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It is often said that Vincent believed we should mix the useful and the agreeable. So join the Ladies in New Orleans for their 2015 Assembly in New Orleans
Articles for New Orleans
The Death of America’s oldest hospital
The Death of America’s oldest hospital. Founded as a hospital for the poor, Charity Hospital technically opened their doors in 1736 and was built on the goodwill of a dying French merchant. It was run by the Daughters of Charity and served the city of New Orleans for close to 300 years. Now there is an award winning documentary/
Nuns Build – New Orleans
Catholic Sisters from across the country, along with their friends and families are coming to New Orleans for Nun’s Build to rebuild the homes and lives of Katrina survivors.
Sisters of Charity produce award winning film
Sr. Sally Duffy, SC and Loretta Dees write "The Sisters of Charity Ministry Foundation has great news to share: the documentary "We Shall Not Be Moved: The Catholic Sisters of New Orleans" has won the 2013 Gabriel Award for Best Religious Program in Television. " The...
Ladies of Charity and revitalization
Does Your Association Need Revitalizing? Then here is A plan! So say Lucy Saunders, LCUSA President, and Sr. Frances Ryan, DC, Spiritual Moderator The New Orleans Ladies of Charity under the leadership of Adrian Kappesser, president, has worked with Sister Fran Ryan,...
Depaul Homeless to Housed – “Movin’ on” in New Orleans
Homeless to Housed tells the story of Depaul USA’s Movin’ On project in New Orleans. Ana and Kevin (not real names) had been homeless for about six months and were suffering from serious medical problems. Ana struggles with glaucoma, the sudden loss of vision from a...
Sisters of Charity Federation and Creighton University Collaboration
The Sisters of Charity Federation, Sisters and Daughters of Charity from all over the country, host this trip. Through a partnership with the House of Charity and St. Bernard’s Project, Creighton Students have been able to be a part of the rebuilding and restoration...
“Nuns Build” – Did you think nuns only teach and nurse?
"For the third time through NUNS BUILD, our Sister of Charity Federation’s House of Charity has hosted a house full of Sisters from across the Federation in working alongside the St Bernard Project (SBP) to restore houses here in New Orleans. A total of 13 Sisters...
Daughters of Charity receive million dollar grant
The New Orleans-area system of primary care clinics for the poor and underinsured will receive an $8.3 million infusion as part of the settlement in a long-running class-action liability suit against health-care and pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson. Under an...
Junior Ladies of Charity help in New Orleans
The Junior Ladies of Charity from St. Vincent/Guardian Angel, St. Louis, just returned from a trip to New Orleans where they helped two families refurbish their homes. The girls scraped and painted two houses and added the finishing touches that made the houses home...
Cooking up Charity in New Orleans
Such is the title of a brief article describing the collaboration of members of the Federation of the Sisters of Charity. Sr. Renee Rose (a Daughter of Charity), Sr. Monica (Sister of Charity of Cincinnati) and Sr. Claire (Sister of Charity of New York) are the first...
Sponsoring volunteers from Belize to Botswana to Montana
A group of twelve volunteers arrived safely in Belize on Monday afternoon as part of an extensive Sisters of Charity of Nazareth volunteer program that reaches from Belize, to Botswana and Montana. January 17–25, 2011: Belize (filled) February 14–21, 2011: Las Flores,...