Sr. Constance Vei, LSP, on the Little Sisters of the Poor

"On August 30, the feast of our foundress, St. Jeanne Jugan, we Little Sisters of the Poor will launch a jubilee year celebrating the 150th anniversary of our Congregation's arrival in the United States.

"Our pioneering Little Sisters arrived in in America during a particularly painful period in our nation's history. The nativist movement of the1850s, the Civil War and the failures of Reconstruction left an enormous human toll, vast economic devastation and a profound racial divide in their wake.

"Like a healing balm, the Little Sisters of the Poor brought a much-needed infusion of humble service and merciful love to America."

In a recent commentary, Sister Constance Vei, LSP, reflected on the Little Sisters of the Poor and their contribution to the Church's ministry in the United States.

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The Pilot: Echoes: Humble service and merciful love to America (11 JUL 18)