Meet a Daughter of Charity

In this area you will meet Daughters of Charity who want to share some of their thoughts and reflections about being a Daughter of Charity.

Meet Sr. Jean Thomas Dwyer

What I love so much about being a Daughter of Charity is learning so much about confronting life's challenges from those I minister with and to; opportunities to work with and for those in need of life's basics: food, water, housing, health care that is accessible and affordable and a level of economic security which enables them to care for their families.  I am energized in my ministry because I believe I am doing something to make life better for people, especially the marginalized and vulnerable, because they are my brothers and sisters in the Lord - they are my family.  Other social justice issues that move me to action are environmental issues, especially water, energy and air quality as well as immigration reform.

Meet Sr. Juanita Chenevert

I love being a Daughter of Charity because it give me the opportunity to be of service to others and to my Sisters.  I feel blessed to be a part of an international community which has a great heritage of many canonized saints.

Meet Sr. Mary Louise Stubbs

What I love about being a Daughter of
Charity is being able to reach out to people at their time of pain and have them reach back in trust that we not only may be able to help them but also that we care for them.  What energizes me about my ministry is being able to plow into situations that "society" says are impossible and build the systems to help individuals and advocate for change.  The social justice issue that concerns me is seeing people used as tools in economic structures.  This failure to see the dignity of each person also leads to the prejudice which treats people of different color or culture as slightly less than human and therefore able to be exploited.

Meet Sister Ellen McRedmond, D.C.

... My two main dreams about my life surfaced when I was in the fourth grade: to live in the country and have 12 kids and to be a Daughter of Charity!  It took me until my junior year in high school to realize these did not go together...read her full story

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