Our Sisters
Profiles of Sisters of Charity
Catholic Sisters Week Spotlight: Sister Anna Marian Lascell, SC
Sister Anna Marian entered the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of New York on February 1, 1947, her twentieth birthday. Her first mission was at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel on 116 Street, where she served for six years. With two other sisters, Sister Marian began...
SC Legacy: Mother Mary Fuller
As we celebrate National Catholic Sisters Week, we honor the Sisters whose shoulders we stand on, who worked tirelessly with the Archdiocese and Catholic laity to serve the people of New York and beyond. Elizabeth Ann Seton’s final words to her sisters urged them to...
Catholic Sisters Week Spotlight: Sister Mary Ellen O’Boyle, SC
Teaching on the elementary level introduced Sister Mary Ellen O’Boyle to the needs of the poor, especially the struggles of young mothers. On the high school level, her goal was to prepare young women for employment that would make them highly qualified and respected...
SC Legacy: Mother Mary Melita McClancy
As we celebrate National Catholic Sisters Week, we honor the Sisters whose shoulders we stand on, who worked tirelessly with the Archdiocese and Catholic laity to serve the people of New York and beyond. Elizabeth Ann Seton’s final words to her sisters urged them to...
Catholic Sisters Week Spotlight: Sister Teresa Dermody, SC
Sister Teresa Dermody, SC, celebrates over sixty years as a Sister of Charity and cherishes her life as a gift with gratitude to God and the Community. Her early education at Cathedral High School by the Sisters of Charity led her to consider and follow a vocation in...
SC Legacy: Mother Mary Angela Hughes
As we celebrate National Catholic Sisters Week, we honor the Sisters whose shoulders we stand on, who worked tirelessly with the Archdiocese and Catholic laity to serve the people of New York and beyond. Elizabeth Ann Seton’s final words to her sisters urged them to...
“Magnificat” — January 4, 2020, Quiché, Guatemala
This article by Sr. Nora Cunningham is published in the Winter 2020 issue of Vision. My soul magnifies the Lord...resounded in song twice on January 4, 2020! For the first time, it was for Luisa Cristina Francisco as she became Sister Luisa Cristina, a novice,...
Congregation Vow/Commitment Renewal Day – December 7, 2019
A bright, chilly December morning dawned early on December 7th, as the community gathered for Congregation Vow/Commitment Renewal Day. The day included prayer and process that would take the Congregation through an evaluation of three sections in the...
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...
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...