by John Freund, CM | Mar 30, 2009 | Vincentian Family
A program for children ages 3 to 6 operated by the Sisters of Charity Foundation of Canton in Canton, Ohio has proved so successful in improving kindergarten readiness by showing parents how improve their children’s reading, language and social skills. that...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 23, 2009 | Vincentian Family
Srs. Judith Metz SC and Barbara Hagedorn, SC are among the key organizers of the the LCWR sponsored exhibit “Women & Spirit: Catholic Sisters in America,†the untold stories of independent American women who helped shape the nation’s social and...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 19, 2009 | Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Some 200 Sisters of Charity of New York marched together with Federation members, associates and colleagues at the March 17th celebration of the St. Partick’s Day Parade in New York City. The parade was dedicated to the Sisters of Charity in honor of the...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 5, 2009 | Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
What’s with those bonnets the nuns wore in “Doubt”? asks The Chicago Tribune in a piece about 5 good Oscar questions. Did they get it right? Many of the habits and headgear of Catholic nuns date back several centuries or more, but the religious garb...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 25, 2009 | Sisters of Charity, Vincentian Family
The 2009 New York St. Patrick’s Day Parade is dedicated to the Sisters of Charity. The Sisters are being honored for their many charitable works which began in New York City in 1817. The Sisters have marched up New York’s Fifth Avenue in many of these...
