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Three Women (plus 1) and Salvation’s Mysteries
Confirmation May 25, 1806, Elizabeth Ann Seton wrote to Antonio Filicchi that receiving the sacrament had “added the name Mary to the Ann Elizabeth which present the three most endearing ideas in the world — and contain the moments of the Mysteries of...
Take Action to Protect Our Vote
Dear Friends, In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, we’ve seen too many voters forced to choose between participating in our democracy and protecting their health. Forcing voters to vote in person during a pandemic is a threat to public health and the integrity of...
In Memoriam: Sister Clare Regan, SC
As a good listener, compassionate with those caught in life’s struggles, she became a role model for the hundreds of students fortunate to know her. Sister Clare Regan (Sister Grace Matthew) was born August 24, 1926, in Jersey City, New Jersey, one of four daughters...
Leadership Team Shares Concerns with Cardinal Dolan
The following letter was sent to Cardinal Dolan on May 13, 2020, by the Sisters of Charity Leadership Team. Dear Cardinal Dolan, We, the Leadership Team of the Sisters of Charity of New York, write to you not only as women religious, but as faithful members of the...
May 21, 2020 – Solemnity of the Ascension
(Celebrated in some dioceses on Sunday, May 24) Readings: Acts 1:1–11; Psalm 47; Ephesians 1:17–23; Matthew 28:16–20 “Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?” the disciples in the first reading ask, seeking some certainty in their lives. In...
May 17, 2020 – Sixth Sunday of Easter
Readings: Acts 8: 5–8,14–17; Psalm 66; 1 Peter 3:15–18; John 14:15–21 Fifty years ago today I professed my final vows as a Sister of Charity. Like generations of women before me, I committed myself to live in poverty, celibate chastity and obedience for life,...
May 13 – Feast of Julian of Norwich, Fourteenth Century Spiritual Guide
In these days of fear and uncertainty, Julian of Norwich provides a simple image of God’s care, for even the smallest thing carries a powerful message: “Hold in the palm of your hand the hazelnut, a small thing, round like a ball. It is all that is made; it is made by...
Sisters of Charity Leadership Team Encourages Discernment of Values in Upcoming Elections
As we near election time, we would like to remind each of us, ourselves included, of the solemn responsibility that lies before us in choosing our elected leaders. The Sisters of Charity of New York would particularly like to take this opportunity to remind our...
May 10, 2020 – Fifth Sunday of Easter/Mother’s Day
Readings: Acts 6:1–7; Psalm 33; 1 Peter 2:4–9; John 14:1–12 Today’s Gospel reading from John is part of Jesus’ instruction to the apostles at their last Passover meal. It is familiar to us because it is often read at funerals. What do the apostles have to be troubled...
Prayer for the Feast of St. Louise de Marillac — May 9, 2020
During this time of pandemic, death, social isolation, economic uncertainty and disrupted lives, we listen to the wisdom of Louise, ask for her assistance and come before our God to pray for our broken world. Let us pray: Louise, you who so frequently were faced with...