Sisters of Charity
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.
The Sisters of Charity of Saint Joan Antida Thouret launch a Campaign to Help Lebanon
The Sisters of Charity of Santa Joan Antida Thouret, present for more than 100 years in the Wadi Bou Jmil district, near the port, commit ourselves to helping those most in need at this tragic moment.
Vows of St. Elizabeth Seton’s Founding Community (July 19, 1813)
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.
Key Role of Friendship in the Life of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Deep friendships were extremely important to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, and she made every effort to keep in close contact with them. (SlideShare presentation)
Celebrating With the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, Halifax
Feb. 17 marks the anniversary of the approval by Pope Pius IX in 1856 of the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, Halifax. Read their foundation story and watch a video with interviews highlighting the charism of the Sisters of today.
October 27: Establishment of the Sisters of Charity Federation
Meet a few of the 2,700 Sisters that make up the Sisters of Charity Federation of North America.