by Director of Communications | Mar 21, 2020 | NEWS, Reflections, Spirituality
Readings: 1 Samuel 16:1-13A; Psalm 23; Ephesians 5:8-14; John 9:1-41 What do we see, and what do we refuse to see? Like the Pharisees in today’s Gospel, we often don’t see what contradicts our preconceived notions, our prejudices, and our limited experiences. Jesus...
by Director of Communications | Mar 15, 2020 | NEWS, Reflections, Spirituality
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Acting well our part in present difficulties is the only way to insure the peace of futurity. As Sisters of Charity we should fear nothing. It would be ungrateful in me after all our God has done for me and mine to be discouraged now,...
by Director of Communications | Mar 14, 2020 | NEWS, Reflections, Spirituality
Readings: Exodus 17: 3–7; Psalm 95; Romans 5: 1–2, 5-8; John 4: 5–42 In today’s gospel, Jesus promises to give us living water. For one Samaritan woman this gift changed her life. On that memorable day, dawn broke holding no expectations, promising only another...
by Director of Communications | Mar 14, 2020 | NEWS
AAs we celebrate National Catholic Sisters Week, we honor the Sisters whose shoulders we stand on, who worked tirelessly with the Archdiocese and Catholic laity to serve the people of New York and beyond. Elizabeth Ann Seton’s final words to her sisters urged them to...
by Director of Communications | Mar 13, 2020 | NEWS, Our Sisters
Sister Anna Marian entered the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of New York on February 1, 1947, her twentieth birthday. Her first mission was at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel on 116 Street, where she served for six years. With two other sisters, Sister Marian began...
