Jesus Caritas

Little Sister Magdeleine The Little Sisters of Jesus were founded in 1939 by a French woman, Little Sister Magdeleine of Jesus, who had read the life and writings of Brother Charles. Like him, she wanted to be a disciple of Jesus by witnessing to God's great love for all people by "proclaiming the Gospel with her whole life."  read more »

Celebrating at St Monica's Hoxton, London

On the 8th September the Little sisters celebrated 70 years since their foundation by Little sister Magdeleine of Jesus in 1939.

Not only was there a big celebration in Tre Fontane, Rome, but also in all the small Communities all over the world.

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News from the New Generation

Little sister Magdeleine wrote: 'I only wanted a work of love.'

'To celebrate our 70 years, we have to do something which is a little crazy!'

This is how Gertrude Veronika welcomed the 67 young women who arrived in Tre Fontane, Rome, to celebrate the beginnings of their Community in Touggourt, Algeria in 1939.  read more »

Veronika Myriam shares her reflections and prayer after being present at the Final Vows' ceremony of Carmen Rebeca in Malaga.  read more »

Bagyeli child

'Sometimes the Lord allows us to discover hidden treasures, which belonging to everyone should be shared so that together we can give thanks to God. I have lived in Ngovayang nearly four years and want to share with you my discoveries about the way of Jesus of Nazareth.'  read more »

Little Sister Jo writes sends us another Christmas poem as she and Little sister Priscilla travel the roads with the Circus in the USA. She writes: 'We try to live the joy of the present moment where love and innocence are most deeply found.'  read more »

San Marcos, Peru, villagers in protest

Little Sister Victorinha writes from San Marcos in the north-east Andes and Little sister Chiara from San Juan de Iscos, in the central Cordilleras about the disastrous results of irresponsible mining and industry on the lives of the local people.  read more »

Refuse in Naples

All over the world, our environment and re-thinking how we relate to it is becoming increasingly urgent. The poor have borne, and will continue to bear, the biggest brunt of the suffering caused by the exploitation and abuse of the earth. Here is the first of three stories relating how the Little Sisters have shared the experiences of their people:  read more »

Ashken and Lubica

'If you exist, O God, lead me, show me the way.'

Ashken from Armenia, after a long search has decided to join the Little sisters and has asked to go and live in Turkey.

'Brother Charles loved the Muslim people very much, and that gave me the desire to love more, with all my heart, and not to see people as evil. I wanted us to be friends, to have no more separations between us, Turks and Armenians.'  read more »

Pavla with Gloria August 2009

Little sister Pavla who spent a month in London in July 2009, shares about the influence of Thomas Becket and Thomas More on her vocation to become a Little sister of Jesus in the Czech Republic.  read more »