Jesus Caritas
News & Archive of the Spiritual Family of Charles de Foucauld
Where are we?Little Sister Gertrud Vavine...her life and witness in Papua New Guinea
A little sister from England, Catharine, writes about how she was touched by the life and witness of Little sister Gertrud the first and only Little sister from Papua New Guinea who died on the 20th October 2020. read more » FROM OUR STORE OF TREASURES - Northern Ireland 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 » 'And God saw that it was good' - Portobello George Hilda and CecilePortobello - The story of daily kindness among our neighbours. read more » Discovering a new language and culture in Om, Denmark
Discovering a new language and culture.
read more » Would you like to go to Syria? Nadine SyriaA young sister reflects on her 'yes' or 'no' to stay in Syria and deepening the meaning in her life for Br Charles' prayer of abandon. read more » Tokyo-Itabashi During this time of Lent as we pray for our dead, we wish to share with you the fate of our friend Okashita, who was condemned to death and executed on April 10, 2008, just 10 years ago. read more » Friendship in Afghanistan Afghanistan, Farewell party at the Italian Embassy
Our sisters were present in Kabul, Afghanistan, for 60 years. They had to close the community at the beginning of this year. Fr. Giuseppe Moretti was the chaplain at the Italian Embassy, where the little sisters used to go for days of solitude and prayer during the years when they were the only religious, and even the only Christians, in the country. He shared his thoughts: read more » I believe in God 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 » I'll see you tomorrow - News from Emily working in a grocery store 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 » Part of our History: Masebele our village Little sister Nicole writes:
Let me tell you about our rural village of Mabasele, which is more than 1,000 miles from the capital. What is daily life like? Quite simply it is a struggle for life. We live one day at a time, on less than one dollar per person, per day. read more » |
Inspired by Brother Charles... |