Sisters of Charity

Foundation Day: Sisters Celebrating 200 Years at Nazareth, 75 Years in India

by Famvin Media Resources | December 2, 2022 | Formation, Sisters of Charity, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice | 0 Comments

A virtual prayer service was held on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022, in recognition of Foundation Day and the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth’s 200 years at Nazareth and 75 years in India.

Spring Forum at the Sisters of Charity Motherhouse

by .famvin | May 7, 2022 | News, Sisters of Charity | 0 Comments

The Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati community hosted a Spring Forum April 22-23, 2022 at the Sisters of Charity Motherhouse.

Alongside Sisters of Charity, I slowed down and embraced the call to serve

by Julia Gerwe | March 24, 2022 | News, Sisters of Charity | 0 Comments

In her essay “In the Service of Life,” Rachel Naomi Remen distinguishes service from “helping” and “fixing.”

Sisters of Charity Housing Development

by Famvin Media Resources | January 14, 2022 | Formation, News, Sisters of Charity | 0 Comments

Vincent’s Village, a 93-unit Affordable Senior Development in Nanuet, N.Y., by the Sisters of Charity Housing Development Corporation, was dedicated on September 14 and is now fully occupied.

Traditions Fill SCL 160th Anniversary Observance

by .famvin | Aug 18, 2018 | News, Sisters of Charity

From start to the finish, the August 1 observance of the 160th anniversary of the founding of the Sisters of...

Sister Nirmala and the Fight for a TB free India

by Elizabeth Astridge | Jul 24, 2018 | News, Sisters of Charity

Sister Nirmala Mulackal’s work to raise awareness of the devastating health, social, and economic consequences of...

Eight Sisters Make Vows in Mokama, India

by Malini Manjoly, SCN | Jul 21, 2018 | News, Sisters of Charity

The convent chapel in Mokama looked colourful with the summer flowers from Mokama and from the Darjeeling Hills on the...

Connect and Learn: Sisters of Charity – Zagreb

by Vincentian Family Office | Oct 5, 2015 | Formation, Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family, Year of Vincentian Collaboration

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

by John Freund, CM | Aug 28, 2015 | Formation, Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family

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...

Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth on “Laudato Si”

by John Freund, CM | Aug 3, 2015 | News, Sisters of Charity

The Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth have spoken out on Laudato Si. In a July 2 article that just came to our attention, the Leavenworth Diocesan paper ran an article "Local Catholics weigh in on ‘Laudato Sí’" Jessica Langdon (jessica.langdon@theleaven.org) wrote...

Serve: the Vincentian Family in Slovakia – Fight against Hunger

by Vincentian Family Office | Jul 27, 2015 | Formation, Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family, Year of Vincentian Collaboration

The Vincentian Family in Slovakia is mostly bound together thanks to the nationwide collection called Fight against Hunger which is realized via selling gingerbread hearts. The yield from the selling is meant to support the poor from Haiti, Honduras, Ukraine, Albania...

Connect and Learn: Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul – Vincentgiri, Mananthavady (SCV)

by Vincentian Family Office | Jul 27, 2015 | Formation, Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family, Year of Vincentian Collaboration

A third of the world's poor live in India, one of the most unequal societies in the world where poverty remains entrenched and widespread. Realizing the need in India the Congregation of The Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent De Paul started their mission in India,...

Take this ring!

by John Freund, CM | Jun 5, 2015 | Formation, Sisters of Charity

Tracy Kemme, soon to make her vows as a Sister of Charity of Cincinnati, shares a moving reflection that bridges a span of over 60 years. (Global Sisters Report) After Mass and breakfast at the Motherhouse one morning a few weeks ago, Sister Flo asked me to stop by...