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March 18, 2018 – Fifth Sunday of Lent
Readings: Jeremiah 31: 31-34; Psalm 51; Hebrews 5: 7-9; John 12: 20-33 Today’s scripture bids us to open our ears and listen with our hearts, for it is Yahweh who speaks, “See the days are coming when I will make a covenant with the House of Israel.” So be comforted...
Getting to Know You: Sister Barbara Srozenski, SC
Sisters of Charity Celebrate National Catholic Sisters Week By Lorraine Cooper, SC Reflecting on her sixty-six years as a Sister of Charity of New York, Sr. Barbara realized that teaching was the God-given gift she would use in ministry. She began...
Getting to Know You: Sister Patricia Padden, SC
Sisters of Charity Celebrate National Catholic Sisters Week By Lorraine Cooper, SC From her earliest days as a Sister of Charity, Sr. Patricia always put charity first. If someone needed help, she reached out—even if it got her into difficulties. Her...
In Memoriam: Sister Doris Pagano, SC
Sister Doris was kind and compassionate, had a wonderful sense of humor, and loved her work—whether it was in the mountains of Guatemala or the streets of New York. Sister Doris Ann Pagano (Sister Christopher Marie) was born October 16, 1937, in Manhattan,...
Getting to Know You: Sister Miriam Anne Brennan, SC
Sisters of Charity Celebrate National Catholic Sisters Week By Lorraine Cooper, SC Sister Miriam Anne happily began her ministry as a Sister of Charity as a third-grade teacher at St. Paul’s School in Brooklyn. In 1944 she was sent to study nursing at the...
Sister Katherine Seibert, SC, Wins Notre Dame Alumni Award
Sisters of Charity Celebrate National Catholic Sisters Week As reported in Catholic New York, February 28, 2018 Sister Katherine Seibert, S.C., a physician at the HRHCare health centers in Monticello and Goshen, will receive the 2018 Thomas A. Dooley Award from her...
March 11, 2018 – Fourth Sunday of Lent
Readings: 2 Chronicles 36:14–16, 19–23; Psalm 137; Ephesians 2:4–10; John 3:14–21 Today is Laetare Sunday, a day of celebration. “Rejoice, O Jerusalem, and come together all you that love her: rejoice with joy.” (Is. 66:10) Rejoice, that we have celebrated 200 years...
Getting to Know You: Sister Margaret McEntee, SC
Sisters of Charity Celebrate National Catholic Sisters Week My name is Sister Margaret McEntee, but I’m called Peggy by family and friends. My religious name was Sister Marita James, which I requested in honor of my father and brother. I entered the Sisters of...
Getting to Know You: Sister Mary Edward Zipf, SC
By Lorraine Cooper, SC As a child, Sr. Mary Edward suffered several hardships. Her baby sister died eight days after she was born and her mother died a year later when she was only three. Sickness was a constant in her family, so fun and light-heartedness were a must....
Sisters in Ministry: Sister Florence Mallon, SC
By Carol De Angelo, SC For the past four years, Sr. Florence Mallon, SC, has been Pastoral Associate for Special Ministries at St. Joseph Parish, Bronxville, NY. For fourteen previous years, St. Joseph’s Parish employed Sr. Florence as hospital chaplain at...