by John Freund, CM | Mar 11, 2014 | Vincentian Family
It has been 80 years since Louise’s canonization by Pope Pius XII. In this 3 minute 53 second video VinFormation presents a few samples from the letters of St. Louise de Marillac. They show us the connections between St. Louise and her contemporaries, and give...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 3, 2012 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
‘Friendship of My Soul,’ a book of selected letters of Elizabeth Ann Seton, first native-born Saint of the United States – compiled and edited by Sister Betty Ann McNeil, D.C., provincial archivist for the Daughters of Charity, Emmitsburg, Maryland. Compiled and...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 22, 2011 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
“(Louise’ de Marillac’s) letters were considered “relics of her spirit” [1] because “something” invisible was hidden in those small pieces of paper, something that could be utilized and yet at the same time had to be carefully...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 31, 2011 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
“Louise was a woman who needed to communicate and wanted to share her ideas and thoughts with others. She lived a profound human and spiritual experience and felt a need to communicate that experience. She cared deeply for those young women and through her...