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Sr. Elisabeth helps us get to know the first Daughters of Charity, those pioneering women who started it all; hear the stories of their varied backgrounds, their different personalities, their experiences as they were formed … Read More

Sr. Louise Sullivan interviews Sr. Elisabeth Charpy about the life and works of St. Louise de Marillac. This segment covers the foundation of the small schools of the Confraternities, that were established in seventeenth century … Read More

Sr. Louise Sullivan interviews Sr. Elisabeth Charpy about the life and works of St. Louise de Marillac. This segment covers the early history of the Daughters of Charity, including: care of the foundlings, care of … Read More

Humility, along with simplicity and charity, is one of the virtues that constitute the spirit of the Daughters of Charity. This chapter will be divided into three parts: 1) a brief study of humility as … Read More

For Vincent de Paul, simplicity, humility, and charity constitute the spirit of the Daughters of Charity (SV IX, 594-95). The word spirit, of course, means life. These three virtues are so important that without them … Read More

Over the past year many Daughters of Charity have asked me to express my hopes for the Company, as I did a year ago for the Congre­gation of the Mission. I have hesitated for a … Read More

“Well hello. I’m glad you al made it. Otherwise I’d be up here talking to myself.” —Sister Louise Grundish speaking to the Pittsburgh Hospital Nurses Alumnae Association Sister Louise Grundish is not a stand-up comedian, … Read More