by Beth | Jan 2, 2011 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
On 9 April 1993, Good Friday Lindalva Justo De Oliveira (39)  was brutally murdered by a resident of Dom Pedro II Home. Her story is movingly told in a video prepared by the Daughters of Charity. Because the date of her death, 9 April, generally falls during Lent or...
by Beth | Jan 2, 2011 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
In an editorial the National Catholic Reporter explains why it decided to take the unusual move of naming a person of the year. Sr Carol Keehan DC , as President and CEO of the Catholic Health Association in the United States, led her organization to endorse...
by Beth | Jan 1, 2011 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
The international site of the Daughters of Charity has posted a video reflection (available in multiple languages by subscribing to their YouTube channel) celebrating the life of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. (In the event one reads this post after they moved on to another...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 29, 2010 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
The blog, Daughters of Charity in Gaza, reports, “We  (at the Saint Vincent home for severely disabled children) start Christmas with this mass a long and intense preparation path leading us to the feast today.” The parishioners, even in the midst of...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 20, 2010 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Sr Kathleen Appler DC, the English speaking General Councillor, arrived in Sydney on Tuesday 7th December for a short visit to the Australian Province. Sr Kathleen spent most of her time with the Council familiarizing herself about the Australian Province prior to...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 15, 2010 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Sr. Goretti Butler of the Daughters of Charity went to Nigeria to give workshops in Child Protection Policy to the leaders of religious orders, male and female. It was an initiative of the Daughters of Charity and we went under the auspices of Misean Cara, the Irish...