The Leper Priest of Louisiana

The life of Charles Boglioli is recounted to inspire his fellow Vincentians and the Daughters of Charity. Best known at the time of his death for his work among people with Hansen’s Disease (formerly known as leprosy), Boglioli had a varied and successful career. He taught at seminaries and served at mission stations all over Louisiana. During the Civil War, he was a chaplain. He inspired the establishment of the hospital for people with Hansen’s Disease in Carville and worked at the Charity Hospital in New Orleans among similar patients beginning in 1866. He died of Hansen’s Disease in 1882, after fulfilling his duties as long as he could

Saint Vincent and Sacred Scripture

Vincent de Paul’s use of the Bible in his teaching and spirituality is a topic that has been largely overlooked in scholarship about him. Warren Dicharry begins to remedy this omission with a study of biblical quotations and allusions in the Congregation’s Common Rules, and provides an overview of what these references mean for Vincentian work and spirituality. Within the New Testament, Vincent favored Matthew, Luke, and the teachings of Paul. The most frequent Old Testament references are to the Psalms. Dicharry counts the references and divides them into three categories: direct quotations, clear allusions, and general, passing, or vague allusions. The categories and references are listed as they appear in each part of the Common Rules