Reading is something we can all connect with, regardless of our faith, according to Daughter of Charity Sister Joanne Vasa. Sister Joanne, Director of Mission Integration for St. Vincent Early Learning Center in Evansville, was one of more than 70[continue reading]
They may be on the other side of the world from each other, but the people of Ethiopia and the Rio Grande Valley have a lot in common. That’s according to Sister Phylis Peters, Daughter of Charity, founder and executive[continue reading]
Energy was stirred by voices of persons experiencing homelessness and by the sense of collaboration among civil society, the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, and nations in focusing upon a specific issue. “It went from ‘engaging’ to ‘moving’[continue reading]
When a place has been around 190 years, it’s tempting to say “if these walls could talk,” you would know everything you need to know about it. Sister Donna Smith has that covered. It was 1830 when the order founded[continue reading]
BREATHING NEW LIFE It was an age when the poor were reviled. At best, peasants were seen as a nuisance; at worst, they were the scapegoats for the country’s societal ills. But to St. Vincent de Paul, they were Christ.[continue reading]
Like many senior citizens, South Side resident Sabina Suarez does her best to make ends meet each month. Suarez, 75, lives on a fixed income. She recently learned that she faces a steep rent increase. But she still has to[continue reading]
Sr. Theresa Sullivan is the director of Daybreak Day Resource Center, a day shelter for people experiencing homelessness in Macon, Georgia. Sullivan, a Daughter of Charity and experienced health care administrator, came to Daybreak, which is a part of DePaul[continue reading]
It’s a Wednesday, and three teenagers are in Sr. Sheila Conley’s tiny office, learning about finances. Less than a block away, Sr. Mary Walz, a social worker, is at the Lexington Medical Clinic, running a diabetes education program. Down the[continue reading]
Before taking a seat onstage opposite Sister Carol Keehan, member of the Daughters of Charity order that launched early hospitals, orphanages and schools, VAHHS CEO Jeff Tieman described how working for the poor and vulnerable drove Sister Carol every day.[continue reading]
During an all-school Mass beginning their 60th anniversary on Sept. 17, members of the Elizabeth Seton High School community remembered the legacy of their patron saint and her commitment to the education of young women. “Today we celebrate a legacy[continue reading]