by Director of Communications | Jul 23, 2020 | Memorial Video, NEWS, Our Sisters
Nine Sisters of Charity went home to God during the height of the pandemic last spring. In lieu of our treasured tradition of paying tribute to our sisters’ lives and sharing stories together as a Congregation, a video commemorating the life of each sister who passed...
by Director of Communications | Jul 21, 2020 | Heritage, NEWS, Sisters of Charity Archives
Sister Mary Frances Wallace, one of the founding Sisters of Charity of New York, died on this day in 1890 and is buried in the Sisters’ Cemetery at Mount Saint Vincent. Maria Wallace entered the community in Emmitsburg, Md., in 1832. A few years later, she was sent to...
by Director of Communications | Jul 10, 2020 | Heritage, NEWS, Our Sisters
Almost every Sister of Charity has a story to tell. Unfortunately, many choose not to tell it or have it told. My friend, Sr. Mary Kelly (Sr. John Mary), was one of these Sisters. I realized this recently when I learned so many in the Congregation never knew her....
by Director of Communications | Jul 9, 2020 | NEWS
We, the Sisters of Charity of New York, extend our heartfelt prayers and support to all children, parents, teachers, school and church staff/administrators, and all members of the Archdiocese of New York as we process the devastating news that twenty Catholic Schools...
by Director of Communications | Jul 8, 2020 | NEWS, Our Sisters
As the pandemic was spreading in New York in mid-April, Sr. Donna Dodge, President of the Congregation, had an idea: a prayer card with a thumbnail image of every Sister of Charity. Together as One includes a photo of every living Sister of Charity of New York as...
