Can twenty six Catholic sisters in a Jewish Nursing Home find happiness? I personally never thought this would be something I would ever ask, much less find and answer to.
New York
Celebrating Sisters of Charity as leaders
by John Freund, CM | May 17, 2015 | News, Sisters of Charity | 0 Comments
Joan Piazza, in her stereotype-challenging book If Nuns Ruled the World: Ten Sisters on a Mission includes two members of the Sisters of Charity Federation.
Anne Merwin – walking in the shoes of Elizabeth Seton
by John Freund, CM | April 10, 2015 | News, Sisters of Charity | 0 Comments
Sisters of Charity and housing ministry
by John Freund, CM | February 19, 2015 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family | 0 Comments
Women religious have a history of seeing needs and responding to them. Sister Donna Dodge and her community of the Sisters of Charity of New York walk in that tradition.
Regina Bechtle, SC reflects on Elizabeth and Epiphany
by John Freund, CM | January 6, 2015 | Sisters of Charity | 0 Comments
Epiphany – it’s no accident that the feast of St. Elizabeth Seton falls on or near this day each year. Epiphany celebrates a manifestation, a revelation, a great “aha” moment.
Sisters of Charity Halifax – 90 years in New York
by John Freund, CM | Nov 8, 2014 | Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Sisters of Charity Halifax – 90 years in New York – This memorial booklet is not a history of the Sisters of Charity-Halifax in New York so much as a attempt to give you a sketch of the Sisters as they became part of New York’s history.
Ladies of Charity in action – Videos on their website
by John Freund, CM | Aug 28, 2014 | International Association of Charities - Ladies of Charity, Vincentian Family
If a picture is worth a thousand words, how much more a video showing the Ladies of Charity USA in action in the new LCUSA video section they have added to their website.
Sisters of Charity (NY) and the Civil War
by John Freund, CM | Apr 4, 2014 | Vincentian Family
Sr. Mary McCormick, SC, gave a presentation on the Sisters of Charity of New York who served as Civil War nurses. It was part of a panel, “A City At War: New York’s Catholics and the American Civil War, 1860-1865,” held at the College of Mount Saint Vincent,...
NCR celebrates a Sister of Charity of NY
by John Freund, CM | Mar 25, 2014 | Vincentian Family
"Sister's legacy includes 43 years of mission medical care" writes the NCR. “Heaven has gained another saint, right up there with Mother Teresa of Calcutta.” – Father Mike Savelesky Large crowds of native people, two funeral Masses, continuous rosaries, and a two-mile...
Sister of Charity dies with a building named after her
by John Freund, CM | Mar 21, 2014 | Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
In these days when we celebrate the way nuns touched peoples lives it is sadly fitting to celebrate the passing of a legend, Sr. Miriam Thomas, SC. Her main concern was always "How can I help these people?" Sister Miriam Thomas stayed to rebuild the South Bronx when...