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...
by Communications Office | Feb 28, 2023 | home, NEWS, Reflections
“Be merciful, O Lord, for we have sinned.” Psalm 51 This first week of Lent, let us look at the ways we have fallen short. What have we done or failed to do to become the person God has called us to be? Can we with humility, ask God to transform us? Do we trust that...
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 | Jun 18, 2022 | home, Reflections, Spirituality
A reflection for the feast of Corpus Christi By Sister Regina Bechtle CALL TO PRAYER Leader: As people formed by the Eucharist, we seek to live in grateful thanksgiving. All: May Charity...
by Communications Office | Feb 22, 2022 | Founders, NEWS, Reflections, Spirituality, Vision
By Regina Bechtle, SC The following is from the Winter 2022 issue of VISION. After Pope Francis’ July 2021 hospital stay, a headline in Catholic New York read: “Pope, recuperating from surgery, shows tenderness to fellow patients.” (Catholic New York, 7/15/21). In...
by Communications Office | Jan 3, 2022 | home, NEWS, Reflections, Spirituality
On January 4th we celebrate the feast of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton.The following prayer was prepared by Sisters Judy Mertz and Kathleen Flanagan, Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, New Jersey. Celebrating Saint Elizabeth Ann SetonGod’s Presence in the World...
