Emerging
This month’s edition of Charity Alive invites us to consider how life is emerging in us as we see light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel.
Hearing from our Sisters in Belize and Peru
Sisters Kerry Rowland and Martha Loo
Associates Gather in New York
Associates gather in Long Island, NY as COVID-19 restrictions ease
The “Soul Nerve” is Key to Healing
Book review "My Grandmother's Hands"
Matthew 25 Moment
All those hungry, thirsty, wounded, bare, lonely, imprisoned hands ... the hands of God that reached out, touched and held my hands on one simple summer afternoon.
From the Archives – New Birth: The Story of the Coburg Road “Baby Home”
The newly purchased building, sometimes called the “Baby Home,” was dedicated to caring for pregnant patients and newborns.
Sister Helen Balch (Helen Joseph)
Sister began her ministry, teaching elementary school and music in New York then returned to teach in Halifax and Shad Bay. Sister Helen used her business training in the Financial and Secretarial offices at the Halifax Infirmary, Mount Saint Vincent DePaul Centre and Pax Provincial House.
Announcement from Sister Margaret Mary Fitzpatrick
"It is heart-breaking to listen to the news. We wish to honour the 215 children who were found buried on the grounds of the Kamloops [...]
Sister Mary MacIntyre (Mary Elmer)
She was a well loved teacher who taught school for 41 years in Nova Scotia, Alberta, Labrador and New York. For fifteen of her years in Education she served as Principal in Herring Cove and then in Enfield. Sister Mary was highly respected by her students and their families for her compassionate dedication to learning and her commitment to ensure that every student received the education and personalized support they required to succeed.
Sister Josephine D’Agostino (Marion Paschal)
Sister Josephine D’Agostino passed away on April 29, 2021 in Long Island, NY. The daughter of loving Italian parents, Mariana (Napolitano) and Paschal D’Agostino, Josephine maintained a deep relationship with her family all her life. Josephine Anna was born on March 1, 1936, on Staten Island, NY. From Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish, Staten Island, she entered the congregation at St. Joseph Convent, Halifax, NS, September 30, 1953. Sister Josephine’s teaching career began immediately after profession at St. Peter School in Lowell, MA., and she held teacher certification in both Nova Scotia and New York.