VCP was awarded a grant which will go towards providing vulnerable elderly people in greatest need with additional hours of care and companionship.

by Fr. Michael Carroll, CM | October 8, 2020 | Formation, Homelessness, Reflections | 1 Comment
Can you imagine being in the situation of an elderly homeless man living in a tent as a Retirement Plan?
by Cathy Naigow | July 11, 2020 | News | 0 Comments
VCP was awarded a grant which will go towards providing vulnerable elderly people in greatest need with additional hours of care and companionship.
by Famvin Media Resources | May 10, 2019 | Formation | 0 Comments
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.
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | January 9, 2018 | Daughters of Charity, News | 0 Comments
by Cathy Naigow | Jul 11, 2020 | News
VCP was awarded a grant which will go towards providing vulnerable elderly people in greatest need with additional hours of care and companionship.
by Famvin Media Resources | May 10, 2019 | Formation
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.
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jan 9, 2018 | Daughters of Charity, News
https://youtu.be/jo_t_QS6ejY These are the happy faces of the elderly who come to this Daughters of Charity of St....
by John Freund, CM | Sep 21, 2014 | Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
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?”
by John Freund, CM | Aug 26, 2014 | Uncategorized
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.
by John Freund, CM | Dec 30, 2013 | Justice and Peace
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...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 23, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
"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...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 13, 2012 | Technology: Issues and Uses
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...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 5, 2012 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
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...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 1, 2012 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
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...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 27, 2012 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
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...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 22, 2011 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Sister María Angeles Infante, DC writes of challenges and opportunities of caring for elderly sisters in the spirit of our charism. "Supporting the care-givers of our elderly Sisters: Challenges in light of our charism" is the third article she has authored on aspects...