In her essay “In the Service of Life,” Rachel Naomi Remen distinguishes service from “helping” and “fixing.”
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
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 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.
Terror and Racism in Charlottesville USA: A Vincentian Response
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Aug 19, 2017 | News, Sisters of Charity
End. Racism. Now. What can we say about the events in Charlottesville, Virginia, that hasn’t been already said by religious and civil leaders and all people of good will? We are saddened by the display of hatred and bigotry, by the belief of some that any one group of...
A Five-Day Spiritual Journey
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Aug 5, 2017 | Announcements, News, Sisters of Charity
On August 13, 2017, the Sisters of Charity of New York will commemorate the one-week journey of three Sisters who made their way from Emmitsburg to New York City. The Sisters of Charity of New York invite Federation and Vincentian Family Members to walk in the...
Sisters of Charity of New York to Celebrate 200th (Video)
by Famvin Media Resources | Jul 21, 2017 | Formation, Sisters of Charity
The 200th Anniversary of the Sisters of Charity of New York is approaching. From the Sisters of Charity of New York YouTube Channel: “On August 13, 1817, Elizabeth Ann Seton sent three Sisters to New York to serve the growing number of orphans resulting from the...
Sisters of Charity Federation of North America Annual Meeting
by Elizabeth Astridge | Jun 10, 2017 | News, Sisters of Charity
Sixty-nine leaders of the Sisters of Charity Federation of North America gathered from June 1-5, 2017 in Tarrytown, NY for their annual meeting. They represented two provinces of the Daughters of Charity and eleven congregations of Sisters of Charity in the United...
Sisters of Charity of Nazareth Scholarship Changes a Life
by Elizabeth Astridge | May 16, 2017 | News, Sisters of Charity
A smiling young woman, Jennifer Carprio, received a life-changing award, Barbara Flores, SCN, presented her with a scholarship, as her grade school principal, one of many advocates in her life, stood by. Jennifer, a young woman in Belize, received the scholarship to...
March 25: Establishment of the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati
by Famvin Media Resources | Mar 26, 2017 | Formation, Sisters of Charity
In 1809, the Sisters of Charity were founded by St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, MD. Four of the Sisters started a mission in Cincinnati in 1829. By 1852, Mother Margaret Farrell George had founded the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati. Her story is told in the...
Sisters of Charity-Halifax Launch New Website
by Ruth Jeppesen | Mar 14, 2017 | News, Sisters of Charity
As our way of marking International Women’s Day and the U.S. National Catholic Sisters Week, we’ve launched our new Sisters of Charity-Halifax website. Please check it out and share with others: www.schalifax.ca. You’ll see that it highlights Joyful Witness,...
Sisters of Charity Federation – Welcoming the Stranger Among Us
by Elizabeth Astridge | Jan 28, 2017 | News, Sisters of Charity
Each month, the Sisters of Charity Federation will be posting images from Charity Federation archives that demonstrate how these congregations "Welcome the Stranger Among Us," the theme of the 400th anniversary of Vincentian charism. This first month, the photograph...
Sisters of Charity: Rebuilding Lives with Love
by Elizabeth Astridge | Jan 27, 2017 | Formation, News, Reflections, Sisters of Charity
We are always on mission. We are always trying to live, be and do what being a Sister of Charity is all about. Because this is who we are. In our good days and our bad days, we are sisters of Charity. - Sr. Jane Iannucelli, SC President Enjoy the video and description...