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The Origins of the Daughters of Charity

The Company of the Daughters of Charity was founded on November 29, 1633: after years of spiritual discernment and preparation, Louise gathered a group of young women dedicated to serving the poor, forming a community rooted in charity and solid virtues.

St. Agostina Pietrantoni: Seeing God in the Suffering Faces of the Sick

Learn about the life of St. Agostina Pietrantoni, Sister of Charity of St. Jeanne Antida Thouret and patron saint of nurses, whose feast day is November 13.

Presentation on Congregation of the Mission 20th Century Martyrs of Spain

On November 6, the Church commemorates those martyred in the anti-clerical violence that took place during the Spanish Civil War (1936-39).

“In serving persons who are poor, we serve Jesus Christ…” St. Vincent de Paul (presentation)

‘in serving persons who are poor, we serve Jesus Christ…. and that is as true as that we are here’. (CCD IX:199)

Mary, Mother of the Church

Mary, Mother of the Church

On the eve of the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we offer the following thoughts on Mary from a Vincentian perspective. Fr. Thomas McKenna, CM, once spoke of St. Vincent’s key insights about the Blessed Mother: [One of the...

St. Justin de Jacobis: The Art of Dialogue

St. Justin de Jacobis: The Art of Dialogue

Father Robert Maloney, C.M., writes: More than a century before the word “inculturation” became popular, Justin [St. Justin de Jacobis] was a master of the art. He said to his listeners: “...if anyone should question you: ‘Who is this stranger?’, answer: ‘He is a...

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