Overview on the SCNY Assembly 2019 and elected new leadership, which will assume their responsibilities on July 1, 2019.
Sisters of Charity
Lenten Reflection On Fasting, by Sister of Charity (Video)
Sister Rejane Cytacki, SCL, generously shares some great ideas about fasting from “time-eaters”– those things that take our focus away from our prayer relationship with God.
Celebrating With the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, Halifax
Feb. 17 marks the anniversary of the approval by Pope Pius IX in 1856 of the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, Halifax. Read their foundation story and watch a video with interviews highlighting the charism of the Sisters of today.
Sisters of Charity (Halifax) – our carbon footprint
The Sisters of Charity of Halifax offer this reflection on Lightening Our Carbon Footprint “We stand at a critical moment in Earth’s history, a time when humanity must choose its future” Earth Charter Preamble “The climate is a common good, belonging to all and meant...
Future of Charity at one year!
The 23 bloggers at the Future of Charity celebrate their first birthday. Happy Birthday to us! On this day last year, we launched the Future of Charity blog. It was the first day of the Year of Consecrated Life and the first step on a journey. As the younger, newer...
Inter-Mission: Second round of chemotherapy, second time around
Sister of Charity (Cincinnati) Janet Gildea shares her personal experience in Inter-Mission: Second round of chemotherapy, second time around in the NCR series Global Sisters Report. [See her earlier sharing Inter-mission: Life between remissions] Inter-Mission:...
Sister of Charity – Patron saint of scavenging
A recent article by Sharon Abercrombie in the NCR describes Sr. Paula Gonzalez, Sister of Charity of Cincinnati, as a possible Patron saint of scavenging. The article begins... For Sr. Paula Gonzalez, SC 78, recycling is a spiritual practice. She views yard and...
Perspectives from Sisters of Charity Federation NGO
Teresa Kotturan SCN offers updates from the Sisters of Charity Federation NGO at the United Nations. The Sustainable Development Goals officially adopted by the United Nations on September 25 provide a vision for the next 15 years for people, planet and prosperity......
Jesus, It’s All about You
Sr. Janet Gildea offers the lead article with the theme Jesus, It's All about You. The latest issue of E-Voc, the electronic newsletter from the Vocation Team of the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati for single women wondering what new thing God is calling forth in...
October 27: Establishment of the Sisters of Charity Federation
October 27 is the anniversary of the establishment of the Federation of the Sisters of Charity in 1947. The founding congregations of the Sisters of Charity Federation trace their roots to the first sisterhood native to the United States, the Sisters of Charity of...
Connect and Learn: Sisters of Charity – Zagreb
The history of Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul – Zagreb began in 1845 when six Sisters of Charity from the Austrian Province of Tyrol came to Zagreb, the capital of Croatia. The province had its motherhouse in Zams, and traced its origin to Strassburg. The...
Feeling connected
Feeling connected! When did you feel connected in a powerful way to some place in our Vincentian Heritage? Reading the reflection below reminded me of an experience over 30 years ago when at the mid-point of a 30 day retreat at Mt. Manresa on Staten Island my retreat...
