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VinFormation salutes the Sisters of Charity of Halifax with a brief graphical presentation of their arrival in Halifax and their official  recognition by Pius IX on February 17, 1856. For more on their history visit the “Beginnings” section of their website. Also of interest… profiles of some of their sisters. Meet Sister Grazyna Sister Grazyna shares [...]

The time was 1990, when little was known about HIV/AIDS . Sr. Maureen Skelly, a Sister of Charity – Halifax, was a spiritual director on the staff of Mount Manresa, the Jesuit retreat house on Staten Island. Even though many wrongly feared that they would catch HIV/AIDS just by being with someone who had it, Sr. [...]

How is this for creativity? A special Christmas project for the Sisters of Charity (Halifax) Safe House.   The Link below will take you to LifeWay Network Registry at Target where you will see a variety of different items at different price points to help us open the house.  Here is a great opportunity to [...]

The Sisters of Charity-Halifax stand together in a time when we hear the silent cries of victims of human trafficking, especially those women and children taken for the purposes of sexual exploitation and forced labor. They are committed to alleviating the suffering of victims of human trafficking, especially women and children, by providing: a welcoming environment where [...]

HALIFAX – Fifteen Sisters of Charity from four congregations met Oct. 19 to discern the future of the Federation Maritime Project. Focusing on advocacy for and with vulnerable women and children in areas of housing and social assistance, it also advocates for working persons living in poverty in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.   The [...]

Sr. Nuala Kenny, SC (Halifax) appeared in a 30 minute Salt and Light Witness video about the clergy abuse crisis with host Fr. Thomas Rosica. After an initial sharing of how she became a Sister of Charity, pediatric physician and how that set the stage for her pioneering role,  Fr. Rosica ask  how the Church can [...]

Two paintings by the late Sister Agnes Berchmans (born Julia Alma Landry in 1879) will be part of an exhibit in Halifax Nova Scotia. After joining the Sisters of Charity in 1896, she studied in Florence, Italy with painter Filadelfo Simi.  She went on to complete 135 religious paintings for the Motherhouse Chapel at Mount Saint [...]

May 18, 2010 was a day of celebration, when the Government of Canada commemorated the founding of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul, Halifax as an event of national historic significance. This is in recognition of the Congregation’s work in education, health care and social services in particular. Related FAMVIN Posts:Srs. of [...]

1849 May 11–Four Sisters of Charity of New York arrive in Halifax on SS Cambria at the request of Bishop Wm. Walsh of Halifax. The Sisters begin girls’ classes right away at the parochial school at St. Mary Convent on Barrington Street (at Spring Garden).They also begin to take in orphans. For more of their [...]

On February 17, 1856 Pope Pius IX approved the Sisters of Charity of Halifax. Their web site is http://www.schalifax.ca/index.html Related FAMVIN Posts:Pioneering Sisters of Charity and HIV/Aids MinistryVatican declares NJ Sister of Charity “Servant of God”Sisters of Charity (Halifax) combatting human traffickingCanadian Federation Sisters – project for vulnerable womenJune Newsletter – Sisters of Charity Federation [...]