by Director of Communications | Dec 29, 2017 | Reflections, Spirituality
Christmastide — Epiphany 2018 God’s Love becomes flesh; Christ’s Light shines for all peoples. We celebrate Jesus, God’s greatest gift, and all the gifts of the season, especially St. Elizabeth Seton (feast: Jan. 4) and her vision that gave birth to the Sisters of...
by Director of Communications | Aug 20, 2017 | 200th Anniversary, NEWS
The Story The Sisters arrived in New York eager to see their new home on Prince Street and start to make it ready for the children they were privileged to assist. The house, of course, was not ready. In the meantime, Robert Fox, his wife and daughters offered...
by Director of Communications | Aug 17, 2017 | 200th Anniversary, NEWS
The Story Then as now, the Eucharist was the pivotal mystery for Elizabeth Seton and the Sisters of Charity. Her final prayer was that members of the community always remember that they are “daughters of the Church.” It is not hard for us, then, to imagine the three...
by Director of Communications | Aug 17, 2017 | 200th Anniversary, NEWS
The Story Then as now, the Eucharist was the pivotal mystery for Elizabeth Seton and the Sisters of Charity. Her final prayer was that members of the community always remember that they are “daughters of the Church.” It is not hard for us, then, to imagine the three...
by Director of Communications | Aug 16, 2017 | 200th Anniversary, NEWS
The Story Sister Rose White had to say good-bye to the Sisters she had been on mission with for three years in Philadelphia, and to the orphans she had come to know and love. Sisters Cecilia and Felicity were given a lesson in how to respond in fidelity to the cost of...