Fifty years ago, a group of sisters from the Company of the Daughters of Charity traveled through the poorest places of Santiago rescuing and giving homes to hundreds of children and teenagers. Today, that same spirit of love is still alive and present.
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Daughter of Charity Calls Attention To Situation of Immigrants in PBS Documentary
by Famvin Media Resources | August 3, 2019 | Daughters of Charity, Justice and Peace | 0 Comments
Sister Denise LaRock, D.C. and her San Antonio-based Interfaith Welcome Coalition are featured in the PBS documentary series “Women War & Peace II”. See the video.
Pope Francis’ Surprise Visit To the Daughters of Charity of Casa Regina Mundi, in Rome
by Tomaž Mavrič, CM | July 29, 2019 | Daughters of Charity, News | 0 Comments
Sr. Kathleen Appler, Mother General of the Daughters of Charity, Named by Pope Francis as Member of Consecrated Life Congregation
by Javier F. Chento | July 9, 2019 | Daughters of Charity, News | 1 Comment
On Monday, Pope Francis appointed Sr. Kathleen Appler as a member of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life.
Sister Mónica de Juan, a Spanish Daughter of Charity, Receives a Medal of Civil Merit
by Javier F. Chento | June 25, 2019 | Daughters of Charity, News | 0 Comments
French Daughter of Charity to turn 117 after surviving COVID-19
by Catholic News Agency | Feb 14, 2021 | Daughters of Charity, News
Sister Andre Randon, a religious sister in France, will turn 117 years old this week, after surviving COVID-19 last month, her congregation announced Tuesday.
Seton Shrine Celebrates the 200th Anniversary of Mother Seton
by .famvin | Jan 1, 2021 | Daughters of Charity, Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
The Seton Shrine in Emmitsburg, Maryland is celebrating the 200th Anniversary of Mother Seton’s death with a special website and other initiatives.
The CLAPVI Itinerant Mission
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Sep 23, 2015 | Congregation of the Mission, Daughters of Charity, Missions inter gentes, Vincentian Family
Collaborating now with the mission of the Daughters of Charity in Beni, Bolivia are four Vincentian priest-missionaries. Sr. Geralda McCluskey, D.C., originally from the USA and now stationed in the mission, coordinates the missionaries as they serve the “priest-less”...
Daughter of Charity thinks globally but acts locally
by John Freund, CM | Sep 21, 2015 | Daughters of Charity, News
A Daughter of Charity thinks globally but acts locally. PACIFIC Islanders face a real problem every day which is becoming more serious as the increasing detrimental effects of climate become more keenly felt. The following is taken from the Fiji Times. A simple act of...
Daughter of Charity – Gentleness in Vincent and Louise
by John Freund, CM | Sep 8, 2015 | Daughters of Charity, Formation, Reflections
Sr. Maria Comito, DC of the Province of Australia offers these reflections on Gentleness in Vincent and Louise. These reflections were originally part of a sabbatical program. GENTLENESS In Matthew’s gospel we read the teachings of Jesus called the Beatitudes, which...
Daughter of Charity postulant – beloved sons and daughters, be love
by John Freund, CM | Aug 27, 2015 | Daughters of Charity, Formation, News
Daughters of Charity Postulant Kara Davis talks about the importance of living out faith as a family and how it impacted her discernment journey. She presented at the One Faith, One Family in Mobile Alabama. "I'm not a sister yet. So I am just Kara Davis.... About a...
New Book available on Daughters of Charity as Nurses in US Civil War
by John Freund, CM | Aug 26, 2015 | Daughters of Charity, News
Sr. Betty Ann McNeil’s discovery of 500 pages of handwritten memoirs by Daughters of Charity as nurses in US Civil War led her into a multi-year project to transcribe, annotate, index, and publish Balm of Hope: Charity Afire Impels Daughters of Charity Civil War...
60 Seconds with Sister Carol Schumer
by John Freund, CM | Aug 24, 2015 | Daughters of Charity, Featured Videos, News, Reflections
Sister Carol Schumer, DC explains how the words "I wouldn't mind living with you" brought home to her the realization of the importance of community life and what it means to her as a Daughter of Charity. https://youtu.be/VgvSXzWWioo Catch more "60 Seconds with...
My name is Jesus. I have no papers
by John Freund, CM | Aug 15, 2015 | Daughters of Charity, Justice and Peace, News
"People who don't live on the border, they've read in the papers or on the Internet that women are being kept in prison-like facilities with their children," Sr. JT Dwyer, a Daughter of Charity from San Antonio, said. "But they don't always understand that it's...
Rachel Maddow, Sr. Mary Peter Diaz, DC and the Koch brothers
by John Freund, CM | Aug 12, 2015 | Congregation of the Mission, Daughters of Charity, News
To hear Rachel Maddow tell it, Daughter of Charity Sr. Mary Peter Diaz single-handedly took on the billionaire Koch brothers and publicly defeated the conservative activists who spend millions of dollars supporting their candidates and causes. Diaz, not surprisingly,...
Six DC California hospitals transferred to secular control
by John Freund, CM | Aug 8, 2015 | Daughters of Charity, News
The Daughters of Charity Health System (DCHS) Board of Directors has selected BlueMountain Capital Management (BlueMountain), a private investment firm to recapitalize its operations. BlueMountain is contributing over $250 million of capital and is sponsoring...