by John Freund, CM | Jun 1, 2011 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
This month the Company of the Daughters of Charity celebrates the beatification Sister Marguerite Rutan on June 19. There is both a short video and article about her on their international website.
by John Freund, CM | May 25, 2011 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Coming from all the provinces of the Company, the sixty seven participants have a variety of different responsibilities for formation. This “family meeting” was planned by the General Council in collaboration with a team of Daughters of Charity. Tuesday, March 3,...
by John Freund, CM | May 17, 2011 | Daughters of Charity, Disasters and Responses, Vincentian Family
Sister Mary Le Dhi Lang of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul is one of around 30 people-all originally from Vietnam-who went to Ena Elementary School in Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture recently to prepare food for those still stranded in the evacuation...
by John Freund, CM | May 12, 2011 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Maria Nguyen, a member of the Daughters of Charity Province of the West, came to Ogden from California two years ago with little else than a vision of doing something here to serve immigrants. “When she talked about her dream in 2009, it seemed like an...
by John Freund, CM | May 6, 2011 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
The May 2011 Newsletter (pdf) of the Joint Newsletter of the Daughters of Charity Advocacy & Social Justice Committee USA provides an example of how one branch of the Vincentian Family is engaged in advocacy through education of its members. They treat a number...
by John Freund, CM | May 2, 2011 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
The international site of the Daughters of Charity has a very fine presentation of the work of the Daughters of Charity in former Soviet Union countries over the last 20 years. As usual it is presented in multiple languages. (The permalink on YouTube will allow...