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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.

2021-10-15T17:30:29+00:00By schalifax|3 Comments

Contemplating Our Chapter Statement

This month's theme encourages us to take a deeper look at our Chapter Statement and who inspires us.

2021-06-15T16:42:38+00:00By schalifax|Comments Off

From Violent to Violet – a Way to Protest

Sister Cathy sews squares for the Violet Protest -- a project that aims to let American congressmen and congresswomen know that so many people support the core values of compassion, compromise, and country over corporate influence.

2023-07-05T12:31:32+00:00By schalifax|Comments Off

Book Review: A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind by Harriet A. Washington

In her 2019 book A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind, medical ethicist and writer Harriet A. Washington sheds light on the higher rates of environmental poisoning in communities of colour in the United States that have led to a decrease in IQ and an increase of health concerns, behavioural issues, and even crime.

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Reflections of Mary Catherine Ceriani

Excerpt from the memorial reading presented at the funeral recently of a dear friend of the Sisters of Charity, Mary Ceriani

2021-04-20T19:07:23+00:00By schalifax|Comments Off

Spring brings hope of water flowing to more families in El Salvador

One year later, we are pleased to report that our second El Salvador project is now underway.

2021-04-15T19:23:44+00:00By schalifax|Comments Off

From the Archives

Inspiring Sister -- Sister Mary Emmanuel Sullivan, whose decades of work have laid a valuable foundation for Sisters of Charity – Halifax Congregational Archives.

2021-04-15T18:34:22+00:00By schalifax|Comments Off

Reflections on our Chapter Statement

Sisters Anne Harvey, Mary Beth Moore, Judith Park and Margaret Coppenrath reflect on the Chapter Statement that shapes the vision of our Congregation for the next six years.

2023-07-05T12:30:33+00:00By schalifax|Comments Off

A Post-Pandemic Church: Prophetic Possibilities

The 2020 Chapter call to “…embrace our own vulnerability, trust the presence of the Spirit …and commit ourselves to …care for one another…” had special meaning for me because it came in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic as I was completing my third book on healing the Church from the wounds of the clergy sexual abuse crisis.

2021-04-16T18:51:35+00:00By schalifax|Comments Off

“To be or not to be” – or to Be Transformed!

If your heart is full of faith and still fearlessly open to exploring the energy of transformation of religious life (even if we have to pass through some forms of completion), then read on!

2021-04-16T19:17:26+00:00By schalifax|Comments Off

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