Do you feel called to serve as a spiritual director? Developed by Dr. Vie Thorgren, SCNA/SCLA, and sponsored by the Center for Spirituality at Work in Denver, the Vincentian Formation Program for Beginning and...
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The People United Will Never be Defeated • A Weekly Reflection with Louise
"Madame, I feel obliged to inform you that, for the past year, the Daughters of Charity at Chars have been sorely tried for two different reasons, both stemming from the Pastor's zeal. One I cannot put into writing for you. The other pertains to the stability he wants...
DePaul University Names First Lay Leader as its 12th President
February 16, 2017 CHICAGO — This morning, at a live public announcement, DePaul’s Board of Trustees named A. Gabriel Esteban, Ph.D., as the university’s 12th president. Esteban will assume the presidency of the nation’s largest Catholic university on July 1, becoming...
Giving Work and Teaching a Trade • A Weekly Reflection with Louise
“The worker De Ferrandine knows how to make thick cotton cloth with hair on one of its faces, ordinary cloth and silk cloth, that sells well in good weather; accepts to teach willing people, to work with him: he has found for sale some fully equipped workshops; it...
Coming Soon: A New Formation Series
We will begin a new eight-part formation series this Saturday based on The Prophetic Dimension of the Vincentian Charism in light of the Social Doctrine of the Church by Daughter of Charity María Pilar López. Watch for it!
Is Being Single the Same as Being a Consecrated Single Person? • A Weekly Reflection with Louise
"At present the priests of Saint-Sulpice are sending for four girls from the refugee center to help our sisters. Should they be allowed to do so, or would it be more fitting for the convalescent patients to come for their own meals? There are six of our sisters,...
‘Accompaniment’ Spiritually Underpins Sisters’ Missions in Haiti
Accompanying people means being available to hear people's problems, offering advice when asked, and prodding when necessary. A small mission run by two sisters based in La Tremblay, outside Haiti's capital of Port-au-Prince, has established a medical clinic serving...
St. John’s Celebrates 400th Anniversary of Vincentian Charism
For Lorin Kruzynski ’17TCB, serving those in need has played a valuable role in her St. John’s education. "My experience of the Vincentian charism has been eye-opening,” she said recently. “Service teaches you so much about others—and yourself.” That, Lorin added, is...
Prince Harry Visits Depaul UK
The Prince went for a 15-minute run with eight young homeless people, who have been training with The Running Charity, the UK's first running-orientated program for homeless and vulnerable young people. He also talked with The Running Charity’s Director, Alex Eagle,...
Respect between the Native-Born and Muslim Immigrants • A Weekly Reflection with Louise
“How many heretics have been converted since the Daughters of Charity have been working in the hospitals! Recall that, in 1659, a sister who had been in the hospital of Saint-Denis said that, during the year, five or six heretics were converted, including the son of a...
