Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul West Central Province
Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul West Central Province
Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul West Central Province
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Do you wonder what it's like to live and serve as a Daughter of Charity? We thought you might, so we asked some of the Sisters to tell you personally about themselves. We asked them questions such as:
Some of the answers to these questions are here, some aren't. Some Sisters had other things they wanted to share with you. Come back periodically to hear more of our stories!
Sr. Liz works at Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, MD. She is a Daughter of Charity. Recently, the creators of mysoulproclaims.com did a video of her vocation story which they share with you here. 'My Soul Proclaims' is a web-based video ministry that seeks to share the joy of all vocations through the testimonies of priests, deacons, brothers, sisters and married men and women.
Sister Maria Liebeck, DC, grew up in southwestern Michigan. After high school graduation she moved to Chicago to pursue her dream of becoming a fashion illustrator. While on a weekend retreat at a social center run by the Daughters of Charity, she first learned about the order. She entered the Daughters in St. Louis and was assigned to work at a day care and grade school in the inner city. After getting degrees in education and art from Fontbonne College in St. Louis and the University of Dallas, she taught for 28 years in elementary and high schools, college and a diocesan seminary in the Midwest, Puerto Rico and El Paso, Texas. In the 1980s she began working in community development in St. Louis, Alpine, Texas and Hamburg. She was later assigned to become the outreach coordinator at Helping Hand in Little Rock, Arkansas. She often sketched portraits of the needy clients she met.
She retired in 2005 to do full-time art ministry. She sells notecards, prints and paintings to benefit Helping Hand.
Sister Kathleen Miles, DC, graduated from college in Louisiana and taught school before she desired “something more in my life.” In 1960 she was led to become a Daughter of Charity in St. Louis. She has worked in education and pastoral ministry in Missouri, California and Texas. She is currently serving as parish administrator of St. Justin Church in Star City, Arkansas and its mission in Grady, which are predominantly Hispanic.
“There are so many challenges, blessings and fond memories to thank God for: my family, my faith and vocation and my sisters in community,” she said.
De Paul University has been doing a series of podcasts for their Office of Mission and Values. Included in the series is a podcast by Sr. Pat Connolly, DC sharing her vocation story. Sr. Pat Connolly is currently working at the United Nations with the Daughter of Charity NGO (non-governmental organization). The purpose of our NGO is to encourage governments which are part of the U.N. to understand the situation of those living in dire poverty and dangerous situations and to take action. Since we have Daughters of Charity throughout the world, we are able to provide first
hand information from areas of great distress. Visit the NGO website of the Daughters of Charity and our brother community, the Congregation of the Mission (Vincentians).
Listen to Sr. Pat's podcast >>>