Feast Day: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton St. Elizabeth Ann (Bayley) Seton was born in New York on August 28, 1774 and was brought up in the Episcopalian faith. She married William Seton, bore five children, and was widowed on December 27, 1803. After overcoming many obstacles, she converted to the Catholic faith on March 14, 1805. […]

General Orientation & Training for New Coordinators February 1st, 10am - 12pm St. Joseph Catholic Church, Richardson, Room 125 Want to learn more about the Mini Loan program? Come to this 2 hour orientation! We will be training new coordinators on all aspects of the program application process. If you are not a coordinator but would […]

Feast Day: Blessed Rosalie Rendu, DC Blessed Rosalie Rendu was born at Confort, France on September 9, 1786. She entered the Daughters of Charity on May 25, 1802, just after the Community was reestablished in France following the French Revolution. Her zeal for the poor drove her to establish the means to educate poor children, […]

Training #2: Current CoordinatorsFebruary 8th, 10am - 12pmHoly Trinity Community Life Center, Room 203 This training is a "repeat" of several sessions hosted in 2019. It will cover the application process, but we will also discuss various other aspects, including successes to date, program stats, etc. Current and new coordinators and all membership are welcome!Mini […]

Feast Day: St. Louise de Marillac St. Louise de Marillac was born August 12, 1591. She married Antoine LeGras on February 5, 1613, had a son named Michel, and was widowed when Antoine died on December 21, 1625. St. Vincent de Paul then became her spiritual director, and under his guidance she became very active in […]

Feast Day: Blessed Frederic Ozanam Blessed Frederic Ozanam was schooled in law, literature and philosophy and taught at the universities in Lyon and Paris. Challenged by a detractor of the faith to demonstrate the good he was doing socially in France, Frederic and six companions founded the Society of St. Vincent de Paul on April 23, […]

Feast Day: St. Vincent de Paul St. Vincent de Paul was born at Pouy, France on April 24, 1581. He was ordained a priest on September 23, 1600. Vincent devoted himself entirely to the alleviation of the sufferings of the poor, and to that purpose established the Confraternities of Charity, later known as the Ladies […]