“Charity is certainly
greater than any rule.
Moreover, all rules
must lead to charity.”

St. Vincent de Paul

 

Ministries

In the spirit of Elizabeth Seton we are action women, dedicated to serving where the needs are greatest. For 190 years we have been about responding to the needs of the Church and our ever-changing world. Our Sisters can be found working with migrants in Colorado and refugees on the border; reaching out to AIDS victims in California; working as pastoral ministers locally in the Archdiocese; staffing clinics in Ohio and Texas; and educating adults for life. The Charity spirit is captured in our community motto: The love of Christ urges us.

MSJ Ministries

Services provided through the Motherhouse campus offices nurture, challenge and inform. Available programs offer a particular concern for building a more just society, respect for the Earth and the environment, and hands-on experiences with direct service to the poor. Those desiring to become a whole person can be served here.

Empowerment

These ministries offer resources for empowering deserving groups. Requests for assistance in meeting needs and/or fulfilling desired outcomes are encouraged to seek support from a ministry described below. The Sisters of Charity desire and believe in the availability of these resources to empower groups.

Sponsored Ministries

The Sisters of Charity sponsor institutions to address education, health care and social service needs, with particular concern for direct service to the poor. The following organizations are sponsored by our Congregation.

Ministries

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Jun
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Directed Spirituality Retreats
Jun 4 @ 4:00 pm – Jun 10 @ 12:00 pm

S. Judith Bonini, IHM, has been involved in retreat/spiritual direction for more than 20 years. Presently she is pastoral services director at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Motherhouse in Monroe, Michigan. Her deep love is spiritual direction and retreat ministry. S. Judith invites the person to name God’s invitation, to reverence and to respond to this mystery as it unfolds in one’s life experiences.

S. Maureen Heverin, SC, received formal training in spiritual direction at the Jesuit Renewal Center in Milford, Ohio, in 1990. Her ministry experience includes elementary and adult education, social service work, spiritual formation, and leadership in the Sisters of Charity. Presently, S. Maureen’s ministry in the Spirituality Center includes spiritual direction, directing retreats and facilitating various spiritual programs.

S. Mary Ann Humbert, SC, participated in the summer Institute in Spiritual Direction out of Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois, and studied in the Christian Spirituality program at Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska. She completed her internship in retreat and spiritual direction at Milford Spiritual Center where she subsequently worked as part of the internship training team. She has conducted prayer classes, retreat opportunities and adult educational sessions for men and women from diverse religious traditions. She is trained in bio-spirituality and focusing and has been journeying with others as a spiritual director since 1973.

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S. Marie Vincentia Roney

Sister Marie Vincentia Roney died June 1, 2023 at the age of  90 in Mother Margaret Hall, the nursing facility for the Sisters of Charity, Cincinnati, Ohio. Sister Marie Vincentia was born on July 8, 1932 to Edward M. and Josephine (Lerch) Roney in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She was one of 13 children, six girls and seven boys. She was a Sister of Charity for 71 years. READ MORE.