We spoke with Sister Maria Rita, who has recently been sent on her first mission, in Mato Grosso do Sul (Brazil).
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Tireless work of the Vincentian Family and donation from French benefactors helped families affected by the rains in the mountain region of Rio
Gradually, life goes back to normal. After three months of the rains that devastated the mountain region of Petrópolis, students have already returned to class and a great network was formed to help their families and school employees to recover from the damage they suffered.
Let’s Establish Relationships: Youth in the City of Como (Italy) Encounter Marginality
“Legami” [Italian for “Ties”] is a group on the move in the city of Como (Italy) which was organized to create opportunities for encounter and dialogue between people living on the peripheries and young men and women.
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...
60 Seconds with Sister Rosalie Digenan
In 60 Seconds with Sister Rosalie Digenan D.C., she shares how "Family" takes on a whole new meaning when you're a Daughter of Charity. (She also answers aaa powerful question about grandchildren!) https://youtu.be/hxkNAA4AM3I Catch more 60 Seconds with Sister...
Encounter with Pope Francis at D.R.E.A.M. in Kenya
Jessica Werner, recently returned from visits to USA Vincentian Lay Missionary sites (Jimma and Bonga in Ethiopia and several sites in Kenya) writes of an encounter between an old friend of many missionaries with Pope Francis at the D.R.E.A.M. project of Sant'egidio...
Mommy’s here!
The truth is, while the child can joyfully shout out “MOMMY’S HERE!” when they see her walk through the classroom or appear on the playground, most of these parents can’t do the same.
