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Daughters of Charity – Focus on Elizabeth

For the month of January you can journey in this year of faith with the first saint of the United States, Mother Elizabeth Ann Seton. Our FOCUS ON section is devoted to her. You will discover a woman who was totally inhabited by God and who placed her life at the service of her brothers and sisters; […]

Sisters Learn from those Living in Poverty

The Sisters of Charity Federation site features Sister Margaret Rose Nickerson who says she receives much more than she gives through her ministry at AIDS Saint John in New Brunswick. “I recognize how poor I am and how rich those who are poor are for me,” says the Sister of Charity of the Immaculate Conception. As […]

From “setbacks” to “blessings”

Each year Lynn L’Heureux, Special needs co-coordinator & Advisor of the Society of St Vincent de Paul Calgary Alberta Canada, and her husband look forward to delivering Christmas hampers or baskets for those who fall through the cracks at Christmas. This year she suffered some serious setbacks – her being diagnosed with cancer  and the death […]

Daughters of Charity merge 3 provinces (Spain)

On Christmas Eve, December 24, 2012 Superioress General of the Daughters of Charity Sister Evelyne Franc and the General Council appointed S.Pilar Rendón DC a first Visitatrix of the new Province of Spain South.  The new province results from merging three of nine Spanish provinces of the Company. Click to enlarge photos) Sister Pilar is […]

FAMVIN top ten searches

Among the top 2012 searches on the various sites of the FAMVIN project… Most popular Vincentian posts on Famvin News       Searching for quotations St. Vincent quotes       Searching for information on the Vincentian Family Vincentian Family Calendar Vincentian Family Branches Vincentian Family on the Web VinFormation Prayers, Celebrations & Seasonal […]

“Band of Sisters” trailer

Band of Sisters tells the story of Catholic nuns and their work for social justice after Vatican II of the 1960s. For Catholics who wonder what became of the nuns they knew in habits and convents many years ago, for activists who may feel profoundly discouraged given the problems of today’s world, for women seeking equality […]

Mission as a Sacred Trust: Past, Present, Future

The Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati offer a video response to the question “What is the Charity Mission?” Reviewing quickly their roots in Vincent, Elizabeth Seton and the early Sisters of Charity they present a quick tour of their heritage and conclude saying “Although times change and programs vary according to the current needs of […]

Leadership – Sisters of Charity Seton Hill

The Winter 2012 issue of Celebration is online now! It contains profiles of their leadership team. Also read about the events of 2012 that had great significance for the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill. December_2012_Winter_Celebration_for_web    

World Day of Peace

World Day of Peace, sometimes unofficially known as World Peace Day, is a feast day dedicated to peace  celebrated on January 1, on the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. It was introduced in 1967 and inspired by the encyclicals Pacem in Terris and Populorum Progressio of John XXIII and Paul VI. Index of Papal Messages for World Day of Peace since 2006 U.S. […]

Pray tiny bit more in the Year of Faith

Looking for a simple way to deepen prayer in the coming year? “Pray just a tiny bit more.” This guest post from Susan Stabile offers an example of a simple  way of building on things that are already a pattern in our lives. In this case it is as simple asmaking it a point of […]

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Shepherds seeing what others miss

by | Dec 23, 2012 |

Today more than ever we need to find our God in unexpected places and unexpected people. May this year's biggest blessing be learning to see the Christ in ourselves and one another with the shepherds' eyes of faith! Have a blessed Christmas!

Christ in the manger today

by | Dec 23, 2012 |

As we approach the body of Christ in the manger we might reflect on Christ in the mangers of the world today. Saint John Chrysostom writes... Do you want to honor Christ’s body? Then do not scorn him in his nakedness, nor honor him here in the church with silken...

US Bishops – Response to Newtown

by | Dec 22, 2012 |

The chairmen of three committees of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a joint statement Dec. 21 stressing the need for gun control, improved services for the mentally ill and a critical examination of the violence in today's movies, videos and television...

Religion in America

by | Dec 22, 2012 |

Gallup poll - Seven in 10 Americans Are Very or Moderately Religious But Protestant population is shrinking as "unbranded" religion grows Religiousness is distributed quite unequally across various subgroups and segments of the U.S. population. Key findings further...

Daughters of Charity health merger

by | Dec 22, 2012 |

Ascension Health Alliance and Daughters of Charity Health System Sign Affiliation Agreement December 21, 2012 – Ascension Health Alliance, the parent organization of Ascension Health, and Daughters of Charity Health System (DCHS), a regional health system with 22...

Vincent and the Incarnation

by | Dec 22, 2012 |

We are accustomed to view Saint Vincent from the perspective of his relationship with the poor. In doing so we run the risk of narrowing our vision in such a way that we simply consider him as a great philanthropist or a compassionate humanitarian. Why was Vincent so...

Women believers

by | Dec 21, 2012 |

After receiving God’s call announcing to her that she will be the mother of the Messiah, Mary sets out alone.  A new life in the service of her son Jesus starts for her.   She goes “in haste,” with resolve.  She feels the need to share her joy with her ​​cousin...

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