“What is your Church doing now?” Frederic Ozanam’s response
“What is your Church doing now for those who are poor?” Frederic Ozanam and the Society of St. Vincent dePaul has been answering that question for almost 200 years.
“What is your Church doing now for those who are poor?” Frederic Ozanam and the Society of St. Vincent dePaul has been answering that question for almost 200 years.
“We Saw The First Spade of Earth Turned” – virtual tour of historic St. Joseph’s Provincial House. (Locals dubbed the large, new building “the Seton Hilton.”
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. Sr. Regina Bechtle, SC (New York) shares just such moments in the reflection below.
Are sisters growing or declining? There is a great need for nuances according to a new CARA report. Individual communities show varied, nuanced trends.
Fr. Gregory Gay Visits Ladies of Charity in Baltimore; Photos from LCUSA 2014 National Assembly Now Posted
Wikipedia tells the story of St.Marie of the Incarnation – a story that echoes both Louise de Marillac and Elizabeth Seton.
“It was clear to Vincent de Paul (just as it is clear to us) that it is useless to tell people that they are children of God and that Christ died for them if those people are dying of hunger, if society continues to heap scorn upon them, and if dogs are treated better than people who are poor. Again, we must understand that the process of evangelization demands action as well as words.”