by John Freund, CM | Mar 3, 2012 | Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Sisters and Associates gathered in Smith Hall on Saturday, February 25, for the first Congregation Day of 2012. The theme of the day was, “Crossing the Threshold: Integration of Interview Perspectives within the Paschal Mystery.” The meeting was facilitated by John...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 4, 2012 | Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
The Sisters of Charity Federation site features Sister Margaret Rose Nickerson who says she receives much more than she gives through her ministry at AIDS Saint John in New Brunswick. “I recognize how poor I am and how rich those who are poor are for me,” says the... by John Freund, CM | Jan 31, 2012 | Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
The time was 1990, when little was known about HIV/AIDS . Sr. Maureen Skelly, a Sister of Charity – Halifax, was a spiritual director on the staff of Mount Manresa, the Jesuit retreat house on Staten Island. Even though many wrongly feared that they would catch... by John Freund, CM | Jan 17, 2012 | Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
New life from old…CBC News reports that the 147 year old Sisters of Charity’s convent, Motherhouse, Saint Vincent Chapel in Saint John, New Brunswick is soon to be demolished. But over the weekend, about 30 volunteers with Habitat for Humanity worked to... by John Freund, CM | Jan 9, 2012 | Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
Two Sisters of Charity of Nazareth India have been invited to attend the UN General Assembly next month. One of them, Sr Anjana Kunnath, has found a successful herbal cure for malaria in Artemisia, a family of plants and herbs that includes tarragon and wormwood. “I... by John Freund, CM | Dec 18, 2011 | Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Sr. Carol De Angelo, SC, offers a way of praying the Rosary from the perspective of caring for the gifts of creation. Caring for Ourselves, Each Other and All God’s Creation: Praying the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary: A nnunciation – as we pray this mystery (and...