope Video • Young People in Africa
This month, the Pope asks us to pray that young people in Africa may have access to education and work in their own countries. Pope Francis - September 2018 Africa is a wealthy continent, and its greatest, most...
Dressed for Success
By: Debbie Shelley / The Catholic Commentator It was the excitement of back to school shopping for school clothes, at least for girls, who walked out of the dressing rooms and twirled with delight in their new uniforms. The boys tended to roll their eyes and groan...
Newest Biography of Elizabeth Ann Seton
Hear about the Newest Biography of Elizabeth Ann Seton at Chat with an Author at The National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Emmitsburg, MD — Arizona State University professor and author Catherine O'Donnell will be at the Seton Shrine on Friday, September 14,...
National Black Sisters’ Conference Celebrates 50 years
Earlier this month, Sister Pat Haley, SCN attended the 50th-anniversary gathering of the National Black Sisters’ Conference (NBSC) in New Orleans, Louisiana. The NBSC was founded in 1968 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Sister Martin de Porres Grey, RSM (now Patricia...
Sister-Run Home Shelters Deportees From U.S., Renews Spirits
After three days of walking through the desert, an hour from her destination in Houston, Elizabeth Ortiz ran a short distance before U.S. immigration officials tackled her to the ground. Ortiz had left Mexico City to earn money to send her teenage daughter to college...