by John Freund, CM | Dec 1, 2008 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
President Raul Castro attended Saturday the beatification of a Catholic monk in Cuba, the first ceremony of its kind on the Caribbean island. Born in Havana on Feb. 12, 1820 Jose Olallo Valdes was left at the entrance to the Casa Cuna San Jose orphanage and educated... by John Freund, CM | Dec 1, 2008 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
“She’s a baseball-loving nun who in her spare time with the Daughters of Charity in Evansville carves soft wood using a bench knife, detail knife and gouger.” The money Sister Josita Parrino gets from selling her wood carvings goes to help the poor,... by John Freund, CM | Nov 28, 2008 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
November 29th marks the 375th anniversary of the foundation of the Company of the Daughters of Charity by John Freund, CM | Nov 26, 2008 | Daughters of Charity, Disasters and Responses, News, Vincentian Family
A team of criminal justice students in south Florida describe their “service learning” project with the Duaghters of Charity. See related feature in the Miami Herald. by John Freund, CM | Nov 15, 2008 | Congregation of the Mission, Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
The Superior General of the C.M. and the Daughters of Charity, Father G. Gregory Gay, describes and shares pictures of his recent visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and to Congo Brazzaville, where he met with the missionaries of the C.M., the Daughters of... by John Freund, CM | Nov 14, 2008 | Daughters of Charity, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
Between them Angela King and Natalie Hurst have raised £1,545 by taking part in a skydiving stunt at the end of August 2008. These two women are friends of the Daughters and for a number of years they have been supporting the people of Bahir Dar, Ethiopia where the...
