HAGUPIT Typhoon Hagupit is now a super-typhoon and most predict that it will make land-fall over the very same areas hard-hit by Yolanda. The CNN resident meteorologist has just characterized it as the strongest of super-typhoon this year. The following is a list of...
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Be open, vigilant, trusting and curious – E-Voc newsletter
Be open, vigilant, trusting and curious…a good stance for anyone at a discerning moment of life. – Sisters of Charity Cincinnati E-Voc newsletter Dec. 2014
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Twenty-six Catholic sisters in a Jewish Nursing Home?
Can twenty six Catholic sisters in a Jewish Nursing Home find happiness? I personally never thought this would be something I would ever ask, much less find and answer to.
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60 seconds with (a real) Sister
Sister Marianne Olives, D.C., tells us about the support she received when she decided to become a Daughter of Charity. This is the first of series of 60 Seconds with Sister videos from Daughters of Charity coming throughout the Year of Consecrated Life.
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LCUSA – Prayer resources and death notice
The Ladies of Charity (LCUSA) have posted a few prayer resources. The also inform of the death of Marie Buckley. She served as LCUSA president from 1982-84.
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Vincentian Service Corps West Newsletter
Sr. Frances Vista, DC introduces the Vincentian Service Corps West Newsletter. “The Season of Advent calls us to live in the present while looking forward to the future…”
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CEO of SVDP Australia nominated for Human Rights Medal
Dr John Falzon’s contribution to social work has been recognised with a nomination for the Human Rights Medal for being a passionate advocate of social justice and equality as CEO of the St. VIncent de Paul Society Australia.
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Year of Consecrated Life Calendar – Sisters of Charity Leavenworth
Sister Vicki Lichtenauer, vocation director for the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, produced the attached calendar for the Year of Consecrated Life.
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Dignity for the working poor at Christmas
Dignity for the working poor at Christmas – Every Mom and Dad wants to give their children gifts at Christmas. For many parents the biggest hassle is fighting the crowds but for others who are classed “the working poor” or disabled it is not about special gifts but basic gifts, the necessities of life.
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Can we hear words of this young person?
Can we hear words of this young person? Karl Michael Hila draws our attention to a young person named Frederic Ozanam. "The earth has become a chilly place. It is up to us Catholics to rekindle the flame of human warmth which is going out. It is up to us to recommence...