In her essay “In the Service of Life,” Rachel Naomi Remen distinguishes service from “helping” and “fixing.”
Sisters of Charity
Happy Feast Day from the Vincentian Family in Belize
by Famvin Media Resources | October 5, 2021 | Association of the Miraculous Medal, Daughters of Charity, News, Sisters of Charity, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Vincentian Marian Youth | 0 Comments
Greetings from Belize! Featuring the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, Sisters of Charity of Halifax, SSVP, AMM, JMV, and Daughters of Charity.
Seton Shrine Celebrates the 200th Anniversary of Mother Seton
by .famvin | January 1, 2021 | Daughters of Charity, Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family | 0 Comments
The Seton Shrine in Emmitsburg, Maryland is celebrating the 200th Anniversary of Mother Seton’s death with a special website and other initiatives.
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
Sisters of Charity Housing Development
by Famvin Media Resources | Jan 14, 2022 | Formation, News, Sisters of Charity
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.
Vincent’s Table: a new collaborative outreach
by Famvin Media Resources | Dec 31, 2021 | Formation, News, Sisters of Charity
Vincent’s Table is a new collaborative outreach of the Sisters of Charity of New York and the College of Mount Saint Vincent that provides nutritious food to neighbors in need.
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 tuberculosis (TB) and her efforts to end the TB epidemic with the Coalition for Aids and Related Diseases is featured in their latest video. [youtube...
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 special occasion of the First Vows of Monica Tudu, Nitya Toppo, Prema Tudu, Ranjita Baa and Snehlata Murmu and the Final Vows of SCNs Anita Murmu...
July 16, 1900: First Sisters of St. Martha Arrived in Antigonish
by Famvin Media Resources | Jul 13, 2018 | Formation, Sisters of Charity
Learn a bit about the Sisters of St. Martha, then and now, in this brief article and video.
Seton Arts Service Corps @SetonHill
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Mar 15, 2018 | News, Sisters of Charity
Seton Hill University art and music students make a difference by bringing the power of the arts to underserved youth in Pittsburgh. The Seton Arts Service Corps is a cooperative program of the Sisters of Charity and Seton Hill University to use the power of the arts...
Seton Service and Leadership Program
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Mar 8, 2018 | News, Sisters of Charity
Want a Vincentian experience in college? Want it for your kids? Community? Belonging? Service? Advocacy? Faith? and in a Vincentian environment? Get to know another of our great Vincentian institutions of higher education. The Seton Service and Leadership Program at...
Sisters of Charity Federation | Online Lenten Reflections | February 18-21, 2018
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jan 6, 2018 | Announcements, News, Sisters of Charity
The Federation of the Sisters of Charity will be going live on Facebook each day February 18-21, 2018 at 9PM EST for their Federation Online Lenten Reflections. The Sisters giving the talks will reflect on themes of the Lenten season: prayer, fasting, and almsgiving....
Sisters of Charity of Nazareth: Three times 100
by Elizabeth Astridge | Nov 11, 2017 | News, Sisters of Charity
Centenarian Sisters at Nazareth On October 11, Sister Alice Teresa Wood celebrated her 101st birthday. Here she is pictured with two other Sisters of Charity of Nazareth centenarians, Sister John Ann Kulina to her left, 100, and Sister Evelyn Hurley to her right, 102....
Sisters of Charity in the American Old West
by Famvin Media Resources | Nov 10, 2017 | Formation, Sisters of Charity
The Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth came to Helena, Montana in 1869 at the invitation of the Jesuits to teach, care for orphans, and minister to the sick.
Vincentians of Wherever: Recovery in New Orleans
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Nov 9, 2017 | Formation, Reflections, Sisters of Charity
Keeping in touch with Vincentian friends - whether or not they are part of any "official" branch -- is very Vincentian. Vincent kept in touch. He wrote over 30,00 pieces of correspondence. Imagine if he had Facebook and Twitter?! I've kept loosely in touch with a St....