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Highlights from Sisters of Charity Community Day

Sisters and Associates gathered in Smith Hall on Saturday, February 25, for the first Congregation Day of 2012. The theme of the day was, “Crossing the Threshold: Integration of Interview Perspectives within the Paschal Mystery.” The meeting was facilitated by John Reid and Maureen Gallagher, who were asked by our Leadership to help implement the [...]

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Praying the Rosary in the context of creation

Sr. Carol De Angelo, SC, offers a way of praying the Rosary from the perspective of caring for the gifts of creation. Caring for Ourselves, Each Other and All God’s Creation: Praying the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary: A nnunciation – as we pray this mystery (and decade of the Rosary) we remember the good news announced [...]

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Sister of Charity receives fellowship for environmental leadership

GreenFaith announced today that Sister Carol De Angelo, a Sister of Charity of New York, and SC Coordinator of Special Projects, has been named a GreenFaith Fellow and will join the 2012 Class of the GreenFaith Fellowship Program.  The Fellowship Program is the only US comprehensive education and training program to prepare lay and ordained [...]

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Celebrating the “Sisters” on World Aids Day

December 1, World AIDS Day, reminds us of the courage and compassion of those who ministered to persons with AIDS. Generations of Sisters and Daughters of Charity learned by heart that the central purpose of their vocation was to honor Jesus Christ by providing him “every temporal and spiritual service in their power” in the persons [...]

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Sisters of Charity (NY) Advent reflections

Sr. Regina Bechtle, SC begins the Sisters of Charity of New York series of reflections on Advent. “The season of Advent challenges us: “Don’t let the bad news get you down, don’t let it cloud your vision. Keep looking around, keep staying awake (Mark). The signs of the reign of God are all around you.  [...]

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Remember the Sisters!

Remember the Sisters  Sister Jane Iannucelli, President of the Sisters of Charity of New York, asks Christine Quinn, Scott Stringer, Amanda Burden, Brad Hoylman and Bill Rudin, to name the triangular park in front of St. Vincent’s after her order. The Sisters of Charity established St. Vincent’s Hospital in Greenwich Village in 1849. The hospital’s history was an [...]

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NYC Housing and Sisters of Charity

“Far too often seniors find themselves choosing between safe and stable housing and other necessities as they struggle to keep pace with the rising costs of living. Together with NYCHA www.nyc.gov/nycha  and the Sisters of Charity we are adding to the terrific housing opportunities we have created with the newly completed Markham Gardens. This new development [...]

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Sisters of Charity offer liturgical reflections

“These comments on Scripture and on events of our time flow from the prayerful reflection and rich experience of our Sisters, Associates and colleagues. We are happy to offer them to you, and pray that these words will open your heart more fully to the living Word of God. (Sisters of Charity New York) Related [...]

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American Sisters of Charity speak in Korea

Mary Ann Daly SC, Executive Director of the Federation and Federation NGO Representative Caroljean Willie SC to spoke at  annual education days in Korea. Almost 200 sisters of Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill attend the sessions. Besides learning about the Federation and the work at the UN the sisters presented informative power point presentations on

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Zafen microloan program launch draws 130 Haitian professionals

More than 130 Haitian professionals and friends of Haiti gathered at St. John’s University April 24 for the New York City launch of www.zafen.org, the first secure Internet pathway designed to enable Haitians to transform their economy.   See full press release. (Please consider going to the Zafèn facebook page and clicking “like” to follow it: [...]

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