by Communications Office | Jan 3, 2021 | NEWS, Reflections
January 4, 2021 marks the 200th anniversary of Elizabeth Ann Seton’s death. Elizabeth Ann Seton Wife, mother, foundress, saint. Her steadfast fidelity, unwavering hope, astute ability to trust in her own experiences, make her a woman for our times as for...
by Communications Office | Jan 2, 2021 | NEWS, Reflections
EPIPHANY… … sign, summons… … star, angels’ song… … response, risk, search… … revelation, discovery, faith SEEKERS OF GOD, CALLED & SENT… Mary and Joseph – Shepherds and sages – Simeon and Anna – Elizabeth Seton, Elizabeth Boyle & the early...
by Director of Communications | Dec 22, 2020 | Advent 2020, NEWS
“Are you not under my protection?” The words that Our Lady of Guadalupe spoke to Juan Diego seemed to be directed to Sisters of Charity, Associates and Companions in the U.S. and in Guatemala as they met on her feast day, December 12, 2020, for their first-ever...
by Director of Communications | Nov 29, 2020 | Advent 2020, NEWS, Spirituality
Rome, 20 November 2020 Dear brothers and sisters, May the grace and peace of Jesus be always with us! The year 2020, marked with so much suffering, anxiety, and fear and the prognosis of an enormous increase in poverty throughout the world, particularly because of...
by Communications Office | Oct 31, 2020 | NEWS, Reflections, Spirituality
“The accidents of life separate us from our dearest friends; but let us not despond. God is like a looking-glass in which souls see each other. The more we are united to him by love, the nearer we are to those who belong to him.” – St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, from...
by Director of Communications | Oct 17, 2020 | NEWS, Reflections, Spirituality
God who orders all things mercifully mingles sweetness with bitterness. If misfortunes take the upper hand, He spreads the veil of peace on the soul that places trust in Him. –Attributed to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton The bittersweet vine bears a...
