The third in a series of videos offered by the AIC International Training Team to mark the Feast of St. Louise de Marillac.
Louise de Marillac
AIC Training Video Series for Feast of Saint Louise, Part 2
The second in a series of videos offered by the AIC International Training Team to mark the Feast of St. Louise de Marillac.
AIC Training Video Series for Feast of Saint Louise, Part 1
The first in a series of videos offered by the AIC International Training Team to mark the Feast of St. Louise de Marillac.
Louise de Marillac: Equal Rights and Obligations between Men and Women
“If the work is considered political, it seems that men should undertake. If it is considered charity, women can undertake, as the have already undertaken other large and painful works. Women being by themselves seems not possible, nor should, and it would be hopeful...
Louise de Marillac: The need for Respect, Understanding and Tolerance
“I can no longer hide the sorrow of my heart at hearing that much is to be desired in you. [...] Where is the spirit of fervor which animated you when you were first established in Angers and which led you to esteem your directors so highly? You looked upon their...
Louise de Marillac: Meeting the Needs of Migrants and Refugees
My very dear Sister. I was sure that the goodness of your heart would cause you and, I believe, all our dear sisters who are far away to be disturbed because you are afraid that we are suffering greatly. Let us praise God, my dear Sisters, that to this point we have...
The Evolution of St. Vincent’s Spiritual Vision
Watch a YouTube video that describes how St. Vincent’s spiritual vision evolved over several decades, as he was influenced by his collaborators (particularly his work with Louise de Marillac, the Ladies of Charity, and the Daughters of Charity).
Louise de Marillac and the Heart of Jesus
Today is the birthday of St. Louise de Marillac. We offer this little SlideShare presentation to pray with some time this weekend. It’s from a Vincentian Heritage Journal article by Fr. Robert Maloney, C.M.
Be as Cunning as Serpents #AnecdotesVF
Could not this uncompromising wording "dependence on the Archbishop" be harmful to us in the future by the liberty it gives to draw us away from the direction of the Superior General of the Mission" [Letter 898, Archives of the Daughters of Charity, original autograph...
St. Louise received the Light of Pentecost (her “Lumière” Experience)
On the feast of Pentecost, June 4, 1623, Louise, while at prayer, had a vision in which she saw herself serving the poor and living the evangelical counsels in community. She wrote this “lumière”, or Pentecost experience, on parchment and carried it with her as a reminder that despite her difficulties, God was guiding her life.
St. Louise: Moving Toward Love
St. Louise: Moving Toward Love (Is. 58: Mt. 25) There’s a famous quote attributed to Mark Twain: When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much...
St. Louise and the Blessed Trinity
It may be difficult for us to see any kind of practical relevance in the doctrine of the Trinity; it remains a mystery. But consider how Fr. Jerome Magat explains it in a May 24, 2013 article called Imitating the Trinity: The Trinity reveals to us the master plan of...
