Sisters of Charity of New York
Now in our third century of living lives of love.
The Sisters of Charity of New York is a community of Roman Catholic women religious who share in the ongoing mission of Jesus. We do so by responding to the signs of the times in the spirit of St. Vincent de Paul and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. We strive to reveal God’s love in our lives and through our varied ministries with and for all in need, especially those living in poverty.
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Latest Issue of Vision
This issue of Vision features our sponsored ministries’ work to help those most affected by COVID-19. We provide reports from the larger ministries—Saint Joseph’s Medical Center, Elizabeth Seton Children’s and The New York Foundling—as well as Sisters Hill Farm, LEFSA, Casa de Esperanza, and Elizabeth Seton Women’s Center. Sr. Regina Bechtle provides an extensive report of the many ways charity is growing throughout the Congregation during this time of crisis. Click here to read/download.
Why Rejoin the Community for Sunday Eucharist?
By Jean Flannelly, SC Until the pandemic, I was able to boast, no claim, that for seventy-three years as a Catholic, I missed Sunday Mass, only three times. That’s saying that I missed Mass three times out of a possible three thousand, seven hundred ninety-six times....
Sisters of Charity Sign Interfaith Statement on the 75th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
August 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki — attacks which devastated these cities causing up to 213,000 deaths by the end of 1945 and many more in the following years. The attacks inflicted excruciating pain and suffering...
PJIC Office Shares Declaration of Responsibility in the Struggle for Racial Justice
In its July update, the Office of Peace Justice and Integrity of Creation shares the Declaration of Responsibility in the Struggle for Racial Justice. The Declaration of Responsibility for Systemic Racism, drafted by Faith in Action, is the product of a...
The Pandemic in Guatemala
The following is taken from the Summer 2020 issue of Vision. It seems impossible to identify the exact time when the coronavirus entered the United States, and it was even less possible to determine its manifestation in Guatemala, Central America. In conversation with...
SC Archives: Sisters Stand Up to Be Counted for the 1980 Census
The following is from the Summer 2020 issue of Vision. When the 1980 Census was conducted, Sr. Mary T. Higgins was an administrator at Mount Saint Vincent Convent. The sisters who lived at the Convent at that time were determined to be included. The new...
SC Ministries Continue to Serve those in Need
The following is taken from the Summer 2020 issue of Vision. Even in the best of times, the Sisters of Charity ministries face numerous challenges. Helping the homeless, those who are hungry, the many who suffer from mental health difficulties or a myriad of...
Sisters Hill Farm: Hope Amidst the Pandemic
The following is taken from the Summer 2020 issue of Vision. “Praise for the farmers, tilling soil, planting seeds so food can grow, an act of hope if ever there was.” This verse from Christine Valters Painter’s Praise Song for the Pandemic aptly describes the work at...
COVID-19 & Casa de Esperanza
The following is taken from the Summer 2020 issue of Vision. There is an unforgettable image with which most of us are familiar: Christ on the breadline standing along with a line of impoverished men and women who are suffering through the Depression. He is there, one...
Spirituality
In this time when the Covid-19 pandemic still threatens, we open our hearts to Christ’s gift of the Spirit, to hope, compassion and new energy to serve those in need, near and far. Find inspiration in Charity Wisdom from our saints and friends.
With the Covid-19 pandemic, the world has become very small. Truly we are citizens of the world, as Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton said of herself. Pray with Charism Wisdom from our Charity saints and a special reflection for this challenging time.