Recordings of Elizabeth Ann Seton’s 250th Birthday Celebration
Sisters Sung Hae Kim, SC Seton Hill and Maureen Wild, SC Halifax presented the Ecological Spirituality of Elizabeth Ann Seton in celebration of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton’s 250th birthday on August 28, 2024. Recordings of the celebration are available in English and Spanish: Script: My Deepest Learnings Script: Four Ecological
Sisters of Charity Federation Annual Meeting
The Sisters of Charity Federation met earlier this summer for their annual meeting. The Sisters of Charity Federation Leadership Meeting opened Wednesday evening, June 12, 2024, with a Welcome Ceremony held on the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth’s campus in Nazareth, Kentucky. To read more about these days together, please
Federation prepares for leadership meeting
The Sisters of Charity Federation leadership teams will gather for their annual leadership meeting June 12-16, 2024, in Kentucky. The theme for this year’s meeting, hosted by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, is “Walking the Syndodal Way.” More than 60 leadership team members from the federation’s 13 member congregations
Sisters of St. Martha of Antigonish announce new leaders
During their recent chapter, the Sisters of St. Martha of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada, elected a new leadership team. The new congregation leader and councillors are: Sister Brendalee, Boisvert, CSM, congregation leaders; Sister Donna Brady, CSM, assistant congregation leader; Sister Claudette Gallant, CSM, councillor; Sister Josephine MacLellan, CSM, councillor; and
Sisters of Charity – Halifax celebrate 175 years
In 2024, the Sisters of Charity – Halifax celebrate 175 years as a religious congregation. In 1849, the Sisters of Charity of New York missioned four sisters to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Their arrival on May 11, 1849 on a Halifax wharf is our foundational moment. We began teaching and
A new house in Belize honors Sister Evelyn
Sister Evelyn Hurley, SCN, celebrated her 109th birthday March 7. In anticipation and recognition of the event, a lay missionary group traveled to Belize in February under the guidance of Sister Luke Boiarski, SCN, a dear friend of Sister Evelyn’s. The group’s mission was to build a home, in Sister
SCNY in the spotlight at Broadway opening
Several Sisters of Charity of New York and guests enjoyed a Broadway “red carpet” moment at the Feb. 29 opening night performance of “Doubt: A Parable” at the Todd Haimes Theatre. Playwright John Patrick Shanley modeled his young “Sister James” character on Sister Peggy McEntee, SC, his first-grade teacher, who
Sisters under 65 gather in Chicago
Sisters of Charity Federation members from the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati, Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, and Sisters of Charity of Nazareth were among more than 150 sisters who gathered in person Jan. 25-28 in Chicago to contemplate the future of religious life. More than 100 sisters also joined
Seton Hill University students visit sisters
As part of their Spring Leadership Retreat, 40 Seton Hill University students visited Caritas Christi, the motherhouse of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, to meet sisters and tour the archives. Congregational archivist Casey Bowser led the tour and organized ice breaker questions to let the
Peace Prayer
“We must pray without ceasing, in every occurrence and employment of our lives — that prayer which is rather a habit of lifting up the heart to God as in a constant communication with Him.” — Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton This is one of my favorite quotes from Elizabeth, and