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The Feast of St. Vincent de Paul, September 27, 2018
The dark cloud of the ongoing clerical abuse scandal in the Church hangs heavy over all the Catholic faithful. We try to absorb the awful news and hold the pain of abuse victims in our hearts and prayers. We also share the pain of our brother priests who have lived...
In Memoriam: Sister Eleanor Fitzgerald, SC
Sister Eleanor will long be remembered by students, their families, and her colleagues with whom she worked over the years as kind and compassionate. Sister Eleanor Fitzgerald (Sister Mary Maurice) was born April 15, 1933 in New York City. She was one of...
Saint Joseph Medical Center Dedicates Sr. Jane Manor
Saint Joseph’s Medical Center (SJMC) officially dedicated a new residence in Staten Island on July 31, 2018, that will accommodate forty-nine residents. The new facility, “Sr. Jane Manor,” honors Sister Jane Iannucelli, SC, President of the Sisters of Charity of New...
Volunteers Wanted for 8-Week Fall English as Second Language Program
Classes for the Sisters of Charity Fall 2018 English as Second Language Program will begin on September 24th. This popular program has helped thousands gain English-language skills, enabling them to participate in and contribute to their communities in countless ways....
August 15, 2018 – Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
This reflection on Mary comes from an unusual source — a new book on faith and its impact on the financial choices we make. The author, James Philipps, is a full-time teacher of religion at Cathedral High School, Manhattan, and an adjunct at Molloy College on Long...
In Memoriam: Sister Marie John Jimenez, SC
Sister Marie John Jimenez (Thelma Judith) was born February 4, 1932 in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, one of two daughters of Judith Mora and René Jimenez. Thelma attended Saint Catherine of Genoa Elementary School and Cathedral High School, both in Manhattan. She...
Conversations with Melissa Fogarty Perez
By Charlotte Raftery, SC How did I come to be in ministry with the Sisters at Mary the Queen, and now with the Sisters in Schervier and St. Patrick’s Home? You might say God called me when I saw the advertisement for the job at Mary the Queen, and Sister Kathleen...
In Memoriam: Sister Marianne Robertson, SC
Sister Marianne recognized the goodness in God’s people. Sister Marianne Robertson (Sister Marian Dominic) was born December 28, 1931, in Yonkers, NY, one of four children—three boys and one girl—of Harold and Margaret Duffy Robertson. Marianne attended...
209th Anniversary of Sisters of Charity in America
July 31 marks the day when Elizabeth Seton began the Sisters of Charity in Emmitsburg, MD in 1809. The following reflection was written for the 200th anniversary in 2009 by Sister Mary Beth McCurdy, SCIC, Congregational Leader of the Sisters of Charity of the...
Seton Village Welcomes Retired Sisters for Luncheon
On June 7, almost ninety retired Sisters were welcomed by the Sisters living and working in the Nanuet area to a day of food and friendship at Seton Village in Rockland County. Sisters gathered included those from Seton Village, St. Patrick Villa, St. Agatha, Kittay...