Sisters of Charity Federation Visioning Session
Sisters from member congregations of the Sisters of Charity Federation paused for a quick photo Friday evening, March 9th before dinner and the start of their weekend visioning session in Marillac Center, Leavenworth, Kansas. Joining the participants for refreshments and dinner were the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth community officers.
NCSW Spotlight: Sister Judy Hayes, Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth
Sister Judy Hayes never wanted to be anything but a teacher. With only a few hours’ advance notice, she began her first teaching assignment as a young Sister of Charity of Leavenworth (SCL) in 1961. She’s been at it – and loving it – ever since. “I’m where God wants
NCSW Spotlight: Sister Beth Marie Ruder, Daughters of Charity
Sister Beth Marie Ruder, DC, ministers in East St. Louis, Illinois at the John de Shields Public Housing after-school site. Pictured here giving cooking lessons, Sister Beth Marie is the Local Community Superior at the Daughters of Charity Province of St. Louise’s Marian Residence in Belleville, Illinois. She has served
NCSW Spotlight: Sister Juana Mendez, Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati
In this year of action and awareness-raising for Pope Francis’ Share the Journey campaign, Sister of Charity Juana Mendez stands as an example of an open mind and heart to the migrant. A native of Puerto Rico, S. Juana says she “knows what it’s like to move to this unknown
NCSW Spotlight: Sister Inez Mela, Sisters of Charity of New York
It’s safe to say that no other Sister of Charity has a resumé quite like Sister Inez Mela: elementary and high school teacher, principal, college professor of Italian – and dollhouse maker! Over the years, Sister Inez has carefully built and meticulously furnished several dollhouses since the first one she
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