by Communications Office | Jan 8, 2023 | home, NEWS, Reflections
Photo credit: Church of the Epiphany, Manhattan, NY Reflection on the Solemnity of the Epiphany, Jan. 8, 2023 My heart aches – I’m sure yours does too – when I hear about the persecution of one ethnic or political group by another. Front and center...
by Communications Office | Dec 14, 2022 | home, NEWS
[Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’ urges us to cultivate “hearts…authentically open to universal communion.” (#92) In response to this call in light of our charism of Charity, Sr. Claire E. Regan offered these thoughts on a snowy December morning.] In her...
by Communications Office | Dec 13, 2022 | home, NEWS
By Sr. Carol De Angelo O Come O Come Emmanuel (God with us). I love the Advent Season. The liturgical readings remind me of waiting in hopeful expectation for the coming of God’s reign in its fulness, of God made flesh … in Jesus and in us and all Creation. Taking a...
by Communications Office | Nov 17, 2022 | home, NEWS
Project: Personal Reflections on the Eucharist By Sr. Genevieve Wetmore On May 11, 1947 I had the most wonderful “first time” experience of receiving Jesus into my heart and life. As a child i took myself to Mass at nearby St. Peter’s Church and...
by Communications Office | Nov 11, 2022 | home, NEWS
By Sr. Regina Bechtle, SC Though not veterans of any branch of the military, Sisters of Charity of New York not only experienced the brutal impact of war but also gave heroic service during several wars. The Civil War Sr. Mary Ulrica O’Reilly supervised 14 Sisters of...
by Communications Office | Nov 3, 2022 | home, PJIC News
As people of faith and faithful citizens, we pray these days before, on and following Election Day that we work for a democracy that values respect, dignity, inclusiveness, and equity. We pray that voters, election workers, those who hold political office, those who...