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When Harlem Was In Vogue Book Discussion:
Join us as we continue our annual book seminar Continue our annual book seminar as we explore When Harlem Was in Vogue by David Levering Lewis, a compelling account of the Harlem Renaissance and the cultural, artistic, and political movement that transformed Black...
Season of Creation Book Discussion: The Problem With Plastic
Register here For more information contact Sr. Carol De Angelo, SC (cdeangelo@scny.org) or Ms. Leeanna Varga (lvarga@ophope.org ). Planning Team: Sr. Carol De Angelo, SC; Sr. Alice Marie Giordano, OSU; Sr. Claire Regan, SC; Ms. Leeanna Varga, OP Hope. Format: opening...
We’ve Got A Blasphemy Problem
For Christians, the answer to this Bible quiz should be a no-brainer. “I was a stranger and you welcomed me.”— Matthew 25:35 And yet, somewhere along the way, too many Christians — across denominations, including our own Catholic Church — have lost sight of the Lord...
ABC TV Australia Documentary Tells the Story of the Sisters of Charity of New York
Holy Trouble goes global! What began on social media has now become an international documentary. At the beginning of 2026, Suzanne Smith, an award-winning producer with ABC TV Australia, contacted the Sisters of Charity of New York after discovering the Congregation...
In Remembrance: Sister Mary O’Brien
Responsible, determined, even-tempered are a few adjectives others have used to describe Sister Mary. With these qualities, Saint Margaret of Cortona School was fortunate to have her as its seventh and eighth grade math teacher for eighteen years! Sister Mary...
In Remembrance: Sister Mary Liegey
Sister Mary retired in 1997 and joined Sister Margaret Farrara, S.C. (+ 2021) making jelly sold in and around Eagle Bridge and in the Congregation. For several years additional orders came their way when a jar of their famous jelly became a gift for benefactors....
Movie Night: All the Empty Rooms
By Diandra Garcia-Heredia, Advocacy & Program Coordinator for PJIC join the Peace, Justice & Integrity of Creation Office on August 23 at 3:00 p.m. in the University of Mount Saint Vincent President's Reception Room for a screening of the Netflix...
In Remembrance: Sister Rosemary Petrucelli
Sister Rosemary became a Public Health Nurse in New York City. She later served in the New York State Department of Health Systems Management as Consultant in Hospital Nursing Services for fourteen years and as a Health Program Administrator for eight years. During...
Vision Summer 2026
Love Must Win Out. It’s the Only Thing That Can. The words appeared on a hand-painted sign outside the Delaney Hall Hospitality Tent in Newark, New Jersey, where volunteers continue to accompany families separated from loved ones held in detention. What began as a...
In Remembrance: Sister Mary Catherine Cleary
With an easy ability to learn names, each child was recognized and acknowledged individually. Her creative flair filled hallway spaces with seasonal decorations, making school a happy place. Praised as an excellent teacher and administrator, the Archdiocese of New...









