by John Freund, CM | Jul 5, 2014 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
At this time the Company of the Daughters of Charity is preparing for their General Assembly 2015 whose theme is: The boldness of charity for a new missionary momentum. So begins a commentary on the theme. It seems worthy of this week’s installment of...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 28, 2014 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
A look back at the most popular FamVin posts for June. The Trafficking and a Pentecost novena attracted the most visitors for the month. The 9 posts covering the week-long program in Paris devoted to Vincentian Collaborative Action drew lots of visitors. The...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 26, 2014 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
See 274 faces of dedicated service as these dedicated servants of the poor gather in Assembly in St. Louis, Missouri. They stand in a long line going back almost 400 years. They are already witnessing to the Boldness of Charity. But now they are seeking to discover...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 26, 2014 | Daughters of Charity
There were four Sisters who remained behind to work in the House of Charity during the French Revolution. They paid with their lives. They represent an earlier version of a story celebrated in the powerful film “Of Gods and Men” and the 7 Trappist monks...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 24, 2014 | Daughters of Charity, Formation, Vincentian Family
“The Boldness of Charity for a New Missionary Momentum,” is the shared theme of all of the Daughters of Charity Provincial Assemblies to be held throughout the world in 2014. Provincial Assembly Underway for the Daughters of Charity Province of St. Louise-USA Sister...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 20, 2014 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Daughters of Charity Provincial Archives announces that finishing touches are being made in Gallery 2 for our next exhibit, titled “Swan Song: Looking Back at the 1964 Habit Change”. Fifty years ago this September the Daughters of Charity set aside their...
