The Times Record an opinion story by Tom Purcell

Enjoy this uplifting column about the Little Sisters of the Poor by "The Trib" columnist Tom Purcell and published in The Times Record, in Mid Coast Maine, Brunswick ME.
https://www.timesrecord.com/articles/opinion/tom-purcell-god-chose-her-to-be-a-beggar/

Saint Jeanne Jugan (1792-1879)
Her service resulted in the establishment of the Little Sisters of the Poor, who care for the elderly who have no other resources throughout the world. 

She has been declared a saint by the Catholic Church.

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