by John Freund, CM | Feb 4, 2024 | 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 | Dec 12, 2014 | Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
SISTER RECEIVES HUMAN RIGHTS AWARD Sister Angelina Martz of Saint John, New Brunswick is the recipient of the 2014 John Peters Humphrey Human Rights Award for decades of active commitment to social justice. “ Sister Angie” accepted the award on international Human...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 21, 2014 | Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Sisters of Charity of Immaculate Conception celebrate 160 years The story of the Sisters of Charity of the Immaculate Conception (SCIC) began 160 years ago in Saint John, New Brunswick. Honoria Conway and companions founded the religious community Oct. 21, 1854 in...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 14, 2014 | Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Sisters of Charity of the Immaculate Conception elected a new leadership circle at their Chapter July 5-11 in Greater Saint John, New Brunswick. Mary Beth McCurdy, SCIC (photo left) was re-elected congregational leader until 2018. Alice Keegan, SCIC (second...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 15, 2014 | Systemic change
Thanks to a new systemic change project ex-offenders have a second chance in their lives as they receive training in running a business built around giving things a “second chance.” The Religieuses de Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur, member of the Charity...
