Sisters of Charity

Origins of the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth: Faith and Courage

by .famvin | November 8, 2020 | Formation, Sisters of Charity | 0 Comments

Eight women left their Tennessee home on November 1, 1858, traveling northwest to Kansas, where they would serve as a community according to the Rule of St. Vincent de Paul.

October 27: Establishment of the Sisters of Charity Federation, 1947

by .famvin | October 23, 2020 | Formation, Sisters of Charity | 1 Comment

Joined Together in the Mission of Charity The Sisters of Charity Federation of North America is a voluntary membership association of 14 congregations of women religious that number over 2,500 sisters. Impelled by Christ’s love and joined together in the mission of...

Vows of St. Elizabeth Seton’s Founding Community (July 19, 1813)

by Famvin Media Resources | July 19, 2020 | Formation, Sisters of Charity | 0 Comments

Under an adapted Rule of the French Daughters of Charity approved by Archbishop Carroll, a novitiate was completed, and seventeen women became the first vowed American Sisters of Charity July 19, 1813.

Seton Shrine Stations of the Cross (Video)

by .famvin | April 8, 2020 | Formation, Sisters of Charity | 1 Comment

The National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton has provided an opportunity to virtually pray the Stations of the Cross from the historic White House where Mother Seton taught, prayed, and died.

Sisters of Charity of New York Ministries 2019-2023 (Video)

by Famvin Media Resources | May 14, 2023 | News, Sisters of Charity

The following video is an extraordinary tribute to the fidelity of the Sisters of Charity of New York to the Vincentian mission.

Sister Paris & Food Pantry Featured on MSNBC

by .famvin | Mar 19, 2023 | News, Sisters of Charity

Despite the challenges they face, Sister Paris and her team are working tirelessly to ensure that everyone who comes to their food pantry receives the assistance they need.

Sisters of St. Martha of Antigonish Share Lenten Calendar

by Famvin Media Resources | Mar 16, 2023 | Formation, Sisters of Charity

The Martha Justice Ministry Lenten Calendar offers some ideas for daily reflections and actions throughout Lent and leading up to Holy Week.

The Future of Charity – January

by John Freund, CM | Jan 27, 2016 | News, Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family

As January draws to a close some might be interested learning what is on the minds of the bloggers of the Future of Charity and the "younger, newer vowed members or women in formation with religious congregations from the Sisters of Charity Federation. " The Greatest...

Connect and Learn: Sisters of Charity of the Immaculate Conception

by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jan 25, 2016 | Formation, Sisters of Charity, Year of Vincentian Collaboration

Urgent needs of Irish orphans and immigrants led to the founding of this Canadian community in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1854. Bishop Thomas Louis Connolly, OFM Cap. went to the New York novitiate of the Sisters of Charity to call for women to found the new...

Vincentians of Wherever: Rebecca Bowman

by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jan 24, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Sisters of Charity

A young Vincentian and young missionary, Rebecca Bowman, a 2015 Bethlehem High School graduate from Lebanon, Kentucky (USA), recently volunteered her time with the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth to work at a house for girls who were at risk for being victims of human...

Hearing the call at DePaul

by John Freund, CM | Jan 16, 2016 | News, Sisters of Charity

People are hearing the call at DePaul School for Hearing and Speech, which was founded by the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill. The following story appeared in the Pittsburgh Catholic. Teaching assistant Maria Supe works with Audrey Craig at the DePaul School for...

Putting faith in action in downtown Leavenworth

by John Freund, CM | Jan 14, 2016 | News, Sisters of Charity

Putting Faith into Action in downtown Leavenworth - The Sisters of Charity Federation website offers the following story of the Welcome Center of the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth. After taking a needs-based assessment of the city, the Sisters of Charity of...

Take courage

by John Freund, CM | Jan 12, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Sisters of Charity

In Take courage Sr. Janet Gildea, a Sister of Charity of Cincinnati, shares her ongoing journey through chemotherapy. I received my fifth chemo yesterday, sleeping through most of the six hour infusion while listening to “All Things Bright and Beautiful” as...

Sisters with a mission to help ‘poorest of the poor’

by John Freund, CM | Jan 7, 2016 | News, Sisters of Charity

A congregation of sisters with a mission -- part of the Vincentian Family -- are still reaching the poorest of the poor. Sent to Malta to care for orphans 150 years ago, the Sisters of Charity of St Jeanne Antide have since been updating their services to cater for...

God of the journey

by John Freund, CM | Jan 7, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Sisters of Charity

Sr. Tracy Kemme, SC offers another one of her reflections, God of the Journey, in her series for the blog The Future of Charity Yesterday, I witnessed two college friends enter into the covenant of marriage. The beautiful Mass took place in the Chapel of the...

Serve: House of Charity

by Vincentian Family Office | Dec 28, 2015 | Formation, Sisters of Charity, Year of Vincentian Collaboration

The House of Charity New Orleans is a collaborative ministry of the Sisters of Charity Federation. The idea was dreamed up by members of the Company of Charity Formation Personnel or CCFP over several years. The idea of coming together to share our common Charism in...

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