by Communications Director | Dec 8, 2018 | NEWS, Reflections, Spirituality
READINGS: Baruch 5:1-9; Psalm 126: 1-6; Philippians 1:4-6, 8-11; Luke 3 1-6 Called by name, Jerusalem! No time for funereal looks. Stand up, Jerusalem. Look and see! We are urged in today’s scripture readings to prepare to hear, to see, to repent. We are...
by Communications Director | Oct 11, 2018 | NEWS, Spirituality
The Rosary is a favorite Catholic devotion in honor of Mary, Mother of Jesus and our Mother, especially in October. Each decade of the Rosary corresponds to a “mystery” or moment in the life of Christ and his Mother. The Sisters of Charity offer two contemporary ways...
by Communications Director | Sep 26, 2018 | Spirituality
The dark cloud of the ongoing clerical abuse scandal in the Church hangs heavy over all the Catholic faithful. We try to absorb the awful news and hold the pain of abuse victims in our hearts and prayers. We also share the pain of our brother priests who have lived...
by scnycomm | Aug 14, 2018 | NEWS, Reflections, Spirituality
This reflection on Mary comes from an unusual source — a new book on faith and its impact on the financial choices we make. The author, James Philipps, is a full-time teacher of religion at Cathedral High School, Manhattan, and an adjunct at Molloy College on Long...
by scnycomm | Jul 31, 2018 | NEWS, Reflections, Spirituality
July 31 marks the day when Elizabeth Seton began the Sisters of Charity in Emmitsburg, MD in 1809. The following reflection was written for the 200th anniversary in 2009 by Sister Mary Beth McCurdy, SCIC, Congregational Leader of the Sisters of Charity of the...
by Communications Director | Jun 2, 2018 | NEWS, Reflections, Spirituality
READINGS: Exodus 24: 3-8; Psalm 116; Hebrews 9:11-15; Mark 14: 12-16, 22-26 “How shall I make a return to the Lord for all the good he has done for me?” (Ps 116:12) This verse from today’s psalm resonates with much in my life, particularly my experience of Corpus...
