VCP was awarded a grant which will go towards providing vulnerable elderly people in greatest need with additional hours of care and companionship.
Elderly
St. Louise de Marillac: Organizational Genius
St. Louise de Marillac was a pioneer social worker, educator, and advocate. Her projects were implemented according to surprisingly modern standards of care and were the basis for other developments in their respective fields.
How do Daughters of Charity help elderly in Rome?
https://youtu.be/jo_t_QS6ejY These are the happy faces of the elderly who come to this Daughters of Charity of St....
Mass on iPhone vs “going to Mass”
With all of the hype about new iPhones Busted Halo has a timely post “Is watching Mass on TV or on my iPhone just as good as going to Mass?”
Pope to explore vocation of old age with seniors
Pope to explore with the senior their vocation as they live longer according to a report in the Catholic News Agency.
Entitled “The Blessing of a Long Life,” the Pope’s audience with seniors will be on September 28.
Pope Francis: refugees, elderly – outcasts of society
n a message that would surely resonate in the followers of Vincent, Louise, Frederic and Elizabeth Pope Francis on Sunday turned his attention to the dramatic predicament of migrants and refugees who not always find a welcome, but often become victims of human...
Australian Bishop on cuts for elderly
"The elderly are not a problem, a market, a budget: They are real individuals, our own people, our ancestors, in due course -- ourselves." Australian Catholic News services headlines...Australian bishop warns: Don't cut medical costs by targeting elderly Western...
Facebook and the elderly in the church
The New Media Project presents an article Facebook and the elderly in the church in which Robert Saler, guest blogger writes... "My two years spent serving a wonderful, small congregation in Gary, IN, were instructive in a number of ways. The entire situation was rife...
Daughters of Charity – counter-cultural in service to the elderly
In their "Focus On" feature for June the Daughters of Charity describe their counter-cultural efforts on behalf of the elderly. Currently in Italy, elderly people try to avoid nursing homes because they prefer to stay at home with the help of support staff, sent by...
When do you stop being handicapped and become elderly?
Sister Frédérique writes in "A story of seeing"... I am a Daughter of Charity who is a care aide in a nursing home with aged persons who are handicapped. (According to French law a handicapped person who is 60 years old loses the status of handicapped and takes on...
Inspiring young people as Rosalie did
The Daughters of Charity have long walked the path of Bl. Rosalie Rendu in inspiring young people such as Frederic Ozanam. Sister Terezinha continues that tradition today in Brazil. The international site of the Daughters of Charity shares the reflection of a young...