by John Freund, CM | Apr 7, 2013 | Daughters of Charity, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
“For Louise de Marillac the Church is not some distant entity or a hierarchical institution to which she must submit herself. All Christians are members of the mystical body and each individual has a concrete function to perform in order to accomplish a common...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 7, 2013 | Daughters of Charity, Pope
The Daughters of Charity site writes … “Saint Vincent and Saint Louise wanted the Daughters of Charity to be Daughters of the Church and Daughters of the Parish. Wherever they were sent, they worked in the ministry of the local church, “for the pleasure of...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 6, 2013 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
For almost three decades, Sister Julia Huiskamp has worked with under-privileged children in the housing projects in East St. Louis. BellevilleNews Now, the Belleville Diocese hopes to recognize her efforts by nominating Huiskamp for the Catholic Church Extension...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 4, 2013 | Daughters of Charity, Pope
Fr. Rolando S.DelaGoza, CM writes of his recollections of Domus Santa Marta … I think that all our readers know that the Holy Father, Pope Francis, lives in “Domus Sanctae Marthae” (Santa Marta) which is the Vatican Hotel run by the Daughters of...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 27, 2013 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Sr. Marjory Ann Baez, Visitatrix, Daughters of Charity, Province of the West, has been named a recipient of the 2013 Archbishop Alemany Award sponsored by the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology. Along with four other local women religious, Sr. Marjory Ann...