by Director of Communications | Mar 24, 2020 | NEWS
Dear Friends of the Sisters of Charity, These are troubling times for our nation and our world, but I want to assure you of the prayers of the Sisters of Charity and our Associates and Companions. Many difficult decisions are being made, and we, too, must make them as...
by Director of Communications | Mar 24, 2020 | NEWS, Reflections, Spirituality
Time shall be no more. Eternity reigns. An eternity of endless days, endless ages — time, division of time no more. My God how awful (awe inspiring) this thought. All I know is there will be no more of such time as is now my own. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton (CW IIIa, 508)...
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...
