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Sisters of Charity Renew Tradition and Vows on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
“Loving God, raise what is awakening in us up to your light that we may better discern the action of your Spirit calling us forth in this dawning age of Charity Rising, now more than ever!” The Sisters of Charity of New York customarily renew their vows every December...
Christmas Appeal 2020
Dear Friends, I hope you are uplifted in this season of anticipation, as we look forward to celebrating the arrival of our Lord and Savior. After enduring much uncertainty this year, we can all relate to the anxiety Mary and Joseph must have felt on that holy night,...
Jesuits and Company Visit Sisters Hill Farm
On a sunny fall day this past October, members of Fordham University’s Murray Weigel Kohlmann Jesuit Community traveled from their home on the Rose Hill campus in the Bronx to Sisters Hill Farm, the Sisters of Charity farm ministry in Dutchess County. Twelve people...
In Memoriam: Sister Theresa D. Luciano, SC
On the occasion of her 50th Anniversary as a Sister of Charity, Yonkers’ Mayor Philip A. Amicone declared October 5, 2007, “Sister Theresa Luciano Day.” The Proclamation noted the “quality and innovative education and strong foundation” she provided for the many...
Advent letter 2020 — the Face of Jesus: the Face of God and of All Humanity
Rome, 20 November 2020 Dear brothers and sisters, May the grace and peace of Jesus be always with us! The year 2020, marked with so much suffering, anxiety, and fear and the prognosis of an enormous increase in poverty throughout the world, particularly because of...
A Thank You from the “Sisters’ Mister” at Mount Saint Vincent Convent
The following is from the Autumn 2020 issue of Vision. At our Mount Saint Vincent Convent I see many Sisters of Charity faces. Some come from near and some have come from faraway places. But all of them are here to reach one common goal–to heal the body, mind,...
Invitation to Advent Lecture Series: No Room — The Moral and Spiritual Challenge of Homelessness
The Office of Peace, Justice and Ecological Integrity of the Sisters of Charity of St. Elizabeth extend an invitation to join in the Annual Advent Lecture Series, No Room: The Moral and Spiritual Challenge of Homelessness. The virtual series will be offered on three...
Inspiring the Next Generation: Seton Scholar Olivia Hilliard
The following is from the Autumn 2020 issue of Vision. Seton Scholarship recipient and CMSV senior Olivia “Liv” Hilliard is a shining example of how the Sisters of Charity continue to inspire the next generation of nurses. Liv chose the Mount for her nursing...
Education in The Bahamas
The following is from the Autumn 2020 issue of Vision. The second Sisters of Charity mission* outside the United States was Nassau, Bahamas, an island colony of the vast British empire. When Archbishop Corrigan asked Mother Ambrosia Sweeney to send sisters...
Elizabeth Seton College — An Educational First, 60 Years Ago
The following is from the Autumn 2020 issue of Vision. The Charity of Christ impels the Sisters of Charity to provide every service in our power. In 1898, that meant opening the first Catholic secondary school in Yonkers, Seton Academic Institute. After several...