The Wellesley Connection — What Potential!
“It is pure potential. Every ball or skein of yarn holds something inside it, and the great mystery of what that might be can be almost spiritual.”
Collaboration is the Answer, Within and Without
Vancouver Collective against Sexual Exploitation is a non-partisan group of diverse individuals and organizations united as a single voice to end all forms of sexual exploitation.
Renewal of Vows and Commitment
On December 7, 2022, the eve of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception we joined together (via zoom) as members and associates in a prayer service to renew our vows and commitment.
What an Accomplishment! St. John’s Bread and Life: 1982 – 2022
Since the early 2000’s, 12 of us have been present at Bread and Life. Its mission and ours resonate.
Racial Equity: A Personal Call to Love as Christ Loves
A goal of the conference was to have us examine our personal histories and to identify how these influence the ways we resist or reinforce racism. Another goal sought to strengthen the collective input of the FAMVIN by seeking opportunities for service and systemic change.
Global Inequalities
Global Inequalities By Sister Marie Elena Dio The multiple [...]
Charity Alive August 2021 – Joyful Witness With Every Breath
This month's edition of Charity Alive takes a look at Joyful Witness With Every Breath - Past, Present and Future.
Hearing from our Sisters in Belize and Peru
Sisters Kerry Rowland and Martha Loo
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.
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.
Gratitude in a Time of COVID-19
What makes gratitude so important? Gratitude is an approach to life which recognizes everything as gift. It is a deeply Christian virtue, a recognition that life in all its aspects is not a right to be claimed but a gift to be received.
Encountering Others
Have you noticed that often life happens when we’re planning other things? A collaborative article about our encounters with others.
Peru during Pandemic 2020
We asked S. Catherine Conroy to make contact with some of her friends and colleagues in Peru to see how they were faring during the time of Pandemic 2020.
Love Changes Everything
We stand with all those who seek justice and human dignity for all.
Forgive Us, God of Life, For We Know Not What We Do
The tragic death of George Floyd fills us with grief and pain. As we struggle to bring this event to prayer, words fail. And yet, we are called to respond, for we are responsible — “able to respond.”
Praying during the Pandemic at Mount Saint Vincent, Wellesley
The Lenten season was profoundly moving this year not only because it coincided with the Pandemic Coronavirus but also because of the reflections offered by Sisters Mary Ann Connolly and Judy Park.
Meet S. Ann Woodford
S. Ann Woodford has had many titles. She’s a [...]
I Had No Idea
Sister Maryanne Ruzzo give thanks for the call to give joyful witness to the love of God as she celebrates 25 years as a Sister of Charity.
God Writes Straight with Crooked Lines — A Profile of S. Frances Gritte
Sister Frances Gritte S. Frances Gritte was [...]
Charity Lives!
by S. Kati Hamm "I touch the future. I teach." [...]