Vincentian Family Tree

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Author: Betty Ann McNeil, H.C. · Source: Vincentian Family Tree.
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Catholic Institutes of Consecrated Life And Societies of Apostolic Life 1.1 Institutes founded by Vincent de Paul. FRANCE Congregation of the Mission (Lazarists or Vincentian Fathers and Brothers) Company of the Daughters of Charity of … Read More

The Green Scapular and Its Favors

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Author: Marie Edouard Mott, C.M. & Robert A. Macdonald, C.Ss.R. · Year of first publication: 1961.
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PART ONE: Biography of Sister Justine Bisqueyburu Daughter of Clement Bisqueyburu, merchant, and of Ursula Albine d’Anglade, our Sister was born at Mauleon (Lower Pyrenees) on November 11, 1817, feast of St. Martin, was Baptized … Read More

Vincentian Spirituality: A Spirituality Of the Poor? A Spirituality Of Justice?

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Author: Dan Paul Borlik, C.M. · Year of first publication: Spring, 1997 · Source: Vincentian Online Library.
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In 1625 Vincent de Paul founded the Congregation of the Mission and in 1633 he co-founded the Daughters of Charity along with Louise de Marillac. His primary heritage to both these apostolic groups, along with … Read More

A life of service, a life of true happiness

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Author: Unknown · Year of first publication: 2011 · Source: Celebration magazine, volume 20, Winter 2011.
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“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

No Greater Love

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Author: Unknown · Year of first publication: 2011 · Source: Celebration magazine, volume 20, Winter 2011.
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Just as a plant needs to be nurtured in order to mature, so a child needs education, encouragement, discipline and love. For many of us, those who supported our parents in cultivating our intellectual, emotional, … Read More

Catherine Spalding: co-foundress of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth

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Author: Mary Angela Shaughnessy, S.C.N. · Year of first publication: 2006 · Source: Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice, Vol. 9, No. 3, March 2006, 334-345.

Mary Angela Shaughnessy, S.C.N., J.D., Ph.D., is a professor of education at Spalding University in Louisville, Kentucky, and executive director of the Education Law Institute.


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The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth (SCN) maintain a vibrant presence in ministry in the US. This article presents an overview of their co-foundress, Catherine Spalding, and shows Mother Catherine to be the creative, mission-driven, … Read More