by John Freund, CM | Jun 5, 2014 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Did you know that Louise referred to the celebration of  Pentecost in her earliest letter to Vincent June 4, 1627? The website of the Daughters of Charity Archives provides the text with some background material. In a companion post they present her letter of June 4...
by John Freund, CM | May 13, 2014 | Vincentian Family
Readers of FamVin know that Vincent wrote some 30,000 letters. Few of us will ever read even a small fraction of those that survived. Â I was once privileged in Paris to hold one of his letters in my hands. The feelings that arose are hard to put into words.It was a...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 20, 2013 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
In honor of  the first-ever gathering of archivists from the Sisters of Charity Federation  the Daughters of Charity Provincial Archives are mounting a special exhibit highlighting history of all the Federation communities, made up of images contributed by the...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 2, 2013 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Daughters of Charity Provincial Archives announces that  for next week they will begin a series of daily posts answering the following questions about their habit the origins of the Sisters’ traditional attire, how the look of the cornette changed over time, why...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 11, 2013 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
The Daughters of Charity Provincial Archives has posted a five part series drawn from the 1934 canonization of Louise deMarillac. Introduction March 8 March 9Â March 10Â March 11
