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...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 15, 2009 | Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
On February 17, 1856 Pope Pius IX approved the Sisters of Charity of Halifax. Their web site is http://www.schalifax.ca/index.html
by John Freund, CM | Jan 30, 2009 | Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
The first Sisters of Charity of Nazareth pronounced their vows in February, 1816. Today there are approximately 600 vowed members plus thousands of lay persons assisting their mission of working for justice for the oppressed, especially the economically poor and...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 7, 2009 | Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Sr. Gertrude Foley, SC writes, “I think that we trivialize our charism and tradition, if we limit it to mean only works of service….the grounding insight of our founders was mystical, powerful and empowering. This was the insight that answered their...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 4, 2009 | Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Sisters of Charity have completed the revision of their website. Â Among the current features is a section on the Sisters of Charity and the movie “Doubt” as well as nicely organize News pages presenting recent events and future events.
