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.
Sisters of Charity
November 11, 1858: Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth (video)
In this video, found on the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth YouTube channel, Mother Xavier Ross, portrayed by Sister Maureen Hall, tells her life story.
Treasured Friendships in the Life of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Elizabeth’s friendships energized her and helped to make her the person she was.
July 31: Foundation of the Sisters of Charity by St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Learn more in this video from the Seton Shrine.
Celebrating 150 years of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Mary
May 3, 1871 marks the official founding of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Mary.
St. John’s Bread & Life’s Religious Sisters Bring Power and Faith to Ending Hunger
Anyone who visits St. John’s Bread & Life can tell it’s a well-oiled machine. But what you can’t tell by just looking – is the machine is powered by nuns.
Sister Joan Dawber, SC, Featured in Podcast
Sister Joan Dawber, SC (Halifax) describes her experience of being called, through prayer, to a new ministry helping survivors of human trafficking.
Sisters of Charity offer priceless gift to remember saint
Personal belongings of Mother Elizabeth Seton heads for national shrine
Origin of Catholic Hospitals In The U.S.A. – The Sisters of Charity of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
In 1828, St. Louis had around 6,000 residents but no hospital when four members of the Sisters of Charity moved there.
