Susan O’Brien, Leaving God for God: The Daughters of Charity of St Vincent De Paul in Britain, 1847–2017, London: Dartman, Longman & Todd, 2017, pp. xiv + 448, £20, ISBN: 9780232532883

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 231-233
Author(s):  
S. Karly Kehoe
Keyword(s):  
Daughters Of Charity

Portrait of the Underprivileged : Managing the Ignorant Substitute of Christ

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rose-Marie Peake
Keyword(s):  
Social Order ◽  
Survival Strategy ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Deserving Poor ◽  
Moral Management ◽  
Charity Work ◽  
Daughters Of Charity

The fourth chapter tackles the means and contents of moral management aimed at the poor the Company of the Daughters of Charity helped. Focusing on the ideas and attitudes of the Company toward their benefactors, the chapter examines prejudice and love as motives in charity work and argues for the prevalence of the latter. Furthermore, the chapter discusses the contents of this moral management and finds that only a certain group of people were helped, the so called deserving poor, who were educated to become chaste and working members of society. This was not only in line with contemporary thinking of social order, but also part of the survival strategy that separated the order from erudite cloistered orders.

At the Cradle: Gender and Power in Seventeenth-century Parisian Society

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rose-Marie Peake
Keyword(s):  
Seventeenth Century ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Poor Relief ◽  
Institutional Changes ◽  
Moral Management ◽  
Gender And Power ◽  
Daughters Of Charity

The chapter offers an overview of the historical context that gave birth to the Company of the Daughters of Charity. It argues that the urban development of Paris is a crucial backdrop: the contents and direction of the Company and its moral management were always handled from the motherhouse in Paris. Vital support for the Company came likewise from the devout networks of powerful elite Parisian women (the dévotes). Understanding the institutional changes in poor relief and nursing likewise sets the stage further for the analysis of the organization, execution, and contents of the moral management of the Daughters of Charity.

Portrait of Louise de Marillac: Ensuring Resources for Moral Management

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rose-Marie Peake
Keyword(s):  
Spiritual Authority ◽  
Moral Management ◽  
Daughters Of Charity

The aim of the chapter is to put Louise de Marillac fully in the spotlight. It reassess her role in the success of the Company of the Daughters of Charity and examines her significance in the organization of the Company’s moral management activities. The first subchapter examines the role of Louise de Marillac’s family and dévote networks in the founding and funding of the Company of the Daughters of Charity. The following subchapters turn to the image of Louise de Marillac and study the ways her image as a living saint and a passive penitent of Vincent de Paul were critical in creating spiritual authority and an orthodox image of the Company as a whole.

From Conservative Moral Management to Survival: Conclusions

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rose-Marie Peake
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Value System ◽  
Moral Management ◽  
Catholic Organizations ◽  
Daughters Of Charity

The conclusion brings together the main findings of the book. It argues that as a whole the book has shown that the value system the Daughters of Charity promoted through their moral management was rather conservative and attached to medieval mentalities. The chapter points out that although most religious companies operate on the principles of moral management, the Daughters of Charity were unique in their systematic and holistic implementation. This is one very important reason for the survival of the Company well into the 21st century. Louise de Marillac was canonized in 1934, and the Company employs today more than 14 000 sisters in 94 countries. It is one of the most important Catholic organizations in France.

scholarly journals Pelos caminhos de Deus e dos pobres. Itinerário espiritual de São Vicente de Paulo

2019 ◽  
Vol 70 (277) ◽  
pp. 64
Author(s):  
Vinícius Augusto Ribeiro Teixeira
Keyword(s):  
Jesus Christ ◽  
International Association ◽  
Spiritual Experience ◽  
Religious Context ◽  
The Poor ◽  
The World ◽  
Congregation Of The Mission ◽  
Daughters Of Charity

Na celebração dos 350 anos do dies natalis de São Vicente de Paulo, fundador da Associação Internacional de Caridades, da Congregação da Missão e da Companhia das Filhas da Caridade, bem como inspirador de centenas de outras comunidades, associações e movimentos comprometidos com o serviço e a evangelização dos pobres, a REB se une às alegrias da Família Vicentina, presente e atuante no mundo inteiro, particularmente no Brasil. No artigo que segue, o autor se propõe apresentar as linhas mestras da experiência espiritual de São Vicente, evidenciando o modo concreto como este homem de Deus e dos pobres seguiu Jesus Cristo no âmago dos acontecimentos, em meio aos desafios do contexto sócio-religioso em que viveu e atuou.Abstract: In the celebration of the 350 years of the dies natalis of Saint Vincent de Paul, founder of the International Association of Charities, of the Congregation of the Mission and of the Company of the Daughters of Charity, as well as the inspirer of hundreds of other communities, associations and movements committed to the service and evangelization of the poor, REB shares the happiness of the Vincentine Family, present and active throughout the world, in particular in Brazil. In the article that follows, the Author proposed to present the main lines of St. Vincent’s spiritual experience, showing the concrete way in which this man of God and of the poor followed Jesus Christ to the heart of the events, amidst the challenges of the socio-religious context in which he lived and acted.

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