Justice and solidarity
The ballad of words…
A look at the friendly Secours Catholique group in Flers - a French town in the Normandy region where I am involved - which decided to change its activity: instead of ‘reupholstering furniture’, it wanted to do theatre! It took us the whole year... The group is Eric,...
To each his own… My share has come!
Closing the end of the year full of hope and expectation: that was both the feeling and the conviction we felt when we received the sewing machines on 3 July 2024! These gifts from Codas-Caritas of the Diocese of Maroua-Mokolo in Cameroon are a concrete expression of...
Promotion of young women
Friday 31 May 2024 was a day of celebration at the Centre de Promotion de la Jeune Fille (CPJF) in Touloum, a town in Cameroon's Far North region: we were delighted to celebrate the completion of several girls' training by holding a ceremony to award them their...
Recognition and gratitude
As part of the jubilee year marking 70 years of the presence of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit in Cameroon, a pilgrimage and a Mass of thanksgiving were organised on Thursday 30 May in honour of Sister Anne-Marie VOLANT and of all the missionary Daughters of the...
A special day with children
Cameroon. On 25 May 2024, together with other people of goodwill, we organised a day of friendship with disabled children, nursery school children and children from Group II primary school in Touloum -Touloum is a commune in Cameroon's Far North region-. The theme of...
Prison: a place of rebirth
On Sunday 28 April 2024, we, the novices of the Congregation of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit and the Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, went to visit the inmates of the central prison in the town of Ngaoundéré, Cameroon. Knowing their difficult living...
Closer to the most vulnerable…
On Ash Wednesday 2024, for the Lenten season leading up to Easter, I asked for the grace to be closer to those who suffer, to those in need: the sick, the homeless, the voiceless, the poor who live in misery every day, to be more aware of this category of people whom...
With street children
Street children are usually left to fend for themselves. With no one to look after them, they often have to do odd jobs to get the meal of the day, beg or steal in order to eat. Sometimes they go for days on end without having anything to eat. At night, these poor...
The “Solidarity Christmas Special” 2023
Listening to "both the clamour of the earth and the clamour of the poor" is the very expression of Pope Francis in his 2015 encyclical letter "Laudato Si'" (no. 49), on safeguarding the common home. It was with this in mind that we once again considered our "Christmas...
First experience of Mission
"The first Daughters of the Holy Spirit wanted to live together to serve the poor, the sick and children. They recognised in them the person of Jesus Christ and had great respect for all" Rule of Life, art 1. On 4 September 2023, I began my very first mission in the...
Our projects
DHS Solidarity Projects
What we cannot do alone, we are able to do together. Thank you for being there.
PERU
Help with activities at a community center in Huaura - Peru. A Huaura community center regularly welcomes elderly people to spend time together and engage in income-generating activities: making bags or purses, woolen flowers, dolls, shawls and scarves... The Huaura...
NIGERIA
Purchase of a knitting machine for the Renée BUREL Center in Ilesa The Congregation of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit in Nigeria is committed to providing training services to the poor in and around Ilesa. After the closure of the Stephen Social Center, Ilaje,...
CAMEROON
Support for displaced families in Far North Cameroon For some years now, the Koza pastoral zone in Cameroon’s Far North has been plagued by violence of all kinds. With the repeated attacks of Boko Haram, the precariousness of the populations is very visible....
BURKINA FASO
Project for the partial renovation of the Postulate henhouse in Diébougou The Postulate of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit in Burkina Faso is located in Diébougou, in the southwest of the country. It is a formation center for young girls seeking to give meaning to...
JNVIC
A visit that strengthens
As Associates of Cajamarca, Peru, we were delighted to welcome our spiritual counsellor, Sister Pascaline, from 8 to 10 November, along with Lupe, an Associate from Lima, and Blanca, an Associate from Huaura. We spent some time reflecting, sharing and renewing our...
The ballad of words…
A look at the friendly Secours Catholique group in Flers - a French town in the Normandy region where I am involved - which decided to change its activity: instead of ‘reupholstering furniture’, it wanted to do theatre! It took us the whole year... The group is Eric,...
HAUROGNḖ Suzanne
Name of religious: Sister Agnès du Saint-Esprit Year of religious profession: 1949 Date and place of birth: 19 November 1926 in Pluherlin (56) Date and place of death: 14 November 2024, in Sainte-Anne d'Auray Age: 98 years Date and place of funeral: Tuesday 19...
MOYSAN Jeanne
Name of religious: Sister Paul François du Christ Year of religious profession: 1950 Date and place of birth: 16 April 1928, Plougar (29) Date and place of death: 13 November 2024, at Sainte-Anne d'Auray, Ker-Anna / Lann Eol Retirement Home Community Age: 96 years...
HAYES Maire Theresa
Name in religious life: Sister Marie Simon Year of profession: 18th April 1967 Age: 83 years old Born 13th March 1941 Date of death: Tuesday 5 November 2024 Date and place of funeral: 28th November, Olney Her main obediences were: Teaching in Birmingham; pastoral and...
Burkina Faso. Entrance to the postulancy
The ceremony of entry into the postulancy is such a special rite that gives direction to the future, that Sisters Christine DIDJA, responsible for the postulancy, and Silvie ROAMBA, Vice-Provincial of Burkina Faso, accompanied us, second and first year postulants, on...
LE THIEC Annick
Name of religious: Sister Yvonne de la Visitation Year of religious profession: 1960 Age: 92 Born in Nivillac (56) Date of death: Monday morning, 4 November 2024 in Sainte-Anne d'Auray. Her main obediences were: Carentoir - Authon - La Motte - Quintin - Pludual -...
LALIBERTE Marie Pierrette
Name of Sister: Sr. Marie Gertrude Sister in US Province Date of Profession: August 16, 1948 Date of Birth/Age: 1927 - 97 years Date of Death: October 31, 2024 Place of Death: St Joseph Living Center, Windham, CT Date and Time of Funeral:...
Reinvigorating our identity as ‘Daughters of the Holy Spirit’
From Thursday 23 to Sunday 27 October 2024, in Maroua, the town in Cameroon where the vice-provincial house of our congregation of the Daughters of the Holy Spirit is located, we met for our usual vice-provincial assembly. Indeed, at the beginning of each pastoral...
Vice-Province of Nigeria: final vows
It was a joyful moment for the entire Daughters of the Holy Spirit in the Vice- Province of Nigeria dated 26th October 2024, because they had another wonderful opportunity to attend the perpetual profession of vows of vows of their three sisters: Sister Lydia...