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Dr. Susan R. Burns Named New President of College of Mount Saint Vincent
The following is from the Spring 2021 issue of VISION. By Patrice Athanasidy The Board of Trustees of the College of Mount Saint Vincent appointed Dr. Susan R. Burns president effective January 1, 2021. She comes to the Mount from Clarke University in Iowa where...
Sunday, June 6, 2021, Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi)
Readings: Exodus 24:3-8; Psalm 116; Hebrews 9:11-15; Mark 14:12-16,22-26 Bread is the staple of many cultures: white, rye, sourdough, Middle Eastern pita, tortillas and pan dulce from LatinX countries, French baguettes, Ethiopian injera flatbread, Irish soda bread,...
Mount Saint Vincent Station House and St. Vincent’s Point
The following is from the Spring 2021 issue of VISION. By Mindy Gordon, Archivist During the summer months on the Mount Saint Vincent Campus, access is permitted to St. Vincent’s Point, a secluded, grassy area at the edge of the Hudson River. To reach St. Vincent’s...
Fratelli Tutti – On Fraternal and Social Friendship
From the Office of Peace, Justice and Integrity of Creation The following is from the Spring 2021 issue of VISION. By Bill Hurley, Associate Pope Francis published the third encyclical of his papacy on October 3, 2020. It was not a coincidence that we celebrate...
Charity Wisdom – Pentecost & Ordinary Time – June – August 2021
From centuries ago, the words of our founders still resound, full of wisdom and insight for today. Saints Elizabeth Ann Seton, Vincent de Paul, and Louise de Marillac invite us to open our hearts to Christ’s gift of the Holy Spirit, to our neighbors around us,...
Sunday, May 30, 2021 – Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
Readings: Deuteronomy 4:32-34, 39-40; Psalm 33; Romans 8:14-17; Matthew 28:16-20 Have you ever wondered about the number of times in a single day you make the Sign of the Cross? I hadn’t really thought about it until I was recently waiting for a Saturday 5 PM Mass to...
Sister Rita King — Teacher, Archivist and Community Historian
The following is from the Spring 2021 issue of Vision. By Mindy Gordon, Archivist As an educator and archivist, Sr. Rita King’s career has been steeped in the pursuit of history. A Yonkers native, Sr. Rita attended St. Mary’s Elementary School and St. Barnabas High...
Partners in Ministry – “Keepers of the Flame”
The following is from the Spring 2021 issue of Vision. For over 200 years, partnership with the laity has been a hallmark of the Sisters of Charity mission. Today, this partnership is more important than ever. In this first of a series, the Sisters of Charity are...
May 23, 2021 – Solemnity of Pentecost
READINGS: Acts 2:1-11; Psalm 104; 1 Corinthians 12:3-7, 12-13; John 20:19-23 In her book Mary for Today (Thomas More Press, 1977), Sr. Patricia Noone, SC reflects on Mary’s presence among the early disciples as they awaited the coming of the Holy Spirit: “The...
From the 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers to a Sister of Charity
The following is from the Spring 2021 issue of Vision. It’s a statement often repeated in the world of archivists, “You never know what you are going to find.” Last January 2020, while researching a question in documents from St. Mary’s Hospital, Brooklyn, two...