Federation congregational leaders in Rome for International Union of Superiors General-UISG. Front: Agnes Leger NDSC; Donna Geernaert SC-H; Mary Elizabeth Miller, SC-N; Mary Beth McCurdy SCIC Middle: Mary MacFarlane CSM; Maureen Hall SCL; Marlene Mondalek SC-CH Back: Joan Cook, SC-C; Rosemary Moynihan SC St. Elizabeth
Members of the Sisters of Charity Federation Maritime Project Committee met May 1-2 in Moncton, New Brunswick to share ways they advocate for systemic change and to set priorities for future collaboration. Begun in 2008, the Maritime Project is mandated by leaders of the four Canadian-based Federation congregations to advocate for vulnerable women and Read more »
Phyllis Giroux, SC Halifax It seemed like a mixture of “My God, what happened!” and “Wow – that was awesome!” Some 20 sisters and 20 associates from Federation Congregations up and down the west coast – from California to Alaska, from Vancouver Island to Alberta – gathered at Rosemary Heights Retreat House in Surrey BC Read more »
On Saturday March 23, 2013 the Charity Federation Grassroots in the NY metro area met in Convent Station, NJ to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the council with a daylong seminar called Vatican II- Memory and Reform-Revisiting the Council, Revisiting our Charism. The ambience in the room spoke of spring and renewal. TThe archival display Read more »
The Sisters of Charity Federation was well represented in the 60 Minutes segment that aired on March 17. We caught glimpses of several from the LCWR meeting in St. Louis, but the dancing Susan Gatz, SC-Nazareth, stands out! The ministry of Perry Family Health Center in Washington, DC, featured Sister Mary Jo Stein, DC. Sisters Read more »
Living Charity is an exciting two week volunteer program that is taking place in Boston and Halifax this spring. Experiences include: Living and praying together Hands-on service Reflection on justice and strategies for change Additional Info: Room and board included for participants at Seton House in Quincy, MA and Seton Spirituality Centre in Halifax, NS. No experience Read more »
Since 2008, the Sisters of Charity Federation Maritime Project has been advocating for women and children with a focus on safe, affordable housing and adequate social assistance. The committee also advocates for working persons living in poverty. It is an initiative of the Federation’s four Canadian-based member congregations: Sisters of Charity of Halifax; Sisters of Read more »
Sister Margaret Rose Nickerson says she receives much more than she gives through her ministry at AIDS Saint John in New Brunswick. “I recognize how poor I am and how rich those who are poor are for me,” says the Sister of Charity of the Immaculate Conception. As support coordinator, Margaret Rose journeys with those “infected Read more »
We sincerely thank Sister Regina Bechtle, Sisters of Charity of New York, for these articles, which shines a light on the HIV/AIDS ministries by Sisters of Charity Federation congregations. Generations of Sisters and Daughters of Charity learned by heart that the central purpose of our vocation was to honor Jesus Christ by providing him “every temporal Read more »
The Board met in New Orleans in October 2012 to enable special visits to the Sisters at the current House of Charity and to explore the construction of the new House of Charity. Thanks to Sisters Monica Gundler, Renee Rose and Claire Regan for keeping the mission of HOC alive. The Board is formalizing their Read more »
