by Communications Office | Apr 17, 2025 | home, NEWS, Reflections, Spirituality
(Originally published on the Sisters of Charity of New York Website on April 14, 2017.) With Jesus, we live the three sacred days of this Holy Week – a week of acclamation and betrayal, of promises broken and hopes restored, a week of blessing and breaking bread and...
by Communications Office | Feb 14, 2025 | Founders, home, NEWS, Spirituality
By Sr. Regina Bechtle, SC, Charism Resources Director Though small in height, Elizabeth Ann Seton truly had a great heart. With her whole heart, she embraced people near and far. With her whole heart, she met the ups and downs of life. She found the source and meanIng...
by Communications Office | Dec 17, 2023 | Advent 2023, home
Third Sunday of Advent Readings: Isaiah 35:1-6A, 10, Psalm 146, James 5:7-10, Gospel – Matthew 11:2-11 Third Sunday of Advent reflection by Sr. Margaret O’Brien “REJOICE! Rejoice in the Lord always. Again, I say rejoice. Indeed, the Lord is near.” And that says...
by Communications Office | Dec 10, 2023 | Advent 2023, home, NEWS
Second Sunday of Advent Readings: Isaiah 40:1-11, Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13, 2 Peter 3:8-15a Gospel: Mark 1:1-8 Second Sunday of Advent reflection by Sr. Sheila Brosnan The second week of Advent sets us definitively on the path to the celebration of God’s...
by Communications Office | Dec 3, 2023 | Advent 2023, home, NEWS
First Sunday of Advent Readings- Isaiah 63:16b–64:2-7 – Psalm 80 – 1 Corinthians 1:3-9 – Mark 13:33-37 – God is the potter, we the clay – we are the work of God’s hands Psalm 80: God, let us turn to you...
by Communications Office | Mar 15, 2023 | home, NEWS, Reflections
Pope Francis invites us to: “Fast from worries and have trust in God.” We frequently worry about next steps, what others think, dangers ahead. We worry about illness in our families, war in our world and the decisions we make. Pope Francis urges us instead to trust in...
