Daughters of Charity

October 27: Establishment of the Sisters of Charity Federation

by Famvin Media Resources | October 26, 2018 | Formation, Sisters of Charity | 0 Comments

Meet a few of the 2,700 Sisters that make up the Sisters of Charity Federation of North America.

Sister-Run Home Shelters Deportees From U.S., Renews Spirits

by Global Sisters Report | August 27, 2018 | News | 0 Comments

After three days of walking through the desert, an hour from her destination in Houston, Elizabeth Ortiz ran a short distance before U.S. immigration officials tackled her to the ground. Ortiz had left Mexico City to earn money to send her teenage daughter to college...

June 26: Blessed Marie-Madeleine Fontaine, Marie-Françoise Lanel, Thérèse Fantou, Jeanne Gérard and Marguerite Rutan

by Famvin Media Resources | June 22, 2018 | Formation | 0 Comments

June 26 is the memorial of Blessed Marguerite Rutan D.C., and Blessed Maria Magdalene Fontaine D.C. and Companions, Martyrs of Arras. Learn more in two SlideShare presentations.

Simple Guide to Apostolic Reflection

by Famvin Media Resources | March 11, 2018 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments

Lent is a time to reflect, a time to listen. Here is a simple PowerPoint to guide your group step by step in the process of apostolic reflection.

Working & Living for Others

by .famvin | Jan 4, 2020 | Formation, Reflections

Fast forward another 200 years to Germantown, Pennsylvania, where six Daughters of Charity are currently on mission.

Christmas: Giving Back the Gift of Sight in Ethiopia

by .famvin | Dec 28, 2019 | News

The Daughters of Charity have given a new lease of life to some Ethiopians who had become ‘legally blind’ because of cataracts.

O Antiphons and Systemic Change – Day 8 – Recap

by Sister Ellen LaCapria, DC | Dec 24, 2019 | Formation, Reflections

Sr. Ellen LaCapria, DC offers her artwork of O Antiphons with some basic notions of Systemic Change. Day 8 – Recap.

Sisters of Charity Seton Hill show nuances of research

by John Freund, CM | Oct 15, 2014 | Church, Daughters of Charity, Sisters of Charity

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. Foley – Refections on the UN General Assembly

by John Freund, CM | Oct 11, 2014 | Congregation of the Mission, Daughters of Charity, Justice and Peace, Vincentian Family at the U.N.

Father Joe Foley, CM NGO representative at the UN offer his summary and reflections of the The United Nations General Assembly – Session 69

Daughters of Charity Health System sold

by John Freund, CM | Oct 10, 2014 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family

The Daughters of Charity Health System on Friday morning announced the sale of O’Connor Hospital and its other medical facilities toPrime Healthcare Services according to multiple sources.

Holy Hangout with the Vincentian Family!

by John Freund, CM | Oct 5, 2014 | Congregation of the Mission, Daughters of Charity, Social, Social Media, Vincentian Family

Vincentian Collaboration via YouTube (Holy) Hangouts will address the importance of working together to serve the poor marking the beginning of a new series with October’s Vincentian Family Hangout,

Vincentian Family Branches pamphlet

by John Freund, CM | Oct 1, 2014 | Congregation of the Mission, Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family

In 1617 Vincent dePaul established the Confraternities of Charity, the first of the many foundations that would later become known as the Vincentian Family. This downloadable trifold pamphlet provides thumbnails sketches of some of these branches.

What do sisters do for fun?

by John Freund, CM | Aug 25, 2014 | Daughters of Charity, Social, Social Media

Ever wonder what Sisters do for fun? This is exactly what a group of Daughters of Charity set about sharing in a recent “Holy Hangout” on Google+.

Breakfast on the bus with Sister Marge

by John Freund, CM | Aug 21, 2014 | Daughters of Charity, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family

It’s a school bus that has been fitted with a small kitchen, running water and six tables. Three tables for two are on one side of the aisle and three slightly wider tables are on the other side. The Daughters of Charity are involved in the St. Vincent de Paul Mobile Kitchen.