Daughters of Charity
A Daughter of Charity: The Oldest Living Person in the World
At times we find curious and journalistically attractive news. Here is such an item: a Daughter of Charity is right now the longest-living person in the world.
Transforming lives in Brazil
Under the subsidy of our Mother House, and aid from the Province of Curitiba and the active participation of the Sisters from five local communities, we saw an opportunity to go beyond the emergency care of the people we accompany, and invest in new training programs for them.
Daughters of Charity in Spain Respond to the Suffering of Ukrainians
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.
Change of date of Feast of St. Louise – May 9
To all the Priests and Brothers of the Congregation of the Mission Dear Confreres, May the grace and peace of Our Lord Jesus Christ fill your heart now and forever! Gregory Gay CM Some time ago, the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments...
Now on Social: Stories of Our Past
Stories of our past are often windows on our future. It helps to know our roots. Many of the Vincentian Family branches dedicate time and energy curating their archives. The Daughters of Charity of the Province of St. Louise(USA) want to make their resources...
60 Seconds with Sister – International
Several of our Sisters speak multiple languages. Hear a bit about what this brings to the Daughters of Charity international culture. https://youtu.be/ZYyaaUaBBv4 Catch more 60 Seconds with Sister videos from Daughters of Charity throughout the Year of Consecrated...
Holy Hangout – Life issues
The most recent Daughters of Charity Holy Hang Out focused on the full spectrum of life issues. They invited questions via YouTube and Twitter. Sisters involved with life issues across the Catholic pro-life issues spectrum from conception all the way through natural...
When alternative rite of passage saves girls
The Tanzania News reports on the role of the Daughters of Charity with girls undergoing an alternative rite of passage instead of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in which they receive a new name. They are now called waiseke wa kisasa in Kiswahili and Kikurya which...
60 Seconds with Sister Carmeli Proano
Sister Carmeli Proano, D.C., gives us 60 seconds about the value of community life as a Daughter of Charity. https://youtu.be/z5TOZ_r6Jio http://daughters-of-charity.com/year-of-consecrated-life As followers to the call of consecrated life, Daughters of Charity are...
January 7: Feast of Blessed Lindalva Justo de Oliveira
In her vocational journey as a Daughter of Charity, Blesssed Lindalva Justo de Oliveira was sent to Salvador in Bahia, Brazil to a shelter for the elderly called “Dom Pedro II”. Like Marguerite Naseau, the good country girl at the time of Saint Vincent (the “first...
A mission continues! Tale of two Marillacs
A mission continues in A Tale of Two Marillacs: A Christmas Story by Sister Catherine Madigan, D.C. Once upon a time there were two Marillacs: Marillac High School in Northfield, Ill. (which closed in 1995), and Marillac House in westside Chicago (continuing after 100...
Can I go to them?
Can I go to them? This is the question Pope Francis asked when he learned that three people were killed in a neighborhood of Bangui, capital of the war-torn Central African Republic. It wasn’t in the schedule so the Pope immediately asked the Nuncio: ‘can I go, can I...