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In Memoriam: Sister Mary Kieran Mulligan, SC
… simplicity, honesty, integrity …so much for so many, quietly. Sister Mary Kieran (Kathleen) was born March 30, 1938, in Manhattan, one of three children, two girls and a boy of Francis and Annie J. McEneany Mulligan. Kathleen attended Saint Lucy Elementary School...
Against All Odds – 175 Years of the Sisters of Charity of New York
December 31, 2021 marks the 175th anniversary of the beginnings of the Sisters of Charity of New York. It’s when “the first election of community superiors was held in the chapel of the Prince Street asylum.” (Walsh 1, 137). Sister Elizabeth Boyle was...
Christmas Festivities at the Schools and Hospitals: Photographs from the Archives
By Mindy Gordon, Director, Archives and Museum In the Archives of the Sisters of Charity of New York, photographs illustrate the Christmas festivities held in the schools and hospitals where the Sisters ministered. Holiday events abounded: at schools, students...
Reflection for December 19, 2021 – Fourth Sunday of Advent
“Silence has a special place during Advent, a time of waiting and expectancy. Two women who are central to the unfolding Christmas story – Elizabeth and Mary – are themselves in a state of waiting. They are pregnant. And like women the world over, they are tuned to...
New Jersey and New York Sisters of Charity Gather for Congregation Day at Mount Saint Vincent
The Sisters of Charity of New York, the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, N.J., and their associates met at Mount Saint Vincent on Saturday, December 11 for a joyous day of prayer, reflection, and fellowship. The sisters from New Jersey arrived by bus in...
Reflection for December 12, 2021 – Third Sunday of Advent
“Shout for joy, O daughter Zion! Sing joyfully, O Israel! Be glad and exult with all your heart, O daughter Jerusalem!... the Ruler of Israel, the Holy One, is in your midst, you have no...
Reflection for December 5, 2021 – Second Sunday of Advent (Year B)
“Up, Jerusalem! Stand upon the heights; look to the east and see your children gathered from the east and the west at the word of the Holy One, rejoicing that they are remembered by God. Led away on foot by their enemies they left you, but God...
In Memoriam: Sister Muriel T. Long, SC
Sister Muriel deeply loved Scripture and spared no effort in sharing her enthusiasm with the widest possible audience. Sister Muriel Theresa Long, formerly Sister Maria Daniel, was born January 16, 1929, in Manhattan, one of four children, two daughters and two sons...
Mass for the Departed
By Sr. Maryellen Blumlein On Saturday, November 6, a beautiful, crisp autumn day, over 200 gathered in the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception to celebrate the Mass of Remembrance. The Mass honored sisters, associates and former members who had passed away from...
New Book on AIDS Highlights Compassion of Sisters and Colleagues at St. Vincent’s
In Hidden Mercy: AIDS, Catholics, and the Untold Stories of Compassion in the Face of Fear (Broadleaf Books, 2021) journalist Michael O’Loughlin explores the early years of the AIDS epidemic through the stories of “quiet heroes” who “didn’t look away, who at...