NCSW Spotlight: Sister Hyeon Lee, Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill
Sister Hyeon Lee — Supporting Life in Progress for Seniors Elizabeth Seton Center, an apostolic work of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill, is grounded in the tradition of human service handed on by Saint Vincent de Paul and Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton. Seton Center’s intergenerational programs are based
NCSW Spotlight: Sister Peggy Nulty, Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth
“Courage, Hope, Change, Journey … Toward Boundless Charity.” These words appear below a picture of a nautilus as the chosen symbol of the 2015 General Assembly of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth. The words are also a fitting subtitle for a story about Sister Peggy Nulty. Sister Peggy
NCSW Spotlight: Sisters Sunila Erumangalathu & Vinaya Chalil
In Metsimotlhabe, a village north of the capital of Gaborone, Botswana, Sisters Sunila Erumangalathu and Vinaya Chalil administer a one-of-kind hospice for the sick called Pabalelong. It means a place of love and care. Counseling, physical, spiritual, respite, and terminal care are what the hospice provides. A short walk from
Deepening Our Relationships Through Contemplative Conversations
By Sister Alice Ann O’Neill, Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati The Grassroots retreat at the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati motherhouse in October 2017 was a joyous gathering of 52 sisters and associates from the communities of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, Sisters of
Saint Elizabeth Interns Program Marks Two Years
“We asked ourselves: What could we do to really engage young people in the charism?” That was the million-dollar question that Sheila Tracy, Director of the Office of Interns and Volunteers for the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, asked nearly two years ago. To help answer this question, Sheila
Sisters of Charity of New York conclude 200 Year Anniversary Events
The Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul celebrated 200 years of service in the year 2017. As the Sisters put it, it is “a story of thousands of lives serving God’s poor, a story of tough love and high standards, a story of caring and compassion, a story
Living life as a nun in the new millennium
Story written by Laura Booth, Times & Transcript At 44 years old, Céline Belliveau is the youngest nun in the Moncton sisterhood of Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur. She has a masters degree in social work, likes to swim and play volleyball and sings with a choir, but no, she doesn’t own a habit.
Feast of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton January 4th
A Heart for God’s Poor Ones Adapted from a prayer prepared by Sister Regina Bechtle, Sister of Charity of New York As we celebrate the feast of Elizabeth Seton, a great woman of Charity, let us listen with our hearts to the Good News that Christ’s coming reveals. The angel
51st World Day of Peace
Migrants and refugees: men and women in search of peace A message from His Holiness Pope Francis for the Celebration of the 51st World Day of Peace on Monday, January 1, 2018, the Solemnity of St. Mary Mother of God. 1. Heartfelt good wishes for peace Peace to all people
Changing Disaster Recovery in America
Nuns Build 2017 offered Sisters an opportunity to work alongside friends, family and the St. Bernard Project to help rebuild homes in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Federation group (see photo album here) joined 45 other women religious and several AmeriCorps volunteers for the week of November 13-17 to help repair the home of a