Jesus Caritas

Emiko at Charity shopSometimes we use the word "pearls" for the stories we tell each other of meeting God in our daily experiences. In the course of our lives as Little Sisters we have collected a vast treasure house full of such pre¬cious gems. Here are three from our sisters in northern Ireland: 1-Who Welcomes Whom? I am Emiko, a Little Sister from Japan who has lived in our com¬munity near the town of Downpatrick for over ten years.  read more »

Egyptian Christians have been tried by incidents large and small of violence against their communities, which make up 15-18% of the country's population. These included the recent bombings of churches in Cairo and Alexandria. The Little Sisters of Daher, Cairo, shared about their life there, their work, their experience of these tragedies, and their quest to witness to the love of Jesus in the midst of it all:  read more »

Emily made her first vows on May 8 this year. She had most recently been working at a local grocery store, and she shares experience.  read more »

Downpatrick Charity shopLittle stories from Northern Ireland ‘Who welcomes Who? ‘The wealth of friendship’ ‘Seeds of hope’  read more »

Claudia Elizabeth attends a symposium on the current terrible form of human trafficking and modern slavery.  read more »

Arabic MaryAre we Christians who hope in an immediate future or is our hope on another level?  read more »

simdega

 For many years we have desired to be present among tribal Christians of North India.  Our community of Simdega in the State of Jarkhand is the realization of this desire.   read more »

News from Little sister Jo who runs the English secretariat in Rome to her ‘traveler’ friends around the world.  read more »

Living the future with realism the Little sisters have moved into two flats in the same building where they can support each other and open new doors to friendship.  read more »

Pope Francis and Genevieve JosephLittle sister Genevieve-Josephe is the niece of one of two French nuns who were abducted and murdered while working in Argentina during the so called 'Dirty war'. She shares about her meeting with Pope Francis.  read more »