by John Freund, CM | Mar 3, 2009 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
The local TV station salutes Sister DeSales Wisniewski, a long time cornerstone in the Jacksonville community and a guiding force for St. Vincents HealthCare, who was recently called to the ministry of St. Agnes Health Care in Baltimore, MD, by the Daughters of...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 25, 2009 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Sister Bertrille, the “Flying Nun” of a 1960’s US TV series, was actually created by a writer named Marie Teresa Rios Versace who got the idea for this character when a friend spoke of seeing a nun with a large headpiece almost fly off her feet on...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 22, 2009 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Sr. Elizabeth Sjoberg (videos) has posted a brief video “A Day in the life at a Daughter of Charity novitiate”. It is very effective in itself and a fine example of how social media such as Facebook can be used in the service of our charism.
by John Freund, CM | Feb 20, 2009 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
In a life reminiscent of Elizabeth Seton, Mary Lou Alderman was married, founded an Episcopalian monastic community and eventually became a Daughter of Charity. She served as a prison chaplain, college administrator and teacher. She later became a lay hermit for the...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 17, 2009 | Daughters of Charity, Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
The Daughters of Charity were skilled nurses long before Florence Nightingale. In Say Little, Do Much, Sioban Nelson, says the popular view that nursing invented itself in the second half of the nineteenth century is historically inaccurate and dismissive of the...
