Front row, l to r: Helen Ogden, Betty Erdos, Irene McCann, Barbara Wengler
Back row, l to r: Elena Miranda, Maureen Murphy, Aileen Halleran, Mickey Madden, Ann Masters, Maryann Seton Lopiccolo, Cathy Stare, Marie Harnett, Joan Dawber
For the first time since pre-C0VID days, Long Island/Queens New York associates gathered at the home of associate Ann Masters. Our prayer, “We Are a Resurrection People,” truly reflected our joy in being with one another. The afternoon was filled with prayer, music, conversation, laughter, poetry, and good food as associates and sisters delighted in the gathering.
More Charity Alive – June 2021
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.
Charity Alive – April 2021
Contemplating Our Chapter Statement
This month's theme encourages us to take a deeper look at our Chapter Statement and who inspires us.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.