The drama of the ‘enfants trouvés’ We may well speak of drama in connection with the Enfants Trouvis—a social drama, since the civil authorities had signally failed to heal a bleeding wound in the side … Read More
Sister Justine Bisqueyburu and the Green Scapular
On Jan. 28, 1840 , in Paris , France , the Blessed Virgin appeared to Sr. Justine Bisqueyburu, a Seminary Sister of the Daughters of Charity. This began a series of visits which culminated in … Read More
Louise de Marillac, a portrait. Part II: The great accomplishment (5)
A teacher still Louise de Marillac had a gift for imparting instruction, a passionate love of teaching, for she valued knowledge and prized wisdom for which man was made. God created us that we might … Read More
Frederic Ozanam and the Establishment of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (07)
Chapter VII: Aiding Catholic emigrants In his speech at the Ozanam Centenary at Manchester, Cardinal Bourne urged upon the Society the necessity of assisting Catholic male emigrants in choosing where to settle, and, if possible, … Read More
Louise de Marillac, a portrait. Part II: The great accomplishment (4)
A spiritual training While Louise de Marillac was mastering as well as she could the troubles of her soul, presiding over her foundations and governing her houses, the heavy anxieties which all this work involved … Read More
Frederic Ozanam and the Establishment of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (06)
Chapter VI: Ozanam and Christian Democracy Ozanam lived in an age of revolution. Charles X. had been driven off the throne by the followers of Voltaire and Rousseau, whose sophisms and fallacies had shaken the … Read More
Louise de Marillac, a portrait. Part II: The great accomplishment (3)
Thorns and smiles The mother-house was now well established in the St Laurent district, opposite the priory and church of St Lazarc. The daily routine of this house and of its daughtcr- houses throughout France … Read More
Frederic Ozanam and the Establishment of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (05)
Chapter V: The Centenary celebrations in Paris and Manchester A Centenary Celebration in the honour of Frederic Ozanam was solemnly held at Paris. It was an international meeting, and was attended by representatives of the … Read More
Louise de Marillac, a portrait. Part II: The great accomplishment (2)
Expansion The house at La Chapelle was in the open country, but cramped and inconvenient and too far from the centre of Paris. The community stayed less than three years. In 1641 the Daughters established … Read More
Louise de Marillac, a portrait. Part II: The great accomplishment (1)
Part II: The great accomplishment How the work began In the course of her long journeys through the countryside, by coach, horseback or foot, and in the streets of the towns, Louise de Marillac had … Read More