by John Freund, CM | Oct 30, 2009 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
When historians mention the 1853-1856 Crimean War, they talk about the heroism of soldiers but often forget the story of the Filles de la Charité nuns, who are followers of St. Vincent de Paul. Istanbul’s La Paix Hospital is a standing testament to tolerance in the...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 28, 2009 | Daughters of Charity, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
Two videotapes designed by Daughters of Charity for use by groups to initiate discussion of spiritual health care in organizations are available: An Invitation to Healing: a baseline concept of spiritual health care and Called to Care: caregivers reflect on spiritual...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 25, 2009 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
The 114-foot-tall shingle oak was growing in the Daughters of Charity Cemetery in Normandy has been confirmed by foresters with the Missouri Department of Conservation as the biggest of its kind in its state. It is now officially a Missouri State Champion Big Tree....
by John Freund, CM | Oct 21, 2009 | Daughters of Charity, Justice and Peace, Vincentian Family
Hidden Heroes are missionaries who are ministering in out of the way places, normally not noticed by many people, but doing masterful, Herculean tasks as part of their regular daily routine. We (Extension Society) honor them. Sr. Frances Vista, DC was one of them....
by John Freund, CM | Oct 18, 2009 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Neither slaps from his father, nor his friends’ ridicule, nor discrimination by some of his fellow seminarians, nor serious cancer were able to stifle this young gypsy’s vocation to the priesthood. “In school I felt attracted to the figure of Jesus...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 16, 2009 | Daughters of Charity, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
St. Vincent’s Health System Chief Executive John O’Neil told Hoover business leaders Thursday that health care is a right, not a privilege, and said uninsured Americans deserve 100 percent coverage and 100 percent access. Full story.
