Figure 1. Sr. Catherine Prendergast moderating a panel of speakers at the UN related to homelessness. The panel included Brian Flynn, left, Deputy Permanent Representative of Ireland to the UN, and Iris Bailey, from New York. The Daughters of Charity at...
Let's start with a short story about Saint Nicholas, the Bishop of Myra... Saint Nicholas of Myra is not a fictional character. He really lived and is one of the most powerful saints in the Church to this day. According to tradition, he was of Greek origin. He was...
Around the time of the 387th anniversary of the foundation of the Company of the Daughters of Charity the Community of five Sisters of four nationalities of Nouakchott, Mauritania made come true the wish of many others who wanted to go further towards and...
Musical Piece composed on the occasion of the 190th anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal to Saint Catherine Labouré. O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to You, pray for us who have recourse to You. O Mary,...
On the occasion of the 190th anniversary of the apparitions of the Blessed Virgin to Saint Catherine Labouré, the Holy Father blessed the sacred image of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal last November 11 in the Vatican, in the presence of the Superior General of...
The President of the Italian Republic, Sergio Mattarella, conferred the honor of Knight of the Order “Merit of the Italian Republic" to Sr. Giustina (Marcella) Boggione. Born in Turin, Northern Italy on 17April 1940, Sr. Giustina has been a Daughter of Charity of St....
As the whole world struggles with the Covid-19 pandemic, the call is to creatively respond to emerging needs and, abandoning fear for one’s own life, to help those most in need. Recently, the Mayor of one of the places where the Daughters of Charity are present, asked...
Care for our common home has become urgent yet remains controversial 2015 – LAUDATO SI’ “He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by Him all things were created in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or...
“If your brother becomes poor and cannot maintain himself with you, you shall support him as though he were a stranger and a sojourner, and he shall live with you”. LV 25:35. “Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the straps of...
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