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Over 400 Enjoy the 2019 Spring Benefit at Chelsea Piers
Over 400 friends gathered on a perfect evening to enjoy the 2019 Sisters of Charity Spring Benefit at The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers on Thursday, May 16. The Congregation honored Marianne DiTommaso, Vice President at Saint Joseph Medical Center, and Steven Korf,...
Mother’s Day 2019
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton was no ordinary woman. Her love of God, her commitment to the Church, and her desire to follow God’s will, whatever the cost, were all extraordinary. Yet, at the same time, her letters reveal that as a mother, she still experienced the most...
Sister Margaret Egan, SC, Honored by CMSV Teacher Education Department
Sister Margaret Egan, SC, educator for sixty years. Dedicated, inspirational educator, a woman of integrity and wisdom, mentor, friend, “a class act.” These words and more were repeated time and again on Wednesday, May 8, when faculty, students, staff, Sisters of...
Sister Barbara Ford, SC (July 26, 1938 – May 5, 2001)
By Maryellen Blumlein, SC Abigail Nathan, a sophomore at the College of Mount Saint Vincent, conducted research and wrote her paper on Sister Barbara Ford for her course, “Catholicism and the History of the Sisters of Charity of New York.” Her paper is titled “The...
April 28, 2019-Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday)
Readings: Acts 5:12-16; Psalm 118; Rev. 1: 9-19; John 20:19-31 Thomas has gotten a pretty bad rap over the centuries, but I for one can empathize with him. I don’t appreciate anyone who I think is trying to “con” me. What I know, I know from my experience, and I...
In Memoriam: Sister M. Patrice Murphy, SC
Sister Patrice once said, “There is no question that my current ministry with the terminally ill and their loved ones is one of the greatest privileges, and simultaneously, one of the most humbling experiences of my life. God allows me first hand...
In Memoriam: Sister Dorothy Emanuel, SC
Sister Dorothy loved her years in Ventnor where she helped to make everyone’s vacation time enjoyable with her kind, understanding, hospitable and generous nature. Her gentle sense of humor added to the community life she shared with others. Sister Dorothy...
April 21,2019 – Easter Sunday, the Resurrection of the Lord
Readings: Acts 10:34, 37-43; Psalm 118; Colossians 3:1-4 or 1 Corinthians 5:6B-8; John 20:1-9 or Mark 16:1-7 On the Friday we call “Good,” Jesus was delivered, entregada. In anguish, he cried out to the One who seemed silent: It is finished…. Father, into your hands I...
In Memoriam: Sister Mary Jane Fitzgibbon, SC
As an excellent educator and an ardent advocate to advance services for children and families in need, Sister Mary Jane left her mark as compassionate, kind, thoughtful and concerned about others. Sister Mary Jane Fitzgibbon (Sister Mary Baptista) was born...
Assembly 2019 Report — Election of President and Council
The Sisters of Charity of New York are happy to announce that the delegates of Assembly 2019 elected Sister Donna Dodge President, and approved the appointment of Sister Dorothy Metz as First Assistant to the President, and Sister Dominica Rocchio as Second Assistant...