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In Memoriam: Sister Rita McIvor, SC
Sister Rita, whose parents were born in the north of Ireland, loved Irish history and music. Hum a few bars of a song and she would continue by singing the words. She loved to sing and for many years was a member of the Fordham University choir for Sunday Mass. Sister...
In Memoriam: Sister Eileen T. Kelly, SC
Sister Eileen was a life-long learner whose interests ranged from the findings of the James Webb Space Telescope focused on the edge of the universe to the rocks forming the foundation of New York City. Her contemplative heart turned to poetry to express these wonders...
White Supremacy & Christian Nationalism: A 3-Part Reflective Series
Join the Voting & Anti-Racism Committee of SCNY PJIC Office and SCSE Office of Peace, Justice and Ecological Integrity for a 3-Part Reflective Conversation Series on White Supremacy and Christian Nationalism. When: Second Monday of May, June, and July 2024, via...
The Criminal Legal System: The Impact on the Community & Relationship to Poverty
We invite you to join us for an interactive webinar with Katie Schaffer, Director of Advocacy and Organizing at the Center for Community Alternatives (CCA) and Noel Casey, Westchester/ Hudson Valley Community Organizer at Release Aging People in Prison (RAPP). They...
Acts of the Joint Assembly of 2023 – One Year Later
https://youtu.be/D-TE360YALI In honor of the one year anniversary of our Joint General Assembly with the Sisters of Charity of St. Elizabeth, we have created a special video entitled; Acts of the Joint Assembly of 2023 - One Year Later, with updates from each of the...
In Memoriam: Sister Elizabeth (Lily) Mary Butler, SC
Her inspiration was the love of Mother Elizabeth Boyle in the 1850s for the immigrant orphans in the City. Almost every week she traveled to downtown New York to join a demonstration asking for legislation that provides better services for the poor and for newly...
In Memoriam: Sister Rose Ann Bianco, SC
Sister Rose had a keen wit, a good sense of humor and a quick smile that lit up her face. She was a compassionate nurse and provided a listening ear and sound advice as a social worker. Sister Rose Ann Bianco, Sister Angela Miriam, was born June 20, 1925, in...
Music and Conversation: A Concert Celebrating Women in Service
Bronx Arts Ensemble, University of Mount Saint Vincent (UMSV), and the New York Philharmonic are teaming up for a chamber music concert and panel discussion on Sunday, March 10, at 2 pm at the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception on the campus of UMSV. The concert will...
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton: Seeker…Servant…Saint
To begin the new year, Sisters and Associates from the Sisters of Charity of New York and the Sisters of Charity of St. Elizabeth came together in Convent Station, NJ for the Feast of the Epiphany, and to celebrate the Feast of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton. August 28,...
In Memoriam: Sister E. Bernadette Brennan, SC
Since early years in the community, Sister Bernadette was known as a generous and welcoming person. From a sister with a first-time assignment to teach a lower grade to the first-time inquirer about House of Prayer programs, Sister Bernadette easily stepped forward to...