Daughters of Charity Mini Marathon Team 2018

Once again the Daughters of Charity have formed their team to participate in this year’s  VHI women’s mini marathon on Sunday June 3rd. Always an enjoyable day our team of Sisters, friends, colleagues and family young and old, come together to raise much needed funds and awareness of our work in Africa.  If you would … Read more

Our Lady’s Hospice   Thigio, Kenya

Our Lady’s Hospice in Thigio Kenya welcomed four visitors from Circle of Caring Hospice in the USA as a part of a Global Partnership initiative. The four visitors:  Kunga Doros, Rischell Redmon, Lori Trickett, and Julie Leahy spent a week with the Daughters of Charity in Thigio. While they were in Thigio they visited and … Read more

Gathering of some returned missionaries

We had a wee gathering in Labour House for some of the returned missionaries. I showed some slides of my recent visits to our projects in Africa and gave an update about the sisters they know. A lovely evening for remembering took place between sisters who had spent many years of their lives serving those in poverty … Read more

Mother Nature

It helps now and then to step back and have a long view……………. “Pointing to the cracks in the planet that we inhabit as well as the human causes of environmental degradation.”  Laudato Si (Page 92) “Although this reality has shown the need for change of direction,” Laudato Si (Page 92) we assume it is … Read more

Reflection

The psalms frequently exhort us to praise God the Creator “for his steadfast love endures forever”. They also invite other creatures to join us in this praise: “Praise him, sun and moon, praise him all you shining stars!   Laudato Si #72  When I worked in Ethiopia there was a beautiful book portraying, through photos, the … Read more

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