The Daughters, together with other individuals and institutions, have spared no effort to continue to respond to the current calls of our suffering brothers and sisters.
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“Take off your Shoes, this is Holy Ground”
by .famvin | March 16, 2024 | Daughters of Charity, Disasters and Responses, News | 2 Comments
These words mark our mission in Marrakech. Take off your shoes, go carefully towards the other.
Pray the Multilingual Rosary with the Daughters of Charity
by Famvin Media Resources | March 8, 2024 | Daughters of Charity, Formation | 0 Comments
Pray the Rosary alongside some Daughters of Charity in English, Spanish, French, Vietnamese, and Latin.
Projects Rosalie – Children of Courage
by .famvin | February 12, 2024 | Daughters of Charity, News | 0 Comments
The Centre de Marillac (Hope for Street Children) is located in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. It is run by the Daughters of Charity, who live among the poorest of the poor in the Diobu district.
Sister Evelyne Franc, Superior General of the Daughters of Charity from 2003 to 2015, has passed away
by Françoise Petit, DC | January 8, 2024 | Daughters of Charity, News | 2 Comments
We learned of the death of Sister Evelyne FRANC, 75 years of age and 49 years of vocation, this Monday, January 8, 2024.
A drop of help in the sea of needs of the refugees from Ukraine
by .famvin | Mar 30, 2022 | Conflict in Ukraine, Daughters of Charity, News
As Daughters of Charity, from the first day of the outbreak of the war, we “run to those in need as if to a fire.”
Vows of the Daughters of Charity
by Famvin Media Resources | Mar 25, 2022 | Daughters of Charity, Formation
The annual and renewable vows of the Daughters of Charity are a progressive confirmation of their particular charism–
each year a new YES is pronounced in freedom to the vocation to which God calls them.
Sr. Agnes Walsh, DC, Honored for Sheltering Jews from the Nazis
by Elizabeth Astridge | Feb 12, 2017 | Daughters of Charity, News
A religious Sister who sheltered Jews from the Nazis has been honored with a plaque in her home town of Hull. Sister Agnes Walsh, who died in 1993, helped to save a Jewish family from deportation while at a convent in southern France during the war. She was recognized...
Singing on Social: A Discernment Reflection
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Feb 7, 2017 | Daughters of Charity, Reflections, Social
In a new video to aid in religious discernment, Daughters of Charity Liz Sjoberg and Brenda Fritz make music together. It's a beautiful piece. https://youtu.be/MSzJDiBTz1Q
Feast of Blessed Rosalie Rendu, D.C.
by Famvin Media Resources | Feb 5, 2017 | Daughters of Charity, Formation
February 7 is the feast day of Blessed Rosalie Rendu, D.C., whose humble example and message continue to reverberate in the minds and hearts of the Vincentian Family today.
February 3: Beatification of Giuseppina Nicoli, D.C.
by Famvin Media Resources | Feb 3, 2017 | Daughters of Charity, Formation
Sr. Guiseppina Nicoli, D.C. was beatified on this day, February 3, 2008. She is known for her work with poor and uneducated children. "Accompanied by the Sisters in her community, Sister Nicoli approached these young people with the gentleness of a...
Say “NO” to Female Genital Mutilation
by Javier F. Chento | Feb 3, 2017 | Daughters of Charity, News, Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Ending Gender Discrimination and Violation of Rights In 2008, the Daughters of Charity, in partnership with concerned local individuals, began the delicate mission of education and protection against the traditional practice of female genital mutilation. The TFGM Camp...
Martyrs of Angers
by Famvin Media Resources | Jan 29, 2017 | Daughters of Charity, Formation
On February 1 we commemorate the Daughters of Charity Martyrs of Angers, Blessed Odile Baumgarten and Blessed Marie-Anne Vaillot. At the ceremony in Rome on 19 February 1984 Pope John Paul II beatified ninety-nine persons who died for the faith in...
Sr. Justine Bisqueyburu, D.C. and the Green Scapular
by Famvin Media Resources | Jan 27, 2017 | Daughters of Charity, Formation
On January 28, 1840, the Blessed Virgin appeared to Sr. Justine Bisqueyburu, of the Daughters of Charity in Paris. This began a series of visits which culminated in a special gift of Mary: The Green Scapular. This is described in the presentation below. [slideshare...
Seton Harvest: Providing Locally Grown Food to Shareholders and the Hungry
by Belinda A. Davis | Jan 20, 2017 | Daughters of Charity, News
Have you seen the Seton Harvest video? It is an organic, sponsored farm in Evansville, IN. Food grown and harvested is shared with local shareholders and the poor in the surrounding community. Watch this 6-minute video below. Seton...
Vincentian Values in Govanhill: The Women Helping Glasgow’s Roma
by Elizabeth Astridge | Jan 17, 2017 | Daughters of Charity, News
A Daughters of Charity run project in one of Scotland’s most deprived areas is helping Glasgow’s Roma community build better lives and integrate fully into society. In a freshly-painted hall in Glasgow’s Govanhill neighborhood, Dorina Damian, one of the thousands of...