by Director of Communications | Nov 27, 2019 | NEWS, Reflections, Spirituality
by Nancy Sylvester Perhaps, this year, Thanksgiving Day can be more than having a good meal, watching the football games or finding the best sales. Integrate into your plans a time to reflect on the key elements of the story of Thanksgiving. Let Thanksgiving Day...
by Director of Communications | Nov 23, 2019 | NEWS, Reflections, Spirituality
READINGS: 2 Samuel 5:1–3; Psalm 122; Colossians 1:12–20; Luke 23:35–43 Fans of “Downton Abbey” or “The King and I” have a certain image of what it means to be a king/queen: a ruler who is born into a semi-divine state of privilege, an absolute monarch who exercises...
by Director of Communications | Oct 15, 2019 | Founders, NEWS, Reflections, Spirituality
In this season when we thank God for an abundant harvest, we invite you to join us in this prayer. Written by Sr. Vivienne Joyce, SC, it celebrates two facets of God’s abundant outpouring of love: the charism of Charity and our unfolding awareness of God’s creation....
by Director of Communications | Sep 6, 2019 | NEWS, Reflections, Spirituality
Ordinary Time — Autumn 2019 Charity Wisdom from our Founders Autumn — a time to thank God for a full harvest of blessings, and to pray for peace, for responsible care of creation, for workers & those who seek work, for teachers and students, for those living...
by Director of Communications | Aug 27, 2019 | NEWS, Reflections, Spirituality
There are two beautifully crafted statues that have meaningful connection with New York City. One of these is the Statue of Liberty, generous gift of France, now located in New York Harbor. The other is a sculpted statue of Elizabeth Seton, entitled Hazard Yet...
by Director of Communications | Aug 14, 2019 | NEWS, Reflections, Spirituality
In her timeless 1977 book, Mary for Today, Sr. Patricia Noone, SC, reflected on the people of God and their unfolding understanding of the mystery of God at work in the life of Mary, the mother of Jesus About today’s Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary, Sr. Pat lifts...
