In this video clip from the Miraculous Medal Shrine in Philadelphia, Sr. Marge Clifford, DC tells us about Blessed Rosalie Rendu, DC whose Feast Day is coming up on February 7.
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St. Louise and Vincentian Care of the Sick
by Famvin Media Resources | May 1, 2020 | Formation | 0 Comments
This month, on May 9, we celebrate the Feast Day of St. Louise de Marillac. A presentation takes a look at her experiences of caring for the sick and dying in France. In her letters we can see many parallels with our situation today.
Father Virgil Cordano Center: A Place of Respite, Community and Hope
by Sister Margaret Louise Brown, DC | March 12, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Father Virgil Cordano Center (FVCC), is a day center that serves people who are homeless seeking a place of respite and belonging while determining their next steps in life.
What Did St. Vincent Do For the Homeless of His Day?
by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | February 27, 2020 | Collaboration, Formation, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Reflections, Systemic change, Vincentian Family | 2 Comments
Vincent and Louise de Marillac were deeply committed to the education and moral formation of young people living on the streets or in dire conditions.
Bravery of Blessed Rosalie Rendu
by Famvin Media Resources | February 16, 2020 | Formation | 0 Comments
A presentation showing some examples of the fortitude and bravery of Blessed Rosalie Rendu.
Who are the Two Blessed Daughters of Charity, Martyrs of Angers?
by Famvin Media Resources | Jan 29, 2021 | Formation
The story of Bl. Marie-Anne Vaillot and Bl. Odile Baumgarten, Daughters of Charity martyred during the French Revolution on February 1, 1794.
On the frontline of the fight against COVID-19
by .famvin | Dec 12, 2020 | News
Daughters of Charity in Poland helped nursing home residents who were sick with Covid.
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...
White Wings of Mercy – the Cornette and history of the Daughters of Charity
by John Freund, CM | Jul 24, 2015 | Daughters of Charity, News
White Wings of Mercy commemorates the universal symbol of charity, a white head piece called a cornette, worn by the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul for 279 years from the founding of the Community to its retirement in 1964. As we trace the history of the...
Daughters of Charity select Blue Mountain to Recapitalize
by John Freund, CM | Jul 18, 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. The transaction infuses Over $250 million of capital and maintains non-profit...
Daughter of Charity exchanged over 14,000 letters with prisoners
by John Freund, CM | Jul 18, 2015 | Daughters of Charity, News, Vincentian Family
An amazing second ministry after a term of office as Provincial - 14,000 letters between a Daughter of Charity and prisoners Astor Rodriguez writes on his Facebook page...Sister Genoveva Masip, DC was an Angel of Charity. She worked tirelessly for the poor. We who had...
Fasting … vows with open hands
by John Freund, CM | Jul 15, 2015 | Daughters of Charity, Formation
On this happy day of Sr. Ellen Reilly’s vows, I hold out to you what might seem to be a strange topic: fasting. It’s got somber associations with negative things like restraint and refraining and penance. How does all that fit into an upbeat event like this? For one...