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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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
Blessed Daughters of Charity, Martyrs of Arras, and Bl. Marguerite Rutan, D.C.
by Famvin Media Resources | June 23, 2019 | Daughters of Charity, Formation | 0 Comments
June 26 is the feast day of five Daughters of Charity who were guillotined by the French revolutionary government.
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.
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...
Caring Touch for Homeless and Marginalized Persons
by John Freund, CM | Aug 7, 2015 | Daughters of Charity, News
VinFormation features a video from the Daughters of Charity archives about “Seeing Christ in the Poor” through the ministry of massage therapy for homeless persons.Here are some other examples of this ministry. There is a very interesting site called...
60 seconds with Sister Madeline Kavanagh
by John Freund, CM | Aug 6, 2015 | Daughters of Charity, Formation
https://youtu.be/KLURWjEx-Zg 60 Seconds with Sister Madeline Kavanagh Daughters of Charity Vocations U.S. Sister Madeline Kavanagh, D.C., shares how community life remains constant through changes in ministry. Catch more 60 Seconds with Sister videos from...
Dogsledding Daughter of Charity fights for health care expansion
by John Freund, CM | Jul 29, 2015 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
A recent segment on "The Rachel Maddow Show" features the testimony of an Alaskan Daughter of Charity named Sr. Mary Peter Diaz and how it helped defeat a Koch Brothers-led effort to deny health care expansion in the state. Diaz's testimony before the Alaskan state...
Daughters of Charity contemplate connection of all living things
by John Freund, CM | Jul 25, 2015 | Daughters of Charity, Formation
The encyclical, “Laudato Si,’” speaks of the mystical and sacramental connection of all living things with God. They have prepared a photo reflection on some of those phrases. Here is a sample The ideal is not only to pass from the exterior to the interior to discover...
60 seconds with Sr. Kathleen Simpson, DC
by John Freund, CM | Jul 24, 2015 | Daughters of Charity, News
Sister Kathleen Simpson, D.C., talks about how her ministry, personal experience and passions impact each other. Catch more 60 Seconds with Sister videos throughout the Year of Consecrated Life. http://daughters-of-charity.com/year-of-consecrated-life ...
Leadership changes in the Vincentian Family
by John Freund, CM | Jul 24, 2015 | Daughters of Charity, News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Family
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul announces its search for candidates to succeed Michael Thio as international President in 2016. In a very short time the Vincentian Marian Youth will be electing a new leader to replace Yasmine Cajuste, Sr. Kathleen Appler, DC was...