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Sharing Our VISION For Thirty Years
by Nicholas Cambria The Sisters of Charity of New York celebrated thirty years of the publications Close Up and Vision on February 27, 2018. The event featured the opening of an exhibit of significant photos that have been published over the...
In Memoriam: Sister Margaret Mary Hannon
Sister Margaret Mary will be remembered for her kindness, gentleness and compassion, her organizational skills, her sense of humor, and her love of community life. Sister Margaret Mary Hannon (Sister Marie Daniel) was born December 7, 1917, in Manhattan,...
Join Us for the 2018 Spring Benefit
On Thursday, May 17, 2018, the Sister of Charity 2018 Spring Benefit will return to The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers, the site of the 200th Anniversary Gala. Please join us as we honor Ann Marie Smith and Jennifer Coffey, Esq., for their tireless efforts on behalf of...
March 4, 2018 – Third Sunday of Lent
Readings: Exodus 20: 1-17; Psalm 19:8-11; 1 Corinthians 1:22-25; John 2:13-25 Our readings for Sunday deal with laws and authority, appropriate topics for this penitential season. Lent is a good time to review the rules, so we start with the Ten Commandments in the...
February 25, 2018 – Second Sunday of Lent
Readings: Genesis 22:1-18; Psalm 116; Romans 8:31b-34; Mark 9:2-10 In what do I believe? Or in whom? I am an American, after all. I believe in self-reliance, independence, going for the “dream” — whatever dream it is that I follow. So much in our culture tells me...
Conversations with Sister Theresa Gravino, SC
By Charlotte Raftery, SC I am so touched in my most important ministry right now by the gift and privilege of visiting my eighty-nine-year-old brother, Dom, at St. Joseph Nursing Home. He is such an example to me, so accepting of his situation. He never complains. I...
Sisters of Charity Support Response to Gun Safety Now
The recent school shooting at Marjory Stoneham Douglas High School in Parkland, FL, shocks us into the reality of the gun safety issue in our country. We, the Sisters of Charity of New York, support the students at this school and all other schools who are standing up...
February 18, 2018 – First Sunday of Lent
Readings: Genesis 9:8-15; Psalm 25; 1 Peter 3:18-22; Mark 1:12-15 Forty days in the desert Forty days of Lent Tempted by Satan Tempted by today’s evils Led by the...
February 11, 2018—Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings: Leviticus 13:1-2, 44-46; Psalm 32; 1 Corinthians 10:31-11:1; Mark 1:40-45 All he wants is to belong. To be welcomed into the warm embrace of his family and friends, to be able to join his community in prayer on the Sabbath. To have his life back again, the...
Conversations with Sister Helen Connors, SC
By Charlotte Raftery, SC My current ministry is being a companion to the Sisters at the Convent of Mount Saint Vincent. Doing this in a quiet, low key, non-threatening way really helps them to feel more free and energized to engage in their ministry of prayer and...