“I would truly like to know how you really are.” Take a moment to remember how many times you have greeted somebody over the last day. How many times have you asked the question, “How are you?” In our fast-paced society, it is easy for this question to get lost in the flurry as we […]
Sometimes the smallest things can make a very big difference…. Many have shared the “Story of the White Tablecloth” around our DePaul community to emphasize the reverent dignity and care Vincent de Paul expected to be modeled by his followers in their service of others. In the Foundation documents and the Rules established for the […]
Give some time in every day… “…Give some time in every day if it is only half an hour to devotional reading—which is as necessary to the well ordering of the mind as the hand of the gardener to prevent the weeds destroying your favorite flower.” St. Elizabeth Ann Seton (1.171, To Anna Maria Seton, […]
May you never take the attitude of merely getting the task done… “As for your conduct toward the sick, may you never take the attitude of merely getting the task done. You must show them affection; serving them from the heart; inquiring of them what they might need; speaking to them gently and compassionately.” Louise […]
The Vincentiana Art Collection of the Division of Mission and Ministry of DePaul University has recently acquired a charming 19th-century sepia watercolor of Saint Vincent de Paul with Foundlings by the 19th-century British author Hannah Mary Rathbone (b. 1798. d. 1878). For more information about Rathbone’s life and literary career see her Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannah_Mary_Rathbone.
About the Author Richard Shaw is a Catholic priest of the Albany, New York, diocese, and has degrees in American history and criminology. He has taught high school and is currently on his faculty of Maria College, Albany. Father Shaw is a chaplain at two county jails, and has been engaged in this ministry for […]
Thursday, May 9, marked the Feast Day of St. Louise de Marillac, the Patron Saint of Social Work in the Catholic Church. Louise worked hand in hand with St. Vincent de Paul to care for the sick and poor in 17th Century France, and together they co-founded the Daughters of Charity, which is the largest […]
“Love is inventive to infinity” – Vincent de Paul In the year 1617, in Châtillon, France, the new pastor Vincent de Paul preached about a sick and impoverished family who were in need of assistance. Vincent’s appeal proved so persuasive that it led many more people to respond to the family’s needs than was necessary. […]
In this short cinematic film, we experience life through the eyes of Allen Turner, an accomplished game designer, Native American storyteller, and instructor at DePaul University. We’ll hear how his past has shaped his career choices, leveraging his role as educator and creative in giving back to the underserved communities from which he came. In […]
“They will not forget to say a good word to them occasionally…” – 12. Service of the sick poor, in Common Rules of the Company of Sisters of Charity Vincent de Paul and Louise de Marillac created the Common Rules of the Sisters of Charity as a seventeenth-century “code of conduct” for their community. When […]