Charles Dickens - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Fri, 29 Jan 2016 23:05:40 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Charles Dickens - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Why St Jean Jugan made Charles Dickens cry https://cathnews.co.nz/2016/02/02/why-st-jean-jugan-made-charles-dickens-cry/ Mon, 01 Feb 2016 16:20:57 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=80029 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 Read more

Why St Jean Jugan made Charles Dickens cry... Read more]]> 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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