by Beth | Aug 21, 2004 | Uncategorized
Ghebre-Michael differs in three ways from the other canonised and beatified members of the Congregation of the Mission: First, he was African, not European; second, he was not a born Catholic, but an adult convert; and third, he was not actually a confrere. For more...
by Beth | Aug 18, 2004 | Uncategorized
“Elizabeth Ann Bayley, one of two daughters of a prominent Episcopal family, was born in New York on August 28, 1774. She was a charming little girl, small-boned and dainty, with great brown eyes and a face like a cameo, who from the very first loved God and...
by Beth | Aug 17, 2004 | Uncategorized
In 1793, when the French Revolution was at its height, all religious congregations were banned and Jeanne-Antide was forced to leave the Daughters of Charity. She returned to her home knowing that she would carry on what she had learned from St. Vincent de Paul. She...
by Beth | Aug 15, 2004 | Uncategorized
August 22 marks the 194th anniversary of the first foundation of the Confraternity of Charity in 1617. This marks the first institutional expression of the Vincentian charism, They were later to be called The Ladies of Charity.In August 1617, as he was preparing for...
by Beth | Jul 20, 2004 | Uncategorized
July 31 – Foundation by Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Joseph’s at Emmitsburg, MD, the first native community of religious women founded in the United States.For more information from the Emmitsburg site visit...
by Beth | Jul 18, 2004 | Uncategorized
[The following excerpt is taken from the text of P.J. Cordes, Ci ha amati per primo, (Milano: Edizioni San Paolo, 1999), pp. 122-137.]Frederic Ozanam In the Middle Ages, Saint Elizabeth, through her life and works, represented a true form of charity that is valid for...
