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Sister Nancy Kellar, SC, Student and Later Teacher at Cathedral High School
By Willona Sloan Alumnae Feature by Cathedral High School Celebrating National Catholic Sisters Week 2019 For Sr. Nancy Kellar, SC ’58, whose three older sisters had attended Cathedral, the high school was the obvious choice. She loved Cathedral, and her history...
In Memoriam: Sister Rosemarie Bittermann, SC
Sister’s sense of humor, generous heart, and love of community life are memories for those with whom she lived. Sister Rosemarie Bittermann (Sister Marie Anthony) was born August 4, 1922, in Saugerties, New York, one of six daughters and one son of Anthony...
Charity Wisdom from Our Founders and Friends — Lent
Lent (March–April 2019) Lent invites us to clear the blockages within and among us and to heed Christ’s invitation to change our hearts and minds. From centuries ago, the words of our founders still resound, full of wisdom and insight for today. Saints Elizabeth Ann...
School Children Join LEFSA–SCNY Sock Drive
The Spirit was alive and singing when Sr. Peggy McEntee visited second and third graders of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School in Shrub Oak, N.Y. Sister Peggy went to the school to visit with the children and to receive the socks they collected during a drive that they...
Elizabeth Ann Seton—In the Lazaretto
By Mary E. McCormick, SC Elizabeth Seton had two life-changing experiences in a place of quarantine. In 1799 her father, Dr. Richard Bayley, became Chief Medical Officer at the Quarantine Station on Staten Island. His task: to examine immigrants to prevent any with...
In Memoriam: Sister Helen Scoltock, SC
Sister Helen will be remembered by her students, their parents, and the Sisters with whom she lived and worked as kind, compassionate, and ready to assist anyone who needed help.Sister Helen Scoltock (Sister Margaret Dolores) was born February 21, 1926, in...
Third Sunday of Ordinary Time – January 27, 2019
“Caring for the Body” Readings: Nehemiah 8:2–10 (selections); Psalm 19 (selections); 1 Cor 12:12–30; Luke 1:1–4 and 4:14–21 The idea of the human body serving as a metaphor for the human community is hardly a new one. Even at the time St. Paul was writing to the...
A Conversation with Sister Dorothy Emanuel
By Charlotte Raftery, SC Sister Dorothy welcomed me warmly to sit with her in her room at Kittay Senior Apartments, acutely aware that we were going to share in a bit of her experience of being a Sister of Charity. When at one point in the sharing Sister Dorothy said...
Remember the International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking, February 8
Their bodies are sold for profit,while their souls cry out in agony.Won’t you help us answer their prayers?Dear Friend,When it comes to the empowerment of women and girls, the world is beginning to get it. Instead of blaming and shaming victims of...
January 13, 2019 – The Baptism of Our Lord
Readings: Isaiah 42:1–4, 6–7; Psalm104; Acts 10:34–38; Luke 3:15–16, 21–22 We are thirteen days into this New Year. The Christmas celebrations have officially ended. The gifts have been given and in some cases returned. The Christmas trees have been taken down...