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Charity Wisdom at a Time of Shared Crisis
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Acting well our part in present difficulties is the only way to insure the peace of futurity. As Sisters of Charity we should fear nothing. It would be ungrateful in me after all our God has done for me and mine to be discouraged now,...
March 15, 2020 — Third Sunday of Lent
Readings: Exodus 17: 3–7; Psalm 95; Romans 5: 1–2, 5-8; John 4: 5–42 In today’s gospel, Jesus promises to give us living water. For one Samaritan woman this gift changed her life. On that memorable day, dawn broke holding no expectations, promising only another...
SC Legacy: Mother Loretto Bernard Beagan
AAs we celebrate National Catholic Sisters Week, we honor the Sisters whose shoulders we stand on, who worked tirelessly with the Archdiocese and Catholic laity to serve the people of New York and beyond. Elizabeth Ann Seton’s final words to her sisters urged them to...
Catholic Sisters Week Spotlight: Sister Anna Marian Lascell, SC
Sister Anna Marian entered the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of New York on February 1, 1947, her twentieth birthday. Her first mission was at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel on 116 Street, where she served for six years. With two other sisters, Sister Marian began...
SC Legacy: Mother Mary Fuller
As we celebrate National Catholic Sisters Week, we honor the Sisters whose shoulders we stand on, who worked tirelessly with the Archdiocese and Catholic laity to serve the people of New York and beyond. Elizabeth Ann Seton’s final words to her sisters urged them to...
Catholic Sisters Week Spotlight: Sister Mary Ellen O’Boyle, SC
Teaching on the elementary level introduced Sister Mary Ellen O’Boyle to the needs of the poor, especially the struggles of young mothers. On the high school level, her goal was to prepare young women for employment that would make them highly qualified and respected...
SC Legacy: Mother Mary Melita McClancy
As we celebrate National Catholic Sisters Week, we honor the Sisters whose shoulders we stand on, who worked tirelessly with the Archdiocese and Catholic laity to serve the people of New York and beyond. Elizabeth Ann Seton’s final words to her sisters urged them to...
In Memoriam: Sister Nora Hearty, SC
A primary grades teacher par excellence, Sister Nora will long be remembered by her students and their parents for her quiet, gentle and compassionate nature, which endeared her to all with whom she lived and worked. Sister Nora Hearty (Sister Honoria Maria) was born...
Catholic Sisters Week Spotlight: Sister Teresa Dermody, SC
Sister Teresa Dermody, SC, celebrates over sixty years as a Sister of Charity and cherishes her life as a gift with gratitude to God and the Community. Her early education at Cathedral High School by the Sisters of Charity led her to consider and follow a vocation in...
SC Legacy: Mother Mary Angela Hughes
As we celebrate National Catholic Sisters Week, we honor the Sisters whose shoulders we stand on, who worked tirelessly with the Archdiocese and Catholic laity to serve the people of New York and beyond. Elizabeth Ann Seton’s final words to her sisters urged them to...