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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...
First Sunday of Advent – A Reckless Advent Prayer
November 28, 2021. First Sunday of Advent Advent: a time of waiting, of longing, of preparing the way. Advent: a time to be reckless, to read the signs of these times and seek the grace of this moment, as this excerpt from the current issue of Give Us This...
Sister Kathleen Tracy: A Life in the Advanced Sciences
By Teri Tynes, Communications Associate The following is from the Autumn 2021 issue of Vision. Sister Kathleen Tracey’s decades-long career in scientific research and teaching exemplifies the Sisters of Charity’s commitment to education at all levels, not just...
Caring for Our Common Home
By Sister Mary Ann Garisto The following is from the Autumn 2021 issue of Vision. Sister Mary Ann Garisto The release of the recent United Nations climate change report gives new urgency for us to take individual and collective action on behalf of the...