By jbf on Sep 21, 2009 in Vincentian Family News | 0 Comments
On September 27th the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the founding of their congregation at the special Mass in the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark. Today the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth are engaged in nearly 100 education, health care, pastoral, and social service [...]
By jbf on Jul 13, 2009 in Terrorism, Vincentian Family News | 0 Comments
A number of religious groups, including the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, have been told to leave Nepal or face dire consequences from the Hindu group that claimed responsibility for the bombing of Assumption Church in Kathmandu in May according to Bishop Anthony Sharma, apostolic vicar of Nepal India Catholic
By jbf on Jul 2, 2009 in Vincentian Family News, Youth | 0 Comments
Sisters of Charity of Nazareth talk about why they chose to become a Sister. This video was created for the Vocation office through director Nancy Gerth, SCN, and the communications department for the Catholic Religious Vocation Network website, otherwise known as Vision.
By jbf on Oct 7, 2008 in Vincentian Family News, Vincentian History | 0 Comments
There is a a new history of the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth. EMERGING FRONTIERS: Renewal in the Life of Women Religious, Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, 1955-2005. Written by Marie Brinkman, SCL, historian of the Community, it is published by Paulist Press for $29.95.
By jbf on Sep 4, 2008 in Missions, Systemic change, Vincentian Family News | 0 Comments
Women in Nepal say a six-month vocational skills program the Nazareth sisters run has given them confidence in a society that frowns on women working outside the home.