Let us continue on our virtual pilgrimage through Ireland with St Vincent. Today we find ourselves in Belfast, in Ligoniel, in the parish of St Vincent de Paul St Vincent de Paul Parish, Ligoniel, Belfast. Around the year 1850, the villages of Ligoniel and Wolfhill were in St. Patrick’s Parish. The parishioners had to walk … Read more
This is the first in a series of articles exploring the connections between St Vincent de Paul and Ireland. Let us take part on a virtual pilgrimage to places dedicated to the memory of the saint. Since the 17th Century there have been connections between Ireland and the Vincentian Family. At the request of the … Read more
VENUE – St. Jude’s G.A.A. Club, Wellington Lane, Templeogue, Dublin 6 DATE: Tuesday April 25th 2017 TIME: 8.00pm COST: €40.00 for TABLE of 4 THE FUNDRAISING IS IN AID OF THE DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE POOR AND LIVE ON THE MARGINS OF SOCIETY IN AFRICA All are welcome to join in … Read more
10 April 2017 AFTER more than 30 years helping families and those in need in Belfast, Sister Bernardine from the Daughters of Charity has said farewell. Sr Bernadine has worked in the city since 1985 but after retiring last week is now moving on to other work with her religious order. Her last role was … Read more
The Easter Sale of Work, a popular fund raising event of the Mission Development Office of the Daughters of Charity took place last Saturday 8 April. It was a beautiful warm sunny day, which helped to bring large numbers to search for the bargains available. A great day was had by all and the large … Read more
“Together we can be stronger in Welcoming the Stranger” Come and celebrate the great people whose shoulders we stand on to reach out to those most in need today All members of the Vincentian Family are invited to join in the celebration of the Eucharist on this Feast of St. Louise de Marillac, to … Read more
On 28th January 2017 110 Daughters of Charity gathered in their Provincial House in Blackrock Dublin to review their work on Laudato Si. As part of our Province Plan drawn up in 2016, we each committed to ‘ educate ourselves towards a new understanding of our place within the universe in order to have a … Read more
“The Sister’s Café” opens its doors to develop greater awareness of the role of Irish Sisters A new pop up café, “The Sister’s Café” is to open its doors on February 25th to help develop awareness amongst young women of the role that Irish Sisters play in society. “The Sister’s Café” which is being run … Read more
A small and wonderful celebration took place in St Catherine’s, Dunardagh on Sunday 22 November. A publication to introduce the writings of St Vincent and St Louise was launched by the members of the VIE groups from the provinces of Ireland and Great Britain. This group of seven sisters had worked for two years reading, … Read more
The 2nd January 2016 dawned a beautiful morning here in Nairobi. It was a special day for the Daughters of Charity when Sr. Esther Mbevo, one of their young sisters, took vows for the first time. Vows in the community of the Daughters of Charity commit the person taking vows to a life time of … Read more
During Pope Francis’s three day visit to Kenya, he graciously and with affection had a visit with 15 DREAM clients, representative of all the clients, including 14 infants and toddlers, 2 years of age and under, who were born HIV free through the intervention of the ‘Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission’ program of the … Read more