May 9, Feast of St. Louise de Marillac

On May 9, we celebrate St. Louise de Marillac. Louise was born in Paris on August 12, 1591. She met Vincent de Paul in 1625. Over the next 45 years, they were an effective team and supported each other in their service to the poor and the sick and they founded the Daughters of Charity. She died on March 15, 1660. Beatified in 1920, canonized in 1934, Louise was proclaimed patron saint of social workers in 1960.

Stations of the Resurrection (Via Lucis)

Have you heard of the "Stations of the Resurrection"?

In this article posted in FAMVIN, Fr.  John Freund, CM tells us how we can use these Easter "Stations" to help us be people of Easter life, hope and joy: Being Easter People in a Good Friday/Holy Saturday World.

Feast of St. Joseph the Worker - Who do we work for?

Today's feast of St. Joseph the Worker is a good opportunity to pause and ask ourselves if we are affording work and workers the dignity with which God views work and those who work.

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Workers have not always been treated with dignity and, in many instances and places, they still are not so treated. Unions did not arise because workers had nothing better to do with their time. They arose because workers were treated like disposable machinery, useful only insofar as they increased the company's bottom line.

In this article posted in National Catholic Reporter, Michael Sean Winters S.J. gives us food for thought appropriate to today's feast. Read for yourself Today's feast is a moment to reflect on the dignity of workers
https://www.ncronline.org/news/opinion/todays-feast-moment-reflect-dignity-workers