by Communications Office | Jan 7, 2021 | NEWS
We, the Sisters of Charity of New York, are called to be women of healing, sensitive to the wounds of persons and the social evils of our times. We strive to use every means in our power to reconcile and bring into unity persons and groups who are alienated or...
by Communications Office | Jan 7, 2021 | NEWS, Our Sisters, SC Legacy
Ulrica O’Reilly! Sisters smile when they hear her name. Wasn’t she the Civil War heroine who defied the mob and single-handedly saved the soldiers and military hospital from the angry rioters? She’s the very one! In “Nuns of the Battlefield,” Ellen Ryan Jolly tells us...
by Communications Office | Jan 4, 2021 | NEWS
Elizabeth, loving daughter Encourage in all children obedience and love Elizabeth, troubled teenager Speak to today’s confused, sometimes abused young people Elizabeth, Faithful wife Grant gifts of love and generosity to all spouses Elizabeth, caring mother Share your...
by Communications Office | Jan 3, 2021 | NEWS, Reflections
January 4, 2021 marks the 200th anniversary of Elizabeth Ann Seton’s death. Elizabeth Ann Seton Wife, mother, foundress, saint. Her steadfast fidelity, unwavering hope, astute ability to trust in her own experiences, make her a woman for our times as for...
by Communications Office | Jan 2, 2021 | NEWS, Reflections
EPIPHANY… … sign, summons… … star, angels’ song… … response, risk, search… … revelation, discovery, faith SEEKERS OF GOD, CALLED & SENT… Mary and Joseph – Shepherds and sages – Simeon and Anna – Elizabeth Seton, Elizabeth Boyle & the early...