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A Poem for Catholic Schools Week
Elizabeth Seton: Light and Grace Candlelight on her Bible. She reaches for the pen, writes in the margin “to know Thy truth.” To know, in the midst of argument and controversy … Candlelight flickers as she underlines Eternity. “Evenings alone:...
Prophets and Healers for a Time of Division
The following is from the Winter 2021 issue of Vision. On January 4, 2021 the Sisters of Charity mark the 200th anniversary of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton’s entrance into eternal life at a tumultuous time in our nation. We have lived through a historic and contentious...
Legacy of Elizabeth: Be Citizens of the World
The following is from the Winter 2021 issue of Vision. How is it that anyone can say, “I am a citizen of the world”? In her correspondence with Rev. Simon Bruté in 1817, Elizabeth Seton shared her heart’s deep sentiments as she prepared to send Sr. Rose to her beloved...
Housing Insecurity Relief Fund
We need your help. As COVID-19 continues to devastate our country, the Sisters of Charity receive numerous requests from our ministries for help in serving the poorest of the poor. In particular, we are seeing a great number of people who are being threatened by...
All in the Order of Providence
“…I see all in the order of Providence.” (to Julia Scott) – St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, from Elizabeth Bayley Seton, Collected Writings 2, 642. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton is enjoying Restaurant Week. (Remember those?) Maybe she is meeting her friend Julia at their favorite...
Join SCNY in a National COVID Memorial on January 19, 2021
The Sisters of Charity of New York invite friends and supporters to join us on Tuesday, January 19, 2021, at 5:30 p.m. ET, as we participate in a memorial to remember and honor the lives lost to COVID-19. The National COVID Memorial will also take place in cities and...
Charity Wisdom — Ordinary Time, January – February 2021
Charity Wisdom from Our Saints From centuries ago, the words of Saints Elizabeth Ann Seton, Vincent de Paul and Louise de Marillac still resound, full of wisdom and insight for today. They are our mentors in the way of Charity. In company with Christ, we seek to heal...
Statement for National Unity and Healing
We, the Sisters of Charity of New York, are called to be women of healing, sensitive to the wounds of persons and the social evils of our times. We strive to use every means in our power to reconcile and bring into unity persons and groups who are alienated or...
Re–Membering … Sister Mary Ulrica O’Reilly
Ulrica O’Reilly! Sisters smile when they hear her name. Wasn’t she the Civil War heroine who defied the mob and single-handedly saved the soldiers and military hospital from the angry rioters? She’s the very one! In “Nuns of the Battlefield,” Ellen Ryan Jolly tells us...
Litany of Elizabeth Ann Seton
Elizabeth, loving daughter Encourage in all children obedience and love Elizabeth, troubled teenager Speak to today’s confused, sometimes abused young people Elizabeth, Faithful wife Grant gifts of love and generosity to all spouses Elizabeth, caring mother Share your...