On this day in 1849, four Sisters of Charity of New York arrived in Halifax at the request of Bishop William Walsh of Halifax. For a brief presentation, click here. For further information, check out this article on Wikipedia, or follow them on their Facebook page.

Next in our series of Mother’s Day-related resources: a new presentation “Mary, Mother of the Church”. Sr. Regina Bechtle, S.C. reflects on Mary in the Wedding at Cana, and as part of the community of disciples after the Resurrection.

This week we’ll be featuring resources for Mother’s Day. Today’s resource is a printable 2-page folder containing a litany to St. Elizabeth and a brief biography, shared by the Sisters of Charity of New York. “Elizabeth, caring mother: share your mother’s heart with all parents.”

The first podcast is a recording of an article by Antonio Orcajo, CM on the beautiful prayer in honor of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary which the Daughters of Charity traditionally recite between the mysteries of the Rosary.

The Central Association of the Miraculous Medal in Philadelphia is celebrating its centennial (1915-2015). Follow their news and events here. For a collection of resources about Mary in the Vincentian Tradition, click here.

For resources related to the Society, visit “Resources tagged: Society of St. Vincent de Paul”. Today is also Frederic Ozanam’s birthday. He was 20 years old when he helped found the Society. For resources related to Frederic Ozanam, visit “Resources tagged: Bl. Frederic Ozanam”. May we recommend in particular these two presentations originally produced for Ozanam’s 200th Birthday celebration, and this in-depth panel discussion captured on video by Niagara University.

This week we celebrate the foundation of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Today’s focus is on prayers. Vincentians pray that the Holy Spirit may guide them during their home visits and make them channels for the peace and joy of Christ…

This week we celebrate the foundation of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Today’s featured resources are: a downloadable presentation: “SVDP– Who We Are and What We Do” and a fun game “Jeopardy: SVDP Edition”. Enjoy! More to come throughout the week.

A lot was happening at this time in 1625. April 17 is the foundation date of the first establishment of the Congregation of the Mission, Bons Enfants, Paris. See the new presentation here.

Two “printables”: a Home Visit Family Prayer Card: Print this Word doc; (double-sided printing) produces 8 cards per sheet. Suggestion: Give one card to the family and invite them to say a prayer of their own, or to join you in that prayer. Add your own SVDP Conference contact information on the front side where the text is in red. The other document produces a page that can be folded into a booklet that the home visitors can use. Click here to download these prayers.