Why St Jean Jugan made Charles Dickens cry

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2016

Once after meeting Jeanne Jugan, Charles Dickens said, “there is in this woman something so calm, and so holy, that in seeing her I know myself to be in the presence of a superior being.

Her words went straight to my heart, so that my eyes, I know not how, filled with tears.

”St. Jeanne Jugan is the foundress of the Little Sisters, who today devote themselves to care of the elderly and alone in 31 countries. Read more

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Why St Jean Jugan made Charles Dickens cry

Analysis and Comment

We don’t need women deacons

Married priests, women priests and laity send Terry and me to Hell

Love George Pell or loathe him, we should all be grateful that justice has been delivered

Editorial Comment: “See how they love one another”