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Sisters of Charity of New York Associates Commitment Ceremony – September 27, 2025
L-R: Lynn Christopher (Lifetime Commitment), Deanne May, Gillian May, Kathleen Mayer, Sheila Simmons, and Dr. Ana Ribeiro, (Renewing Commitment ) and Anne Marie Gardiner (New Associate/Lifetime Commitment) On the Feast of St. Vincent de Paul, the Sisters of Charity of...
Sisters of Charity of New York Respond to Cardinal Dolan’s Remarks on Charlie Kirk
Several of us watched Cardinal Dolan’s recent FOX interview, where he referred to Charlie Kirk as “a modern-day St. Paul.” The Cardinal praised Mr. Kirk’s conviction and willingness to speak about the Lord and for being a model for young people looking for meaning in...
A Celebration Fit for a Saint
Seton Shrine’s 50th Anniversary Weekend of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton’s Canonization The Sisters of Charity of New York were honored to join pilgrims, ministries, and Vincentian family members in Emmitsburg for a once-in-a-lifetime celebration: the 50th Anniversary of...
New Video Honors Elizabeth The New Yorker
https://youtu.be/vLyyxJ4uz_Q?si=hdiHCB0waFIT6yaB In 1975, the U.N.’s International Women’s Year, Pope Paul VI canonized Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton as the first American-born Saint of the Catholic Church. To mark the 50th anniversary of this extraordinary event, the...
Catholic Sisters Sail the Hudson to Raise Awareness about Water Pollution
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE When: Friday, September 5, 2025, 12:30 pm ET Where: Cold Spring Pier 2 West Street Cold Spring, NY 10516 **Photo opp at 12:30 pm before the pilgrimage** CONTACT: Sr. Carol De Angelo, SC cdeangelo@scny.org 718-549-9235...
100 Days of Prayer, Fasting, and Advocacy — Seton Style
When the Leadership Conference of Women Religious invited congregations to host a Day of Prayer, Fasting, and Advocacy a national initiative encouraging congregations and their friends to pray, fast, and advocate for social justice and peace from May 29 to September...
Prayer Is Where We Begin, But Not Where We End
Elizabeth Ann Seton built schools so that children could learn, grow, and pray in safety. Today, in Minneapolis, that sacred trust was shattered. As Sisters of Charity, we grieve with the families, students, and teachers whose lives have been forever changed. Prayer...
Elizabeth Seton: A Saint For Our Times
By Sr. Regina Bechtle and Sr. Mary Mc Cormick, originally published in Vision Magazine’s Summer 2025 issue All religions celebrate those whom their tradition regards as saints. In the Catholic community, there has evolved a process known as canonization. Certain men...
Assumption of Mary into Heaven
By Sr. Eileen McGrory, SC In the Catholic tradition, Mary, Mother of God, is celebrated with a feast called the Assumption of Mary into Heaven. The Church declared this feast officially on November 1, 1950, by proclaiming that at the end of her earthly life, Mary was...
Woke Like The Saints
Yes, we believe in being woke—not as the distorted insult it has become, but in the truest, most Gospel-rooted sense of the word. To be “woke” is to be awakened—by love, by truth, by the Spirit of God. It is to open our eyes to injustice and refuse to look away. St....
