“Be diligent in serving
the poor. Love the poor,
honor them, my children,
as you would honor
Christ Himself.”

St. Louise de Marillac

 

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Catholic Sisters Week – Sisters 4 Justice

Catholic Sisters Week – Sisters 4 Justice

Every year, from March 8-14, we celebrate Catholic Sisters Week (CSW), recognizing the contributions that Catholic Sisters have made – and continue to make – in the world. While they have historically and currently contributed much to education and health care, Catholic Sisters have also contributed much to the work of social justice. Read more.

Living Lent

Living Lent

How do you live Lent wholeheartedly? On Ash Wednesday we heard Joel 2:12, “Even now, return to me with your whole heart.” Throughout each week of Lent, a Sister of Charity will share how she hopes to live Lent wholeheartedly. We hope her words will touch your heart. View here.

Called by Spirit, United by Love

Called by Spirit, United by Love

Past and present Associate directors take a look back on the 50 years since the Sisters of Charity Associate program commenced. Read More.

A Guatemala Journal

A Guatemala Journal

S. Montiel Rosenthal, M.D., is the supervising physician for the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine’s medical mission in the highlands of Guatemala. Throughout the week S. Montiel has been sharing the daily activities of the medical team, along with pictures. Read her final updates here.

Joyful Beginnings

Joyful Beginnings

Looking at the person she is today, S. Whitney Schieltz can’t help but see the growth that she’s experienced since entering the Sisters of Charity in 2015. Read More.

Following Her Grace

Following Her Grace

Friends and Sisters describe S. Christine Marie Rody as always eager to encourage others to be their best selves. Read More.

Get Involved with Bayley U

Get Involved with Bayley U

Sisters and employees enjoyed the opportunity to take part in the fall semester of the newly established Bayley University, an educational program from Bayley retirement and wellness community offering a wide variety of low-commitment, inexpensive classes for life learners in the Cincinnati area. Read More.

Feeding a Hunger for Service and Prayer

Feeding a Hunger for Service and Prayer

In 1995 John O’Connor, a social studies and Spanish teacher living in Tennessee, was looking for a summer volunteer opportunity that would also deepen his Catholic faith. He found what he was looking for as the Community’s first Associate in Volunteer Ministry. Read More.

Eco-Friendly Gift-Giving

Eco-Friendly Gift-Giving

With the holiday season under way, many people are left scrambling to come up with quality gift ideas that are also eco-friendly. Read More.

Heart-Warming Conclusion

Heart-Warming Conclusion

When faced with a life-threatening situation, several individuals from all parts of the Motherhouse campus stepped up to help their fellow employee. Read More.

The Melody of Love

The Melody of Love

S. Terry Thorman’s ministry of music has provided her with the opportunity to learn and grow with others. Read More.

Doers of Justice and Makers of Peace

Doers of Justice and Makers of Peace

Over the past year, the SC Community has formed Justice Circles to collaborate around a focused issue and commit to participation in actions, educational opportunities and resource support. Read More.

Walking God’s Path

Walking God’s Path

In reflecting on her 25 years as a Sister of Charity, S. Sandy Howe sees how God’s blessings have been with her at every step of her journey. Read More.

Art and Faith

Art and Faith

S. Mary Beth Orr’s artistic passion and creativity have led to the enjoyment and instruction of many on and off the Motherhouse campus. Read More.

Keeping the Faith

Keeping the Faith

Meet Tomas Sanchez, the director behind the film “At the End of the Santa Fe Trail,” and learn about his deep admiration for S. Blandina Segale. Read More.

Through the Eyes of Faith

Through the Eyes of Faith

Florida Associate Cathy Palmer is carrying out the spirit of St. Elizabeth Seton as a dedicated parishioner at St. Frances Cabrini Church in Spring Hill, Florida. Read More.

All Are Welcome

All Are Welcome

Among the many treasures on the Mount St. Joseph Motherhouse property, the Sisters of Charity Gift Shop has become an essential stop for those living on and off campus. Read More.

A Nurturing Spirit

A Nurturing Spirit

S. Jacqueline Kowalski has always loved people: nurturing, educating, affirming. This year S. Jackie celebrated 65 years as a Sister of Charity of Cincinnati. Read More.

Building Futures, Empowering Lives

Building Futures, Empowering Lives

Through its financial literacy training, community building and housing development, Working In Neighborhoods is working to better communities and educate residents to improve their lives and the neighborhoods they live in. Read More.

Associate Spotlight: Rita Brandewiede

Associate Spotlight: Rita Brandewiede

As the Community continues to celebrate the Sister-Associate connection, we spotlight Associate Rita Brandewiede. An Associate since 1983, Rita has been living her personal call to the ministries and spirit of the Sisters of Charity for decades. Read More.

Timeless Love for Mother Seton

Timeless Love for Mother Seton

S. Pat Newhouse celebrates nearly 20 years of docent ministry at The National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Seton with opening of new museum installment. Read More.

From Hands to Heart

From Hands to Heart

A box of fabric and quilting kit have opened a whole new world of opportunities for SC and Associate volunteers ready to embark on the project of making a quilt. Read More.

Associate Spotlight: Marti Barnes

Associate Spotlight: Marti Barnes

As the Community continues to celebrate the Sister-Associate connection, we spotlight Associate Marti Barnes. An Associate since 2001, Marti honors the Charity Charism through her volunteer work and relationships. Read More.

Another Step Closer to Home

Another Step Closer to Home

From the impetus of the SC Community and their ready supporters, Bethany House Services in Cincinnati, Ohio, was founded in 1983. Read More.

Doubly Blessed

Doubly Blessed

Three pairs of sisters share a mutual bond in their commitment to the mission and charism of the SC Community. Read More.

A Visit with Pat Schloemer

A Visit with Pat Schloemer

Meet Associate Pat Schloemer. An Associate for 44 years, Pat is the longest living Associate, having made her initial commitment on May 20, 1979, and her lifetime commitment on Sept. 7, 2013. Read More.

Following in Blandina’s Footsteps

Following in Blandina’s Footsteps

Associates Maria Gutierrez, Pat Grubelnik, and Patti Traver are among those who continue the ministry of hospitality, charity, and presence at the John Zay House in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Read More

From Poverty to Possibility

From Poverty to Possibility

As an advisory board member of Microfinancing Partners in Africa, S. Caroljean Willie has had the opportunity to travel to the country to see firsthand the power of microfinancing. Read More.

Drawn to Social Justice

Drawn to Social Justice

Associate Dave Scharfenberger’s commitment to social justice began as a student at Xavier University in Cincinnati. Read More.

Paying It Forward

Paying It Forward

What could have been a traumatic event for Associate Mary Lou Straw turned out to be a door to appreciating the ministry and spirit of women religious. Read More.

Saving Lives

Saving Lives

Associate Cheryl Roy celebrates 25 years as an Associate in Mission with the Sisters of Charity this year. Read More.

Springing Into Action

Springing Into Action

Mother Margaret Hall’s Community Action Committee is helping others through their generosity and hard work. Read More.

Called to Action

Called to Action

Sisters of Charity and Associates are serving the needs of the marginalized. Read More.

Celebrating Our Jubilarians

Celebrating Our Jubilarians

We give thanks for the gifts of our Jubilarians! May this year be a year of grace, and their ongoing journeys reflect the good news which Jesus proclaimed. Remind us all of your faithful covenant with us. Let us all share in this year of celebration, so the world may know peace, the hungry be fed and the poor shall share the gifts of the Earth.

Sharing the Bounty

Sharing the Bounty

As a member of the SC Justice Circle to address poverty, homelessness and food insecurity, Associate Pam Korte, with the help of her husband, Richard, are providing fresh produce to local food pantries and encouraging others to do the same. Read More.

Sister of Charity Sandy Howe Celebrates Silver Jubilee

Sister of Charity Sandy Howe Celebrates Silver Jubilee

As the Community prepares for this weekend’s Aug. 27 Jubilee celebration at Mount St. Joseph, we continue to honor our Silver, Golden and Diamond Jubilarians. Please join us in celebrating Silver Jubilarian, S. Sandy Howe. Read more.

Sharing the Bounty

Sharing the Bounty

Gardening is a centering thing for S. Pat. It brings a calmness to her soul. Read More.

My Visit to the Motherhouse

My Visit to the Motherhouse

Florida Associate Gail Metcalf spent some time getting to know the Sisters and Associates, and their ministries, during a recent visit to Cincinnati. Read More.

Community Celebrates Jubilarians – Sister Pat Saul

Community Celebrates Jubilarians – Sister Pat Saul

As the Sisters of Charity Community prepares for the Aug. 27 Jubilee celebration at Mount St. Joseph, we begin this month by honoring our Silver, Golden and Diamond Jubilarians. Please join us in celebrating S. Pat Saul. Read More.

Sharing the Bounty

Sharing the Bounty

S. Patrick Ann O’Connor’s interest in gardening was first sparked by her mother at a young age. Read More.

Sharing the Bounty

Sharing the Bounty

SC Grounds employee Lester Addis credits his mother with sparking his interest in gardening when he was approximately 8 years old. Read More.

Sharing the Bounty

Sharing the Bounty

With an extra bed open in the Motherhouse campus garden, SC employee Michelle Bley felt a call to participate and grow her own produce for those in need. Read More.

Heritage, Legacy and Evolution

Heritage, Legacy and Evolution

A visit to the Motherhouse at Mount St. Joseph will provide not only a walk down memory lane but also new and refreshed beauty with places to meet, to visit, to relax. Read More.

St. Joseph Home – The Early Years

St. Joseph Home – The Early Years

In 1867 S. Anthony O’Connell leased a building adjoining Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati as a refuge for unwed mothers and their destitute women and children whom the hospital could not always shelter. Read More.

By Jesus’ Cross We Are Healed

By Jesus’ Cross We Are Healed

This past fall, in the midst of celebrating its 170 years, Cincinnati Good Samaritan Hospital’s chapel cross was returned home. Read More.

The Charity Family

The Charity Family

For the past 150 years, St. Joseph Home has embraced the Sisters of Charity mission and charism and carried it forward, daring to risk a caring response. READ MORE.

Saying Goodbye

Saying Goodbye

Through the years the Motherhouse swimming pool has been the source of treasured memories for Sisters, Associates, family members and friends. On Monday, May 15, 2023, almost 60 years after it was first dedicated, demolition began on the Sisters of Charity pool. While its presence will be missed, memories from that opening year to the final summer are fond and plentiful. Read More.

Unlikely Companions

Unlikely Companions

How do a Guatemalan bag sold in the Motherhouse Gift Shop and a specially programmed hearing device find themselves as companions at the Sisters of Charity Motherhouse? Read More.

Coming Home

Coming Home

After nearly 400 years, a 1644 gold chalice that was displayed at the MSJ Motherhouse was returned to its homeland of Ireland. Read More.

Flying High

Flying High

Congratulations to Sisters of Charity Sally Duffy, Annie Klapheke and Joyce Richter, and SC Associate Karen Martin who were four of the 10 persons joining the Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center Flying Pig Team to raise money in support of the work of IJPC. Read More.

Sister Blandina Film to be Screened in Cannes

Sister Blandina Film to be Screened in Cannes

“At the End of the Santa Fe Trail,” the film based on the life of S. Blandina Segale and directed by award-winning filmmaker Tomas Sanchez, will be screened at the Cannes Film Festival on May 20, 2023. Read More.

Healing Our Global Home

Healing Our Global Home

Several Sisters of Charity are leading vital ecological movements to promote a healthy Earth beginning with the facilities, people and programs around Mount St. Joseph and expanding outward to many others. Read More.

April 30 – World Day of Prayer for Vocations

April 30 – World Day of Prayer for Vocations

In celebration of World Day of Prayer for Vocations, a day set aside specifically to pray for vocations to the priesthood and diaconate, to religious life (both female and male), and to the missionary life in all forms, we offer the following excerpt from a blog post of S. Tracy Kemme – written 10 years ago to the day. READ MORE.

Care for All Creation

Care for All Creation

As an Associate in Mission and employee of the Sisters of Charity, Sue DiTullio shares a commitment to the mission and spirit of the SC Community. Read More.

The Charity Family

The Charity Family

Students, faculty and staff at Seton High School are carrying forward the SC legacy started many years ago. Read More.

A Call Within a Call

A Call Within a Call

Throughout her 70 years as a Sister of Charity, education has played a most important role in S. Laetitia Slusser’s life and ministries. She credits the Community in which she entered in 1952 for providing her with the educational opportunities she has so much enjoyed. Read More.

Santa Maria – The Recent Years

Santa Maria – The Recent Years

To conclude the celebration of the 125th anniversary of Santa Maria Community Services, S. Judith Metz and Santa Maria’s Christy Cauley take a look at how the organization has continued Sisters Blandina and Justina’s vision from the 1970s to the present day. Read More.

Moments of Grace

Moments of Grace

Celebrating 40 years as a Sister of Charity, S. Shirley Le Blanc has enjoyed a variety of ministerial experiences throughout the years. Today she resides at the Mount St. Joseph Motherhouse volunteering and sharing her many talents with all she encounters. Read More.

A Prayer of the Heart

A Prayer of the Heart

S. Nancy Bramlage’s openness to the Spirit led her to enter the Sisters of Charity in 1962. She celebrated 60 years with the Community in 2022. Read More.

Paving the Road Ahead: S. Romina Sapinoso professes final vows

Paving the Road Ahead: S. Romina Sapinoso professes final vows

As she looks back on her life story to the present day, S. Romina Sapinoso reveals that there has always been evidence that God is by her side. That wisdom and assurance gives her hope as she looks to the future as a newly vowed Sister of Charity of Cincinnati.

A Missonary Spirit

A Missonary Spirit

Celebrating 75 years as a Sister of Charity, S. Mary Barbara Philippart has served as a loving support to the people she has served throughout her lifetime. Read More.

Community Building

Community Building

Golden Jubilarian S. Joyce Brehm is known for her welcoming and warm spirit. Read More.

Grace Abounds

Grace Abounds

Since 2015 the spirit of Saints Vincent de Paul and Elizabeth Seton has permeated S. Noreen Ellison’s retirement days. Read More.

Cheer Her Name: S. Sally Duffy among pioneers honored at University of Notre Dame

Cheer Her Name: S. Sally Duffy among pioneers honored at University of Notre Dame

On Oct. 22, 2022, fifty years after the inception of Title IX, the University of Notre Dame, its Athletics Department and the Notre Dame Monogram Club celebrated a group of women who paved the way for the success of the University’s women’s athletic program. Included among those women was Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Sally Duffy. Read More.

A New ‘Home’

A New ‘Home’

In April the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati welcomed S. Christine Okpomeshine to the Community. S. Christine transferred her perpetual vows from the Handmaids of the Holy Child Jesus, the Congregation to which she had belonged since 1978. Read More.

Meeting Her Grace

Meeting Her Grace

S. Victoria Marie Forde, a Sister of Charity for 75 years, is a model of wholeheartedness, quiet determination, concern for those who are marginalized, and appreciation for history. Read More.

A Journey Going Forward

A Journey Going Forward

A Sister of Charity for 62 years, S. Juanita Marie Gonzales reflects on some of those celebrations, and the ones still taking place. Read More.

God is Enough

God is Enough

It wasn’t until the age of 26 that S. Annie Klapheke first realized a call to religious life. Read More.

Buddy LaRosa Shares Memories of Sister Blandina Segale

Buddy LaRosa Shares Memories of Sister Blandina Segale

Donald Sebastiano “Buddy” LaRosa, founder of the LaRosa’s Family Pizzeria chain, recently sat down with family friend, Suzie Murdock Cavanaugh, to discuss his memories of S. Blandina Segale, in honor of Santa Maria Community Service’s 125th anniversary. Read More.

Santa Maria – The Middle Years

Santa Maria – The Middle Years

As Santa Maria moved into the 1930s, those who succeeded Sisters Justina and Blandina Segale built on a strong foundation with a mission to serve those in need regardless of religion, nationality, or ethnicity. Read More

Title IX at 50: It’s a Process of Evolving

Title IX at 50: It’s a Process of Evolving

S. Sally Duffy is interviewed in the following article, “Notre Dame women’s sports pioneers remember early days of Title IX,” written by Mike Berardino and published in the South Bend Tribune and NDInsider.com.

Reflecting on Santa Maria’s 125 Years of Service

Reflecting on Santa Maria’s 125 Years of Service

In honor of Santa Maria Community Services’ 125th anniversary, Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Kathryn Ann Connelly takes a look back at her years of service with the organization. The following article is taken from Santa Maria Community Services’ July 12 newsletter.

A Welcoming Presence

A Welcoming Presence

Associate Liz Maxwell and her nephews, Dan, Greg and Mike Bruening, designed and constructed a memorial bench in honor of her late husband, Associate Bob Maxwell. The bench sits along a trail of Bender Woods, a place that provided special memories and serenity for the couple. Read more.

Beauty in Bender Woods

Beauty in Bender Woods

We enter into the beauty of Bender Woods through the photos of S. Joyce Richter and the reflective words of Robert Hamma, taken from his 2002 book entitled “Earths’ Echo.”

Inventive to Infinity

Inventive to Infinity

At Light of Hearts Villa in Bedford, Ohio, Sisters Helen Therese Scasny, Anita Maroun and Regina Kusnir are living St. Vincent de Paul’s call to be “inventive to infinity.”

Hazard Yet Forward

Hazard Yet Forward

In her 56 years as a Sister of Charity, S. Delia Sizler has lived through many transitions in a world and religious community experiencing rapid change.

Called to Community

Called to Community

Many of our Associates come to know the Sisters of Charity as seasoned adults. You are about to meet our longtime Associate, Mariela Jaen. Her experience is an immigrant’s story.

Sisters of Charity Attend UISG Plenary

Sisters of Charity Attend UISG Plenary

Sisters of Charity participating in the Plenary Assembly of the International Union of Superiors General (UISG) in Rome May 2–6 joined more than 500 leaders of women’s congregations from 60 countries. The current topic, “Embracing Vulnerability on the Synodal Journey,” reflects the realities faced by many congregations: aging members, fewer new vocations, members and ministries affected by the pandemic, war, climate change and regional divisions. At the assembly, speakers and leaders shared experiences of vulnerability and their response to it, in the spirit of “synodal communion” that Pope Francis is encouraging the whole Church to embrace.

Laudato Si’ Week: Listening and Journeying Together

Laudato Si’ Week: Listening and Journeying Together

We invite you to celebrate Laudato Si’ Week and offer the following guided rosary from the Franciscan Action Network. These sorrowful mysteries place an emphasis on caring for creation as a response to the call to prayer in Pope Francis’ Laudato Si’.

Visit Our Spirituality Center

Visit Our Spirituality Center

The Sisters of Charity Spirituality Center is open! S. Marty Dermody and Spirituality Center staff and spiritual directors are excited to offer new programs and opportunities to vaccinated individuals. To learn more about the Center’s new space and upcoming programming, please view the following video and visit our website at www.srcharitycinti.org/ministries/msj-ministries/spirituality-center/.

Called to the Faith

Called to the Faith

Sisters of Charity Archivist and Associate Veronica Buchanan’s faith journey leads her to the Catholic Church. Read More.

Santa Maria – The Early Years

Santa Maria – The Early Years

As we celebrate Santa Maria Community Services’ 125 years of social, educational, and health services outreach to the poor and needy in Cincinnati, Ohio, we remember its early years and founders – Sisters of Charity Justina and Blandina Segale.

Counting Her Blessings

Counting Her Blessings

S. Roslyn Hafertepe loves to count and share the blessings she has received throughout her life with everyone she meets. Read More.

Fueled By Faith

Fueled By Faith

Sisters of Charity Associate Carolyn Davis is featured in the following article for her contributions to Seton High School as an alumna. Read More.

Sustainable Seating

Sustainable Seating

EarthConnection’s Caps to Benches program is a real-life example of sustainability as it engages all generations in recycling and giving back to the community. Read More.

Unity in the Community

Unity in the Community

We are better together! In celebration of Black History Month in February, Sisters of Charity and employees came together in a positive way – through a community food drive! More than 1,000 items were collected throughout the month for the Unity in the Community initiative, all benefitting local food pantries with a Sisters of Charity presence.

Remembering Sister Blandina Segale

Remembering Sister Blandina Segale

On Feb. 23, 1941, Servant of God, Sister Blandina Segale, went home to her God, just one month after celebrating her 91st birthday. As we remember S. Blandina, we remember her passion for the poor, children, immigrants, and the disenfranchised. Her heroics are to be celebrated in a feature film, “At the End of the Santa Fe Trail.”

Loving Relationships

Loving Relationships

A Sister of Charity for 70 years, S. Mary Ann Donovan lives her conviction that “loving relationships are what we’re all about.” Read More.

Laudato Si’ Action Platform Statement

Laudato Si’ Action Platform Statement

“Because we Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati dwell in this house of love and encounter God, we commit ourselves to choose to live simply in a complex world committed to the healing of our global home” (SC Vision Statement). We hear the summons of Pope Francis in his encyclical Laudato Si’ “to profound interior conversion…

Life’s Blessings

Life’s Blessings

After almost 25 years of service to the SC Finance Office, S. Helen Berson celebrates her retirement. Read More.

Celebrating Elizabeth Seton: Elizabeth the Mother

Celebrating Elizabeth Seton: Elizabeth the Mother

We continue to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton’s death this week looking at Elizabeth’s many attributes. In the following article, S. Judith Metz remembers Elizabeth as mother, a role she cherished. …

Celebrating Elizabeth Seton: Elizabeth the Wife

Celebrating Elizabeth Seton: Elizabeth the Wife

January 4, 2021 marked the 200th anniversary of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton’s death. The founder of the first American congregation of religious sisters, the Sisters of Charity, Elizabeth was many things to many people – a wife, mother, widow, nurturer, founder, educator. The following article, written by S. Judith Metz, concludes our weeklong series featuring Elizabeth’s specific attributes. …

Seeds of Learning: Mother Seton’s Legacy

Celebrating Elizabeth Seton: Elizabeth the Friend

Jan. 4, 2021 marks the 200th anniversary of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton’s death. Elizabeth was many things to many people – a wife, mother, widow, nurturer, founder, educator. As we prepare to celebrate Elizabeth, we highlight a few of her specific attributes and learn more about the connections developed by those who knew her and those who have followed her, even hundreds of years later. …

Celebrating Elizabeth Seton: Elizabeth the Nurturer

Celebrating Elizabeth Seton: Elizabeth the Nurturer

2021 marks the 200th anniversary of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton’s death. It also marks 46 years since her canonization. The founder of the first American congregation of religious sisters, the Sisters of Charity, Elizabeth was many things to many people. A wife, mother, widow, nurturer, founder, educator. As we prepare to celebrate Elizabeth on January 4, her feast day, we highlight a few of her specific attributes…

Empowering Lives for Change

Empowering Lives for Change

Empowering people to make informed choices for themselves and their neighborhoods through community building, home ownership, and economic learning has long been the mission of Working In Neighborhoods (WIN), the nonprofit organization formed to help low- and moderate-income residents in Cincinnati’s neighborhoods…

Celebrating Our 2023 Jubilarians

Celebrating Our Jubilarians

Celebrating Our Jubilarians

We give thanks for the gifts of our Jubilarians! May this year be a year of grace, and their ongoing journeys reflect the good news which Jesus proclaimed. Remind us all of your faithful covenant with us. Let us all share in this year of celebration, so the world may know peace, the hungry be fed and the poor shall share the gifts of the Earth.

Sister of Charity Sandy Howe Celebrates Silver Jubilee

Sister of Charity Sandy Howe Celebrates Silver Jubilee

As the Community prepares for this weekend’s Aug. 27 Jubilee celebration at Mount St. Joseph, we continue to honor our Silver, Golden and Diamond Jubilarians. Please join us in celebrating Silver Jubilarian, S. Sandy Howe. Read more.

Community Celebrates Jubilarians – Sister Pat Saul

Community Celebrates Jubilarians – Sister Pat Saul

As the Sisters of Charity Community prepares for the Aug. 27 Jubilee celebration at Mount St. Joseph, we begin this month by honoring our Silver, Golden and Diamond Jubilarians. Please join us in celebrating S. Pat Saul. Read More.

Chapter of Affairs

Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati Elect New Leadership Team

Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati Elect New Leadership Team

Sisters and Associates came together at the Mount St. Joseph Motherhouse from April 16-22, 2023 for the Chapter of Affairs and Elections, a gathering that takes place every four years to set direction and elect the next Leadership Council. Read More.

Chapter of Affairs and Elections Concludes

Chapter of Affairs and Elections Concludes

The final day of the congregation’s Chapter of Affairs and Elections concluded on Saturday, April 22 with a blessing of the newly elected Leadership Team and finalization of the Chapter direction that will guide the Community into its emerging future. Read More.

Chapter of Affairs and Elections Concludes

Chapter of Affairs and Elections Concludes

The final day of the congregation’s Chapter of Affairs and Elections concluded on Saturday, April 22 with a blessing of the newly elected Leadership Team and finalization of the Chapter direction that will guide the Community into its emerging future.

Chapter of Elections Concludes

Chapter of Elections Concludes

The Sister-delegates to the 2023 Chapter elected the congregation’s new Leadership Team on Friday, April 21, 2023. Serving the Community for the next four years will be: S. Monica Gundler, president, and councilors Sisters Barbara Hagedorn, Teresa Marie Laengle, Lois Jean Goettke and Montiel Rosenthal. The Community continues to count on your prayers.

Preparing for Elections

Preparing for Elections

Thursday, April 20 brought the transition to preparing for the Chapter of Elections. The day ended with Sisters and Associates coming together for Taize prayer and a blessing for the next day’s elections. Read More.

Preparing for Elections

Preparing for Elections

Thursday, April 20 brought the transition to preparing for the Chapter of Elections. The day ended with Sisters and Associates coming together for Taize prayer and a blessing for the next day’s elections. 

Spirit Continues to Lead at 2023 Chapter

Spirit Continues to Lead at 2023 Chapter

The third full day of the Chapter of Affairs and Elections, saw the week’s previous discussions and work come together to form a first draft of the congregational direction for the next four years. In addition Associates concluded their time at Chapter with a ritual and sharing of peace as well as a commitment ceremony for two new members. Read More.

Spirit Continues to Lead at 2023 Chapter

Spirit Continues to Lead at 2023 Chapter

The third full day of the Chapter of Affairs and Elections, saw the week’s previous discussions and work come together to form a first draft of the congregational direction for the next four years. In addition Associates concluded their time at Chapter with a ritual and sharing of peace as well as a commitment ceremony for two new members.

Chapter of Affairs and Elections Continues

Chapter of Affairs and Elections Continues

The second full day of the Sisters of Charity Chapter of Affairs and Elections continued on Tuesday, April 18. Following an inspiring liturgy and moving morning meditation, Sisters and Associates began the day’s work rooted in their commitment to listen deeply and speak from the heart, all Spirit led. Read More.

Chapter of Affairs Begins

Chapter of Affairs Begins

Sisters and Associates completed their first full day of Chapter on Monday, April 17. Grounded by the Chapter Prayer, the day’s sessions focused on hopes and expectations as well as context setting. The day concluded with a light-hearted social and game night in the Motherhouse Dining Room. Read More.

Chapter of Affairs Begins

Chapter of Affairs Begins

Sisters and Associates completed their first full day of Chapter on Monday, April 17. Grounded by the Chapter Prayer, the day’s sessions focused on hopes and expectations as well as context setting. The day concluded with a light-hearted social and game night in the Motherhouse Dining Room. Read More.

Sisters, Associates Gather for Opening of Chapter

Sisters, Associates Gather for Opening of Chapter

The Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati began their 2023 Chapter of Affairs and Elections on Sunday, April 16, 2023 with an hour-long prayerful ritual. The gathering, which takes place every four years, is a time when Sisters set direction to advance the mission for the next four years and elect the next Leadership Council. Chapter will conclude on Saturday, April 22. We ask your prayers and support during this most sacred time. Read More.

Sisters, Associates Gather for Opening of Chapter

Sisters, Associates Gather for Opening of Chapter

The Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati began their 2023 Chapter of Affairs and Elections on Sunday, April 16, 2023 with an hour-long prayerful ritual. The gathering, which takes place every four years, is a time when Sisters set direction to advance the mission for the next four years and elect the next Leadership Council. Chapter will conclude on Saturday, April 22. We ask your prayers and support during this most sacred time.

A Day in the Life

A Day in the Life of S. Romina Sapinoso

A Day in the Life of S. Romina Sapinoso

In celebration of Catholic Sisters Week, five Sisters of Charity gave us a glimpse into their extraordinary lives of charity. From serving children with special needs on the U.S./Mexico border to ministering to seniors at an assisted living facility in northern Ohio, our Sisters provide a loving, compassionate presence to all they encounter. The following article features a day in the life of S. Romina Sapinoso, an educator who lives in El Paso, Texas, and ministers on both sides of the border.

A Day in the Life of S. Regina Kusnir

A Day in the Life of S. Regina Kusnir

In celebration of Catholic Sisters Week, five Sisters of Charity gave us a glimpse into their extraordinary lives of charity. From serving children with special needs on the U.S./Mexico border to ministering to seniors at an assisted living facility in northern Ohio, our Sisters provide a loving, compassionate presence to all they encounter. The following article features a day in the life of S. Regina Kusnir.

A Day in the Life of S. Peggy Rein

A Day in the Life of S. Peggy Rein

In celebration of Catholic Sisters Week, five Sisters of Charity gave us a glimpse into their extraordinary lives of charity. From serving children with special needs on the U.S./Mexico border to ministering to seniors at an assisted living facility in northern Ohio, our Sisters provide a loving, compassionate presence to all they encounter. The following article features a day in the life of S. Peggy Rein.

A Day in the Life of S. Patrice Vales

A Day in the Life of S. Patrice Vales

In celebration of Catholic Sisters Week, five Sisters of Charity gave us a glimpse into their extraordinary lives of charity. From serving children with special needs on the U.S./Mexico border to ministering to seniors at an assisted living facility in northern Ohio, our Sisters provide a loving, compassionate presence to all they encounter. The following article features a day in the life of S. Patrice Vales.

A Day in the Life of S. Louise Lears

A Day in the Life of S. Louise Lears

In celebration of Catholic Sisters Week, five Sisters of Charity gave us a glimpse into their extraordinary lives of charity. From serving children with special needs on the U.S./Mexico border to ministering to seniors at an assisted living facility in northern Ohio, our Sisters provide a loving, compassionate presence to all they encounter. The following article features a day in the life of S. Louise Lears. Read More.

Visionary Women: Addressing Needs and Responding

Visionary Women: Addressing Needs and Responding

Visionary Women: Addressing Needs and Responding

The following article is a continuation in our series featuring Sisters of Charity who have responded to the current needs of the times and passed them on when the timing was right. The following article features S. Shirley Le Blanc and the St. Elizabeth Shelter in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Visionary Women: Addressing Needs and Responding

Visionary Women: Addressing Needs and Responding

The following article is a continuation in our series featuring Sisters of Charity who have responded to the current needs of the times and passed them on when the timing was right. This week we feature Sisters Noreen Ellison and Jacqueline Riggio. Read More.

Visionary Women: Addressing Needs and Responding

Visionary Women: Addressing Needs and Responding

The following article is a continuation in our series featuring Sisters of Charity who have responded to the current needs of the times and passed them on when the timing was right. The following article features S. Mary Jo Gasdorf and The Women’s Connection. Read More.

Visionary Women: Addressing Needs and Responding

Visionary Women: Addressing Needs and Responding

The following article is a continuation in our series featuring Sisters of Charity who have responded to the current needs of the times and passed them on when the timing was right. The following article features Sisters Peggy Deneweth and Janet Gildea and La Clinica Guadalupana near El Paso, Texas.

Visionary Women: Addressing Needs and Responding

Visionary Women: Addressing Needs and Responding

As we honor Women’s History Month, we continue our series featuring Sisters of Charity who have responded to the current needs of the times and passed them on when the timing was right. The following article features S. Patmarie Bernard and Villa Therese Catholic Clinic in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Read More.

Visionary Women: Addressing Needs and Responding

Visionary Women: Addressing Needs and Responding

In honor of Women’s History Month, we begin a new series featuring Sisters of Charity who have responded to the current needs of the times. Each of the featured women shared the gifts they had to an emerging ministry, being aware of the right time to pass them on. Beautiful relationships resulted. We begin the series with S. Jackie Kowalski and Seton Family Center. Read More.

Caring for Earth, Caring for You: Celebrating Catholic Sisters Week

A Tour of SC Communities: You Are Welcome Here

A Tour of SC Communities: You Are Welcome Here

A Tour of SC Communities: You Are Welcome Here

In celebration of Vocation Awareness Week, the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati will be offering tours to different houses across the country to meet our Sisters and hear about their ministries and the communities where they live. Our first stop is the Sisters of Charity Motherhouse near Cincinnati, Ohio.

A Tour of SC Communities: You Are Welcome Here

A Tour of SC Communities: You Are Welcome Here

In celebration of Vocation Awareness Week, the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati will be offering tours to different houses across the country to meet our Sisters and hear about their ministries and the communities where they live. Check back each day this week to view a new video from a different community. You are welcome here!

Hearts with Nature

Hearts with Nature

Hearts with Nature

As we complete the Sisters’ summer garden series, we offer the following garden pictorial. …

Hearts with Nature

Hearts with Nature

S. Winnie Brubach, and her enthusiasm for the Earth that has provided many with more than 20 years of healthy produce. …

Hearts with Nature

Hearts with Nature

S. Mary Caroline Marchal enjoys growing fresh produce in her garden to eat fresh and cook delicious meals for herself and others. …

Hearts with Nature

Hearts with Nature

S. Patrick Ann O’Connor’s love for gardening began as a young child, and she has been fortunate to have shared this love of tilling the Earth with friends throughout her life. …

Hearts with Nature

Hearts with Nature

S. Annette Muckerheide has been gardening since childhood, finding the joys and rewards in working close to the Earth. …

Hearts with Nature

Hearts with Nature

The Sisters of Charity have a number of gardeners among them who find joy spending time with nature and in turn bring joy with the resulting beauty of their plots and the welcome rewards. …

Hearts with Nature

Hearts with Nature

The Sisters of Charity have a number of gardeners among them who find joy spending time with nature and in turn bring joy with the resulting beauty of their plots and the welcome rewards. S. Donna Collins and her neighbor, S. D Fritz, OSB, share their summer’s adventures. ,,,

Memory Monday

Memory Monday

Memory Monday

Among the many honorary degrees, plaques, certificates and other awards recognizing the late S. Jean Patrice Harrington, the 1989 honorary doctoral degree from the College of Mount St. Joseph, was her most cherished recognition. Received just two years after her retirement as president of the institution, nothing could be more fitting to acknowledge and celebrate her contribution as a “determined leader, woman of deep faith and premier innovative educator.” …

Memory Monday – Nicaragua

Memory Monday – Nicaragua

Sisters of Charity are called to go where the need is presented. This commitment has led many to new countries and cultures to help the most vulnerable. The third video in our Memory Monday series features Sisters Donna Steffen and Jean Miller as they reflect on their time in Nicaragua.

Memory Monday – St. Lucia

Memory Monday – St. Lucia

Sisters of Charity are called to go where the need is presented. This commitment has led many to new countries and cultures to help the most vulnerable. The second video in our Memory Monday series features Sisters Carol Brenner and Mary Gallagher as they reflect on their time in St. Lucia.

Memory Monday – Africa

Memory Monday – Africa

Sisters of Charity are called to go where the need is presented. This commitment has led many to new countries and cultures to help the most vulnerable. Our new video series, Memory Monday, will feature a few of those SCs and how they have dared to risk a caring response. In this video Sisters Mary Ellen Murphy and Martha Walsh reflect on their time in Africa.

Vocation in Avocation

Vocation in Avocation: Swimming

Vocation in Avocation: Swimming

Summer has come and gone and many are regretfully packing their swimsuits away for the season. For many of the Sisters of Charity, swimming has become a healthy form of exercise and a fun way to relive memories of leisure from their days as children. …

Vocation in Avocation: Piano and Organ

Vocation in Avocation: Piano and Organ

Sisters of Charity Mary Bookser, Marge Kloos and Joan Wessendarp, all musicians and music enthusiasts, have played the piano and organ not just as a way to create beautiful music, but for the fulfillment of their souls. …

Vocation in Avocation: Zentangle

Vocation in Avocation: Zentangle

Inner peace has long been something for which people strive, but for a few Sisters of Charity a practice called zentangle demonstrates that it is a state of mind to be nurtured rather than attained …

Vocation in Avocation: Pottery

Vocation in Avocation: Pottery

S. Jackie Kowalski uses pottery to connect with others for the sake of mental health and to instill in them an appreciation for all of creation …

Vocation in Avocation: Photography

Vocation in Avocation: Photography

Sisters of Charity Marty Dermody and Jeannette Cochran have taken up photography as a pastime that captures life’s tender moments and beautiful occasions …

Vocation in Avocation: Reading

Vocation in Avocation: Reading

When it comes to keeping her mind sharp and traveling around the world, the best place for S. Mary Fran Boyle is in her recliner with a book or magazine in hand …

Vocation in Avocation: Gardening

Vocation in Avocation: Gardening

Sisters Dorothy William Englert and Maureen Heverin are just a few of the Sisters of Charity that garden in order to relax their minds and answer their call to stewardship of creation …

Vocation in Avocation: Book Club

Vocation in Avocation: Book Club

Created to ponder theology and gender-based issues, this Sisters of Charity book club proves to strengthen the members’ faith, their acceptance of differing ideas and their sense of community …

Vocation in Avocation: Woodwork

Vocation in Avocation: Woodwork

The craft of woodworking has been around since the beginning of time, but for Sister of Charity Diana Bode, the hobby has only just recently enlightened her life …

Vocation in Avocation: Poetry

Vocation in Avocation: Poetry

Sisters Regina Kusnir and Ann Hunt are a few of the Congregation’s poets who enjoy the hobby for its ability to sharpen the mind, its artistic value and its innate spiritualism …

Vocation in Avocation: Sewing

Vocation in Avocation: Sewing

For Sister of Charity Christine Rody sewing acts as a way to exercise the virtue of patience and the talent of creativity …

Daring to Risk a Caring Response

Risking a Caring Response

Risking a Caring Response

Sisters and Associates participate in the Ignatian Spirituality Project, making a significant impact in the lives of homeless and addicted persons. …

Risking A Caring Response

Risking A Caring Response

Sisters Peggy Deneweth, Janet Gildea and Carol Wirtz have been ministering at the U.S./Mexico border for more than 25 years. In fact, as the three explain it, what brought them to Anthony, New Mexico, was unknown, but they knew the Spirit would guide them …

Share the Journey

A Culture of Encounter

A Culture of Encounter

Encounter. What can be learned from an opportunity to listen to a person’s struggles, or drive to leave their loved ones behind to seek a better life elsewhere? What can be learned from building relationships beyond your circle, or meeting the most poor and vulnerable?

Sharing the Journey at Proyecto Santo Niño

Sharing the Journey at Proyecto Santo Niño

Every child to enter the care of the Sisters of Charity at the Santo Niño Project has left their own special imprint on the clinic and touched the lives of those they encountered. One special child, Juan Diego, and his mother, Gloria Lozano, will forever remain in the hearts of the three Sisters of Charity who began the clinic many years ago …

Loving Our Neighbors

Loving Our Neighbors

This year we embrace the call of Pope Francis to Share the Journey with our neighbors. In sharing their journey we bring communities together and strengthen bonds. Sharing resources and empowering communities undoubtedly strengthens bonds, and that is the impetus behind Working in Neighborhoods (WIN)…

Share the Journey

Share the Journey

Donated food and personal care supplies during the Sisters of Charity Lenten Collection for our Migrant Neighbors were delivered to Catholic Charities this week! The SC Office of Peace, Justice and Care for Creation partnered with Catholic Charities of Southwestern Ohio to provide food assistance to fit our migrant neighbors dietary needs.

Continuing to Serve

Many Sisters of Charity after reaching retirement age either continue their full-time ministry, or they immerse themselves in multiple volunteer ministries. This series highlights a few of the many Sisters of Charity continuing to serve.

Continuing to Serve: S. Mary Jo Gasdorf

Continuing to Serve: S. Mary Jo Gasdorf

“Faith lifts the staggering soul uponone side, Hope supports it on theother. Experience says it must be,and Love says – let it be.” St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Continuing to Serve: S. Mary Jo Gasdorf By Katie Drinkuth, Communications summer intern “I...

Continuing to Serve: S. Mary Fran Boyle

Continuing to Serve: S. Mary Fran Boyle

“Faith lifts the staggering soul uponone side, Hope supports it on theother. Experience says it must be,and Love says – let it be.” St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Continuing to Serve: S. Mary Fran Boyle By Katie Drinkuth, Communications summer intern “I see...

Continuing to Serve: S. Helen Berson

Continuing to Serve: S. Helen Berson

“Faith lifts the staggering soul uponone side, Hope supports it on theother. Experience says it must be,and Love says – let it be.” St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Continuing to Serve: S. Helen Berson By Megan Simmermeyer, Communications co-op Sister of...

Continuing to Serve: S. Christine Rody

Continuing to Serve: S. Christine Rody

“Faith lifts the staggering soul uponone side, Hope supports it on theother. Experience says it must be,and Love says – let it be.”St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Continuing to Serve: S. Christine Rody By Megan Simmermeyer, Communications co-op Once her term...

Continuing to Serve: S. Mary Barbara Philippart

Continuing to Serve: S. Mary Barbara Philippart

“Faith lifts the staggering soul uponone side, Hope supports it on theother. Experience says it must be,and Love says – let it be.” St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Continuing to Serve: S. Mary Barbara Philippart By Megan Simmermeyer, Communications co-op “I...

Continuing to Serve: S. Rosemarie Gerrety

Continuing to Serve: S. Rosemarie Gerrety

“Faith lifts the staggering soul uponone side, Hope supports it on theother. Experience says it must be,and Love says – let it be.” St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Continuing to Serve: S. Rosemarie Gerrety By Katie Drinkuth, Communications summer intern “I...

Continuing to Serve: S. Carol Leveque

Continuing to Serve: S. Carol Leveque

“Faith lifts the staggering soul uponone side, Hope supports it on theother. Experience says it must be,and Love says – let it be.” St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Continuing to Serve: S. Carol Leveque By Katie Drinkuth, Communications summer intern “Our...

Continuing to Serve: S. Jo Ann Martini

Continuing to Serve: S. Jo Ann Martini

“Faith lifts the staggering soul uponone side, Hope supports it on theother. Experience says it must be,and Love says – let it be.” St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Continuing to Serve: S. Jo Ann Martini By Katie Drinkuth, Communications summer intern “I’ve...

Continuing to Serve: S. Rita Hawk

Continuing to Serve: S. Rita Hawk

“Faith lifts the staggering soul uponone side, Hope supports it on theother. Experience says it must be,and Love says – let it be.” St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Continuing to Serve: S. Rita Hawk By Megan Simmermeyer, Communications co-op In July 2008,...

Continuing to Serve: S. Marie Irene Schneider

Continuing to Serve: S. Marie Irene Schneider

“Faith lifts the staggering soul uponone side, Hope supports it on theother. Experience says it must be,and Love says – let it be.” St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Continuing to Serve: S. Marie Irene Schneider By Katie Drinkuth, Communications summer intern...

Continuing to Serve: S. Patrice Vales

Continuing to Serve: S. Patrice Vales

“Faith lifts the staggering soul uponone side, Hope supports it on theother. Experience says it must be,and Love says – let it be.” St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Continuing to Serve: S. Patrice Vales By AJ Keith, Communications Fall Intern Living in the...

Continuing to Serve: S. Jean Miller

Continuing to Serve: S. Jean Miller

“Faith lifts the staggering soul uponone side, Hope supports it on theother. Experience says it must be,and Love says – let it be.” St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Continuing to Serve: S. Jean Miller By Katie Drinkuth, Communications summer intern “I am so...

Continuing to Serve: S. Dorothy William Englert

Continuing to Serve: S. Dorothy William Englert

“Faith lifts the staggering soul uponone side, Hope supports it on theother. Experience says it must be,and Love says – let it be.” St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Continuing to Serve: S. Dorothy William Englert By Katie Drinkuth, Communications summer...

Continuing to Serve: S. Diana Durling

Continuing to Serve: S. Diana Durling

“Faith lifts the staggering soul uponone side, Hope supports it on theother. Experience says it must be,and Love says – let it be.” St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Continuing to Serve: S. Diana Durling By Katie Drinkuth, Communications summer intern “Speak...

Continuing to Serve: S. Mary Alicia Bomya

Continuing to Serve: S. Mary Alicia Bomya

“Faith lifts the staggering soul uponone side, Hope supports it on theother. Experience says it must be,and Love says – let it be.”St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Continuing to Serve: S. Mary Alicia Bomya By Katie Drinkuth, Communications summer intern Six...

Treasures at the Motherhouse

12 Treasures of the Art Room

12 Treasures of the Art Room

The Motherhouse Art Room is one of the best places to view the many works of art completed and collected by the Sisters of Charity Community over the years. Constructed between 1892 and 1895, this room has an ornate woodwork balcony surrounding its perimeter, making it one of the more unique and beautiful rooms in the building. It was designed to be an art gallery for the Sisters and their students, and although the room was occasionally given other uses during its time with the college, it eventually returned to its original purpose, giving the Sisters and visitors a place to study some of the works of art that have come into the Community.

9 Places to Visit on the Motherhouse Grounds

9 Places to Visit on the Motherhouse Grounds

The Motherhouse grounds are rich in beauty and history, the campus’ 75 acres providing ample spots for contemplation and intrigue. Come join us on a virtual tour as we explore nine such places and learn their stories.

Motherhouse and Chapel

Motherhouse and Chapel

The Immaculate Conception Chapel at the Mount St. Joseph Motherhouse is a magnificent place of worship. For those who have visited the Sisters of Charity Motherhouse and had the opportunity to take a peek through the chapel doors or sit in its pews, the awe-inspiring view and its rich history bring about the most peaceful of feelings. Here are the seven exquisite features you don’t want to miss when visiting the Motherhouse chapel.

9 Treasures of the McCann Room

9 Treasures of the McCann Room

Used today as a permanent display room for the Archives department, the McCann Room in the Sisters of Charity Motherhouse was first built as the infirmary for the Community and then became a classroom after the opening of the academy and College of Mount St. Joseph. After the college moved across the road to its present location, the room was named after S. Mary Agnes McCann (1851-1931), one of the Community’s many dedicated historians and archivists, and became a place to exhibit some of the wonderful treasures that she had worked to save over the years.

9 Statues on the Motherhouse Grounds

9 Statues on the Motherhouse Grounds

Earlier this summer, we looked at nine places to visit on the SC Motherhouse grounds, among them several statues. Because there is a great number of other fascinating statues around the campus’ peaceful 75 acres, here are nine more statues of note on the Motherhouse grounds.

9 Windows in Mother Margaret Hall Chapel

9 Windows in Mother Margaret Hall Chapel

The Holy Spirit Chapel in Mother Margaret Hall features a collection of beautiful stained glass windows designed and executed by Emil Frei. Each window—formed from “antique glass,” a blown glass with varying textures and tones—features three medallions stacked atop each other and adorned with holy symbols.

9 Items in Archives Regarding S. Blandina Segale

9 Items in Archives Regarding S. Blandina Segale

On the second floor of the Motherhouse, next to the chapel, resides a small parlor dedicated to Servant of God S. Blandina Segale whose cause for canonization was opened by the Vatican in 2014. S. Blandina joined the Sisters of Charity when she was only 16, and during her next 75 years as a Sister, she journeyed out West where she established a school and hospital, and upon returning to Cincinnati, she worked closely with Italian immigrants, of which she herself was one. These 9 items chronicle her legacy

SC Women in History

S. Anne Hermine Gerver

S. Anne Hermine Gerver

Long before many Sisters began to receive spiritual direction on a regular basis in the post-Vatican II church, S. Anne Hermine Gerver counseled many who sought her out. In her positions as teacher, administrator and major superior, many Sisters knew and loved her. Perhaps what so many found attractive about her was not only her kindness, but also that she was down-to-earth. Understanding human nature and its foibles, Sister was able to accept herself and others. When they needed a willing listener who could point them in the right direction and help them navigate a difficult situation, she was one many chose.

S. Mary De Sales Leheney

S. Mary De Sales Leheney

On Feb. 21, 1901 New Mexico’s Territorial Board of Health issued a license for the practice of medicine to a S. Mary De Sales Leheney in Santa Fe, N.M. Today that would scarcely be a newsworthy item, but in 1901, in the Territory, no other woman had yet been licensed, and even in the United States there were few women doctors.

S. Mary Agnes McCann

S. Mary Agnes McCann

Mary McCann was one of the star pupils who attended Mount St. Vincent, Cedar Grove, in its earliest days. From this vantage point she watched the history of the Community in the making and had personal encounters with Mother Margaret George and other founding members.

S. Marie Agnese Bonanno

S. Marie Agnese Bonanno

“We visited every home in the Holy Name [Cleveland, Ohio] parish boundaries regardless of religious affiliation,” S. Marie Agnese recalled of her initiation into social work in 1933. Ten years later she was one of the pioneers in the Cincinnati Catholic Charities’ School Social Service Program, followed by terms of service at Santa Maria Institute and St. Joseph Infant Home. She came by her efforts in social work naturally. As a youngster she and her siblings often visited the elderly in their Lima, Ohio, neighborhood, bringing them fruit from her father’s store.

S. Mary Agnes Saffer

S. Mary Agnes Saffer

Music was always an important part of S. Mary Agnes Saffer’s life. Both her parents were professional musicians and many of her relatives were also. Everyone played or sang something. As early as the second grade Sister went to the Cincinnati Symphony concerts at Music Hall with her mother. “I remember sitting in the side gallery of that packed hall – watching, listening,” she once said. “I was one excited kid!”

S. Vincent O’Keefe

S. Vincent O’Keefe

S. Vincent O’Keefe was a familiar and welcoming face who “was a friend of every doctor and patient in the institution” for nearly the first 50 years of Cincinnati Good Samaritan Hospital’s existence. Among the five pioneer Sisters of Charity who opened St. John’s (Good Samaritan) Hospital, this small, gentle and courageous pioneer was a pharmacist who learned her trade under the supervision of an esteemed corps of doctors.

S. Eugene Marie Carpe

S. Eugene Marie Carpe

Born to Jewish parents in Jackson, Mich., in 1906, S. Eugene Marie Carpe (formerly Marcella Carpe) was attracted to Catholicism at a young age. Growing up, she and her childhood friend, Alice Warner, would visit St. Mary’s Church in Jackson to call on the Sisters. They would ask S. Margaret Agnes if they could walk her home every evening.  

S. Bernard Louise Carroll

S. Bernard Louise Carroll

S. Bernard Louise’s first mission in 1916 was to St. Mary, Jackson, Mich. She was still there during the depression years, and thus became intimately involved with the problems of the poor. With the blessing of the pastor and her superior, Sister set up a distribution center. Every day after school, and all day Saturday, she was there to supply bedding, clothes and food to the long line of needy, or she was out soliciting from generous friends, wholesale dealers, Church societies, and the Sisters’ own kitchen. The cooperative convent cook, Fanny, had to keep a watchful eye on choice morsels “so that S. Bernard wouldn’t carry everything off to her poor children.”

S. Mary Janet Miller

S. Mary Janet Miller

When S. Mary Janet was appointed principal of Cathedral High School in Denver, Colo., in 1939, she had already established a reputation for being a “good school woman.” It was here that she had the opportunity to implement some of her innovative ideas on education. In addition, she established warm relationships with the students as she encouraged them to mature into educated Christian adults. One student recalled her as exuding “wisdom and tolerance and good will shining out of her mind through her twinkling eyes.”

S. Maurice Clet Ling

S. Maurice Clet Ling

When Mary Ling entered the Sisters of Charity in Wuchang, China, in 1933, she didn’t know what type of work she would do. Sister was assigned to St. Joseph’s Hospital in Wuchang. “They needed me in the hospital because so much business needed to be done in Chinese and I was bilingual,” she recalled.

S. Cyril Mahrt

S. Cyril Mahrt

“Sister of Charity Embodied Order’s Name.” This headline celebrates the life of a woman known for her unselfish dedication, generous service, and courageous leadership. S. Cyril Mahrt displayed her progressive sprit and open mind in her roles as a nurse, nurse educator, and hospital administrator.

S. Marie Concetta Papania

S. Marie Concetta Papania

For 55 years, from 1931 to 1986, S. Marie Concetta Papania devoted her life to music. Teaching others to appreciate music was a part of the fiber of her being. In addition she directed choirs of novices and postulants, served as diocesan music supervisor, and composed. Besides sacred music she published “Sing, Dance and Play” a collection of songs for primary grades with accompanying teachers’ editions and study guides.

S. Ernestine Foskey

S. Ernestine Foskey

“It was in Albuquerque, N.M., that I began to develop my talent as an artist,” S. Ernestine Foskey relates in her memoirs. After serving on several other missions, this young Sister was sent to St. Vincent Academy from 1888 to 1896 where, besides having her own classroom, she taught art for two hours each afternoon. “I had no formal lessons,” she recalled, “but all I did was accomplished by reading and experimenting.”

S. Augusta Zimmer

S. Augusta Zimmer

During S. Augusta Zimmer’s early years as classroom teacher in Chicago, Ill., she shared her gift of drawing by helping her co-workers with their classroom boards. As a result she was told to attend summer class until, in 1928, she got word that she was to be missioned to the College of Mount St. Joseph to teach art. Horrified at this prospect, Sister wrote to Mother Irenaea Fahey who was a musician, telling her, “If you had been allowed to play piano for a couple of hours on Saturday or for three or four weeks in the summer time, would you feel equal to teach college music students?”

Archived Features

LCWR Grieves the Shooting in Colorado Springs

LCWR Grieves the Shooting in Colorado Springs

The Sisters of Charity support the following public statement issued by the Leadership Conference of Women Religious. May the coming Advent season draw us into deep reflection about the incarnational presence of God, moving with and through humans as non-violent compassion. What can we do, individually and collectively, with this power of God’s incarnational presence to extinguish the violent and troubled crevices of our collective humanity?

Generations of Charity

Generations of Charity

In our final “Generations of Charity” video, S. Andrea Koverman and her mentor, S. Brenda Busch, reflect on their call to religious life and those that inspired them along the way.

Generations of Charity

Generations of Charity

As we continue our series, “Generations of Charity,” in celebration of National Vocation Awareness Week, S. Tracy Kemme and her mentor, S. Barbara Hagedorn, reflect on their call to religious life and the SC Community.  

Generations of Charity

Generations of Charity

In celebration of National Vocation Awareness Week, S. Sandy Howe reflects on the influence her mentor, S. Nancy Bramlage, has had to her call to service and the SC mission in the following “Generations of Charity” video.

Generations of Charity

Generations of Charity

In celebration of National Vocation Awareness Week, S. Annie Klapheke and her mentor, S. Mary Ann Humbert, continue our series “Generations of Charity” as they reflect on the changes and challenges to their call to religious life.

Generations of Charity

Generations of Charity

It’s National Vocation Awareness Week! S. Romina Sapinoso and her mentor, S. Mary Ellen Murphy, reflect on the call to religious life in the first of five “Generations of Charity” videos this week.

A Special Visit from the Emerald Isle

A Special Visit from the Emerald Isle

On October 17, 2022, a 1644 chalice that had lived in the Motherhouse’s Art Room for decades began its journey home.Sisters Marie Irene and Mary Dolores Schneider, as well as Archivist Veronica Buchanan, were instrumental in helping connect this chalice to Monsignor Liam Kelly, a diocesan priest and historian for the Diocese of Kilmore and County of Cavan in the northwest of Ireland. Read More.

Autumn 2022

Autumn 2022

Fall is in the air! There isn’t a more perfect place to see the season’s beauty than with a visit to the Mount St. Joseph Motherhouse.

Timeless Treasures

Timeless Treasures

The Sisters of Charity joined the faculty, staff, and 170 students of San Felipe de Neri School in Old Town, Albuquerque, in celebrating the 140th anniversary of the school’s founding. A “timeless treasure” of the founding days in our Archives, is a sepia photograph of S. Pauline Leo with her class of young boys. Read More.

Jewish American Heritage Month

Jewish American Heritage Month

May is Jewish American Heritage Month, a month to join in paying tribute to the generations of Jewish Americans who helped form the fabric of American history, culture and society. As we end this month, we want to highlight our own S. Betty Jane Lillie who has made many scholarly Biblical contributions over the years related to the Jewish faith.

LCWR Grieves the Shooting in Colorado Springs

Violence and White Supremacy Cannot Stand

Our Sisters of Charity Leadership ask that we take seriously the violence that is occurring in our cities and act to call attention to racial injustice when we see it. May we call upon our elected leaders to represent our desire to end systemic racism and white privilege in small ways as well when we experience it in our city government.

Congratulations

Congratulations

Sisters of Charity Associate Maureen Maxfield, a Board member of Santa Maria Community Services, was honored by the Leadership Council for Nonprofits with the “Visionary Board Leader” Leadership Legacy Award. She will be recognized, along with other honorees, at the April 20, 2022, Securing the Future Conference. Read More.

S. Teresa Marie Laengle Honored

S. Teresa Marie Laengle Honored

On March 24, 2022, S. Teresa Marie Laengle received the Company of Grace Award from the Ignatian Spirituality Project. The award recognizes committed champions of the ministry, building a modern Company of Grace. Read More.

Directing Our Hearts: A Lenten Journey

Directing Our Hearts: A Lenten Journey

This Lent might we live our lives from our hearts? Join us on a six-week Lenten journey as a variety of ‘heart experts’ offer their wisdom and insight. Our week one Lenten video reflection reminds us to listen and be open to expanding all that your heart can hold.

World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life

World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life

February 2 is World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life! The SC Federation Vocation Core Team has a message from Federation Sisters throughout the world. Join us in praying for religious life around the world. #unstoppablecharity #daretobecharity

Justice Centered: OPJCC Director Debbie Weber Retires

Justice Centered: OPJCC Director Debbie Weber Retires

After nine years as the director of the Office of Peace, Justice and Care for Creation, Associate Debbie Weber retired in December. Debbie’s journey working for and with the SCs afforded her the opportunity to build many treasured relationships with both Sisters and fellow Associates.

Golden Opportunities

Golden Opportunities

Call them opportunities or call them challenges, S. Teresa Dutcher seems to sense the appropriate moment and the favorable time. Read More.

Justice Through Action

Justice Through Action

S. Louise Lears (right) brings her passion for justice work to a ministry of action and advocacy.

Timeless Treasures

Timeless Treasures

Nestled in the Sisters of Charity Archives collection is a charming painting by S. Ann Xavier Magevney of two Sisters strolling along a shaded driveway at St. Aloysius Academy in Fayetteville, Ohio. Read More.

Fall is in the air!

Fall is in the air!

Fall is in the air! Trees are beginning to show their seasonal colors on the Mount St. Joseph grounds. With the cooler temperatures this week, many Sisters and employees on campus are taking advantage of walking the property and enjoying the fall foliage.

Treasured Memories: The Gift of El Pomar

Treasured Memories: The Gift of El Pomar

The El Pomar Retreat Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado was the first women’s retreat center west of the Mississippi River, and through the years was home to many Sisters of Charity dedicating their service to the ministry. Today we feature S. Rose Francis Soltis, who served at El Pomar from 1967 to 1977. Read More.

Treasured Memories: The Gift of El Pomar

Treasured Memories: The Gift of El Pomar

The El Pomar Retreat Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado was the first women’s retreat center west of the Mississippi River, and through the years was home to many Sisters of Charity dedicating their service to the ministry. Today we feature S. Antoinette Grahek, who served at El Pomar from 1947-’60, 1966-’76 and 1979-’80. Read More.

Treasured Memories: The Gift of El Pomar

Treasured Memories: The Gift of El Pomar

The El Pomar Retreat Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado was the first women’s retreat center west of the Mississippi River, and through the years was home to many Sisters of Charity dedicating their service to the ministry. Today we feature S. Raphael Garcia, who served at El Pomar from 1945 to 1955. Read More.

Treasured Memories: The Gift of El Pomar

Treasured Memories: The Gift of El Pomar

The gift of her El Pomar estate in 1944 by Julie Penrose provided the Sisters of Charity with a new ministry and opportunities to nurture the spirituality of women in the West. The El Pomar Retreat Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado was the first women’s retreat center west of the Mississippi River, and through the years was home to many Sisters of Charity dedicating their service to the ministry. Read More.

Body, Mind and Spirit

Body, Mind and Spirit

An Ohio licensed massage therapist, S. Mary Fran Davisson currently ministers through the Sisters of Charity Spirituality Center at the Mount St. Joseph Motherhouse. Read More.

If You Build It, They Will Come

If You Build It, They Will Come

New to the Motherhouse grounds this year is a community garden where Sisters living at the Motherhouse and Mother Margaret Hall as well as a few employees have enjoyed growing their favorite produce and plants.

Sweet Summertime

Sweet Summertime

The beauty of summer can be seen and felt around the Motherhouse grounds. Vocal and instrumental provided by S. Karen Hawver and siblings.

Called to Teach

Called to Teach

S. Mary Alice Haithcoat’s dedicated education ministry to the students and families at Piqua Catholic School in Piqua, Ohio.

In the Name of Love

In the Name of Love

Hospitality is one of the hallmarks of the Sisters of Charity. As Newcomers Transitions Program Coordinator S. Sandy Howe has been walking with a family seeking asylum since September 2018.

Re-Imagining a Motherhouse

Re-Imagining a Motherhouse

The evolution of Villa San Bernardo, the former Motherhouse of the Vincentian Sisters of Charity, into affordable, independent housing units for lower income seniors.

Life, Laughter and Learnings: A tribute to Seton Hall

Life, Laughter and Learnings: A tribute to Seton Hall

In February the Sisters of Charity began their final farewell to Seton Hall. After SC President S. Pat Hayden took the ceremonial first swing, Sisters and employees watched on as the building was officially razed in a month’s time. The following video is a fitting tribute to the building that faithfully served as a home to Sisters and friends of the Community for more than 90 years.

Richly Blessed: Celebrating Our Asian American Sisters

Richly Blessed: Celebrating Our Asian American Sisters

In May we celebrated the special heritage month for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. In doing so we are reminded of our own Asian American Sisters of Charity. In the following article we celebrate their lives and devoted service to God’s call.

Blessings Among Us, Part I

Blessings Among Us, Part I

Sisters of Charity reflect on the gift of presence six international Sisters have been to the Community while living at the Motherhouse and earning degrees at Mount St. Joseph University.

Kernels of Wisdom

Kernels of Wisdom

As you sit and talk with S. Elaine Merkel, OSF, about her 10-year ministry as a member of the Spiritual Life Team at Mother Margaret Hall, you realize how important the word relationship is.

Hazard Yet Forward

Hazard Yet Forward

During National Nursing Home Week (NNHW), Sisters of Charity employees are donning blue T-shirts with the words ‘Hazard Yet Forward’ on their backs. The familiar motto has special meaning to Sisters and staff.

Home Sweet Home: The History of Mother Margaret Hall

Home Sweet Home: The History of Mother Margaret Hall

As we celebrate National Nursing Home Week this month, we take a moment to honor Mother Margaret Hall, the Sisters of Charity nursing facility at Mount St. Joseph that has been home to many of our Sisters for more than 70 years.

Heroes Still Work Here

Heroes Still Work Here

In celebration of National Nursing Home Week, Mother Margaret Hall employees share what they love most about working for and with the Sisters of Charity.

Creative Planning

Creative Planning

As we celebrate National Nursing Home Week, we thank God for our employees and their dedication to quality and compassionate care for the Sisters living in Mother Margaret Hall nursing facility. Throughout the week we will provide articles, pictures and videos celebrating them and their efforts. Today we feature MMH Activities Director Bill Owen.

Reflecting on Elizabeth: S. Mary Ellen Murphy

Reflecting on Elizabeth: S. Mary Ellen Murphy

As we commemorate the 200th anniversary of Elizabeth Seton’s death in 2021, Sisters and Associates were invited to reflect on their own personal connection with the Sisters of Charity founder and first American-born saint. In the following video, S. Mary Ellen Murphy takes a look at the many challenges Elizabeth faced in her lifetime and how we all can continue to learn from and be inspired by her today.

Planting Seeds

Planting Seeds

Master Gardener S. Winnie Brubach discusses the EarthConnection garden, its beginnings and how it has educated and provided for many throughout the years.

Guardians of the Environment

Guardians of the Environment

As we prepare to celebrate Earth Day on April 22, we remember the beekeeping ministry of S. Helen Therese Scasny, and the importance of bees to our environment. …

Blessings Among Us, Part II

Blessings Among Us, Part II

In Volume I of Intercom magazine, religious women from five different international communities were featured. The women lived among the Sisters at the Mount St. Joseph Motherhouse while attending Mount St. Joseph University. The following article provides an update on their lives and current ministries.

Reflecting On Elizabeth

Reflecting On Elizabeth

As we commemorate the 200th anniversary of Elizabeth Seton’s death in 2021, Sisters and Associates were invited to reflect on their own personal connection with the Sisters of Charity founder and first American-born saint. In the following video, S. Mary Ann Flannery takes a look at the many challenges Elizabeth faced in her lifetime and how we all can continue to learn from and be inspired by her today.

Dreaming Big

Dreaming Big

On March 9, Sisters of Charity Peggy Deneweth, Andrea Koverman, Romina Sapinoso and Carol Wirtz hosted special visitors to Proyecto Santo Niño in Anapra, Mexico. Steve Fox became a friend and supporter of the Sisters and their work across the border more than 15 years ago. He and the late S. Janet Gildea had a special connection in part because of their shared experience with cancer. After she passed, Steve contacted the Sisters and said he wanted to do something special to honor S. Janet’s memory. …

S. Mary Dugan: Adapting, Assisting, Educating

S. Mary Dugan: Adapting, Assisting, Educating

S. Mary Dugan is using her background with the hearing impaired to offer guidance and assistance in learning more about devices available to help others self-advocate and continue to live enriching, full lives. …

Spirit Led: A History of the Sisters of Charity’s Service in Colorado Springs

Spirit Led: A History of the Sisters of Charity’s Service in Colorado Springs

In 1892 the Sisters of Charity arrived in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Throughout the years their contributions in health care, retreat work, education and parish ministry were cooperative experiences, accomplished and continued with the help of the Greater Colorado Springs community. In the fall of 2019, S. Roberta Westrick became the last Sister of Charity to leave the area, entrusting the Spirit to continue to accomplish God’s work there. …

Celebrating Our Sisters

Celebrating Our Sisters

As we shine the spotlight on women religious during Catholic Sisters Week (March 8-14), we honor the 226 Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati who have committed themselves to the mission and charism of the Community. We are forever grateful for their lives of service and love. The following video honors each one of them; please take a moment to join us in celebrating and remembering the inspiration they have been in our lives and the lives of all those they have served.

Unanswered Prayers

Unanswered Prayers

S. Ginny Scherer has ministered as a Chemistry and Physics teacher at Lehman Catholic High School in Sidney, Ohio, for more than 40 years. …

Changing the World, Feeding the Hungry

Changing the World, Feeding the Hungry

In honor of Catholic Sisters Week (March 8-14), the Sisters of Charity are partnering with more than 80 other women’s religious congregations to bring awareness to a growing food insecurity issue in the United States. Throughout the week we will feature Sisters and their volunteer ministries at food pantries in their areas, spotlighting the needs and how others can help. …

Empowering Local Lives

Empowering Local Lives

Catholic Charities has been welcoming migrants from across the globe to their new homes for more 100 years. Through the Sisters of Charity’s partnership with Catholic Charities of Southwestern Ohio, S. Sandy Howe has been walking with a family from the Democratic Republic of the Congo seeking asylum in the U.S. To learn more about their story please view the following video.

Timeless Treasures

Timeless Treasures

In 1869 the Sisters of Charity purchased Biggs Farm in Delhi. With the Novitiate increasing each year, the Academy at Cedar Grove was too small and a new Motherhouse was needed. With its beautiful vista overlooking the Ohio River, the property appeared to be the perfect location. Through the years St. Joseph’s has been put to many uses and seen many Sisters come and go. …

Changemakers: Dr. H. James Williams

Changemakers: Dr. H. James Williams

As Black History Month comes to a close this week we recognize one of our local changemakers: Dr. H. James Williams, president of SC sponsored ministry Mount St. Joseph University.

House of Charity Feeding Souls

House of Charity Feeding Souls

Sisters Monica Gundler, SC (Cincinnati); Peg Johnson, SCL; Vivien Linkhauer, SC (Seton Hill) and Patty Huffman, DC (St. Louise Province) have found a way to continue the hospitality ministry of the House of Charity during the pandemic. …

Extending the Season

Extending the Season

Sisters of Charity living near the U.S./Mexico Border provide an update from Proyecto Santo Nino and describe the blessings they receive from the mothers and children with special needs they minister to. …

Snowed In

Snowed In

On this snowy day in Cincinnati, we remember snowstorms of the past and fond memories of Sisters and employees finding a safe and welcoming place to stay at Seton Hall. …

Never Alone

Never Alone

S. Pat Dittmeier provides deep listening, guidance and support to her clients at IKRON. …

Catholic Schools Week: Faith. Excellence. Service.

Catholic Schools Week: Faith. Excellence. Service.

The Sisters of Charity have a long legacy ministering in the field of education. In celebration of Catholic Schools Week we have asked a few of our current and former SC educators to tell us what they enjoy/enjoyed most about their teaching ministry. Sisters reflect In the following videos. …

Bringing Faith Alive

Bringing Faith Alive

Through service to others, St. Vincent de Paul Cincinnati was established to compassionately care for those in need throughout Cincinnati and Hamilton County. Sisters of Charity have long felt a connection to the SVDP mission. …

Forty Years Later: Remembering the Churchwomen of El Salvador

Forty Years Later: Remembering the Churchwomen of El Salvador

December 2, 2020 marked 40 years since the murders of four U.S. churchwomen in El Salvador. Many communities in El Salvador and the United States took this anniversary as an opportunity to reflect on their legacy and martyrdom. In this powerful 40-minute video, S. Mary Ann Flannery interviews Sister of Charity Christine Rody, who was a missionary in El Salvador with the Cleveland Mission Team at the time of the murders and a dear friend of Ursuline Sister Dorothy Kazel. We encourage you to take the time to listen to her sharing and to gain a deeper appreciation for the sacrifices made by the four women. …

A Time of Need

A Time of Need

In late October the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati received a request from S. Victoria Anyanwu regarding the desperate call for help in her village of Umunagbor, Nigeria, where the problem of hunger was escalating. …

Season of Remembering

Season of Remembering

During this season of remembering, we celebrate the thirteen Sisters and six Associates who joined the communion of saints during this past year. These companions have given much life, service and commitment as grace to our world. May our memories console and inspire us all in special ways.

EarthConnection Advent Calendar

EarthConnection Advent Calendar

During this Advent season EarthConnection, a ministry of the Sisters of Charity, is offering an Advent calendar featuring daily quotes from Pope Francis for reflection during this difficult time of pandemic. You are welcome to use the calendar in preparation for Christmas. …

Never Alone

Never Alone

A teacher and healer, S. Pat Dittmeier has provided deep listening, encouragement, guidance and support to students and clients throughout the years, assuring them that they are never alone in their journey in life. …

The Shape of Ministry during a Global Pandemic

The Shape of Ministry during a Global Pandemic

Ministry is always a partnership with God. This partnership has taken on many different forms during this past year; it has been one of meeting God in the most unusual of global situations. …

Amazing Graces

Amazing Graces

The education of children brought the Sisters of Charity to Cincinnati in 1829. Today they sponsor three diverse educational opportunities in Cincinnati. Each is rich in “risking a caring response” to young people. …

When There’s a Will …

When There’s a Will …

As the Sisters of Charity continue removing all furniture and items from Seton Hall on the Motherhouse property, many individuals and organizations have been the grateful recipients of their generosity. Read More

Proceed With Caution

Proceed With Caution

After months of closure due to the pandemic, Sisters Peggy Deneweth, Carol Wirtz, Andrea Koverman and Romina Sapinoso are pleased to reopen the doors of Proyecto Santo Niño in Anapra, Mexico. …

Novena for Elections

Novena for Elections

Beginning Oct. 26 and running through Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, we will offer daily this Novena for Elections based on prayers from the Leadership Conference of Women Religious. If you are able, we suggest lighting a candle as you pray. We know well the power of prayer and may all of us together surround our country with peace and light. …

Never Giving Up Hope

Never Giving Up Hope

S. Nancy Crafton ministers to the immigrant farm worker population at Los Pobres in Avondale, Colorado, a center that provides migrants with food, clothing, medical care, bill assistance, and even a place to lay their heads when there is nowhere else to go. …

Timing Is Everything

Timing Is Everything

The saying “Timing is everything” most certainly applies to recent outreach of the Holy Family St. Vincent de Paul Society and the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati. …

Congregation Hosts Virtual Fall Congregational Days

Congregation Hosts Virtual Fall Congregational Days

As the pandemic continues to require distance and necessary safety precautions on campus at the Sisters of Charity Motherhouse, Leadership Team members offered the annual Fall Congregational Days virtually this weekend to Sisters and Associates. …

Giving Back

Giving Back

Thanks to information from the Hagedorn sisters, Jan Hagedorn and S. Barbara, Sisters of Charity learned of and participated in the PB&J Outreach Project of Our Daily Bread last week. A group of Motherhouse Sisters prepared 200-plus sandwiches to be delivered to Our Daily Bread soup kitchen and social center on Sept. 2. …

Sustainable Seating

From Bottle Caps to Benches

The front entrance to EarthConnection has a warm, welcoming new feature to greet visitors. A beautifully constructed green bench, weighing 158 pounds and made from recycled plastic bottle caps and lids, is the collaboration of the Sisters of Charity ministry and local Girl Scout Troops. …

Nourishing the Soul

Nourishing the Soul

As she settles into retirement in Michigan, S. Roberta Westrick reflects on a form of art that captured her soul – creating santos. …

Staving Off Homelessness by Preventing Poverty

Staving Off Homelessness by Preventing Poverty

Homelessness is an issue that affects the global community, but working to prevent it from happening is equally important. Sister of Charity Noreen Ellison and SC Associate Therese Frye demonstrate how a relationship-based organization like the St. Vincent de Paul Society can offer hope to those threatened by homelessness. …

Flashback Friday – S. Adele Clifford

Flashback Friday – S. Adele Clifford

Hanging in the Seton Center of Mount St. Joseph University, is a portrait of Sister of Charity Adele Clifford. Appointed president of the college in 1967, S. Adele assumed leadership in an era of student unrest, spiraling expenses and declining enrollment for many private liberal arts colleges and universities. …

Shelterhouse: Housing. Help. Hope.

Shelterhouse: Housing. Help. Hope.

S. Katharine Pinto serves as a board member of Shelterhouse, a nonprofit organization in Greater Cincinnati that provides a refuge of care and compassionate assistance for women and men experiencing homelessness with a goal of moving them into permanent housing. …

Strengthening Community with Clean Water

Strengthening Community with Clean Water

Safe water is a fundamental human right. Yet, throughout the world, people of all ages fall ill and die because of contaminated water. Many of our own Sisters of Charity and Associates have participated in ways to alleviate this injustice since 2013. …

Ministry at the Shrine of St. Elizabeth Seton

Ministry at the Shrine of St. Elizabeth Seton

The National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg, Maryland, offers visitors the opportunity to reflect on her life and on the Charity values, mission, and spirit being carried forward by her followers. …

Sisters of Charity Statement on Racism

Sisters of Charity Statement on Racism

In response to the recent death of George Floyd and the ongoing issue of racism in our country, the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati issue the following statement…

Tracing Christ’s Footsteps through Time

Tracing Christ’s Footsteps through Time

The history of the Sisters of Charity has always been defined by its compassion and capacity for good to others. This history is preserved by the SC Archives, which has been praised for its organizational skills and service-oriented team of volunteers. …

Mount Welcomes Its Newest Feathered Community

Mount Welcomes Its Newest Feathered Community

The Motherhouse campus is home to many feathered friends. This year, with the addition of two bluebird houses on the property, Sisters are able to welcome a new group of neighbors to the Mount. …

Bethany House Services: One Step Closer to Home

Bethany House Services: One Step Closer to Home

As the largest homeless shelter in the area, Bethany House Services ministers to homeless families with children. What many may not be aware of is that its beginnings can be traced back to the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati. …

Bringing Joy through Music

Bringing Joy through Music

Associate Nancy Bick Clark and her husband, Frank, used their musical talents to entertain neighbors on St. Patrick’s Day. While staying at home, and practicing social distancing, the couple brought their instruments to their porch to perform for anyone walking by. After 10 minutes, neighbors stopped to listen and have their spirits lifted. The song performed, “The Birthday Party,” is a jig Nancy wrote 25 years ago in honor of their friend.

Message from the Sisters of Charity

Message from the Sisters of Charity

Given the rapidly evolving health risks associated with COVID-19, effective Tuesday, March 17, 2020, general public access to the Sisters of Charity Motherhouse and Mother Margaret Hall nursing facility has been suspended. …

Lenten Peace Path

Lenten Peace Path

In these coming 40 days of Lent, we invite you to walk with us and St. Maximilian Kolbe, a Catholic martyr of Auschwitz, the Nazi death camp, as we share his words and reflections. …

St. Lucia: A Second Visit of Firsts

St. Lucia: A Second Visit of Firsts

While on an Archdiocesan effort to “twin” two parishes together in St. Lucia, West Indies, Sister of Charity Mary Gallagher was able to reignite old friendships and create new memories. …

The Sound of Music

The Sound of Music

Mount St. Joseph music faculty performed a concert on Tuesday, Feb. 18 in the university’s Little Theatre. S. Alice Ann O’Neill performed a piece for the cello accompanied by the marimba. Other performances included the violin, trumpet, flute, theorbo and piano.

Golden Opportunities

Dedicated Service

In 2019, the Seton High School community celebrated the end of an era with the retirement of S. Teresa Dutcher. Not only was it the end of S. Teresa’s 39 dedicated years to the school, but it was also the end of more than 160 years (1854) of service by the Sisters of Charity as teachers and administrators. …

Walking with God

Walking with God

S. Anne Darlene Wojtowicz and Associates Viola Elizondo and Mary Ann Perez celebrate life through love and friendship in Weslaco, Texas.

Centennial Celebration

Centennial Celebration

As one of its oldest living graduates, S. Mary Loyola Mathia reflects on the evolution of Mount St. Joseph University. …

Corresponding and Connecting

Corresponding and Connecting

Sisters of Charity Associates reconnect with old acquaintances and create new friendships through their annual Christmas card ministry. …

Nuns Build 2019

Nuns Build 2019

Celebrating another successful Nuns Build in New Orleans, Louisiana. Sisters of Charity Federation congregations participating in this year’s Nuns Build included the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati; Sisters of Charity of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; and the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Kansas.

National Vocation Awareness Week – November 3-9

National Vocation Awareness Week – November 3-9

In celebration of National Vocation Awareness Week, a week dedicated to promote vocations through prayer and education, the Sisters of Charity asked a few of our wisdom-figure Sisters to reflect on what they have treasured most about religious life.

Report From the Border

Report From the Border

Sisters Andrea Koverman and Paula Rose Jauernig, SCL, united at the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth’s Motherhouse on Oct. 21 to share their experiences working with migrants at the U.S./Mexico border. …

Alive with the Spirit of God

Alive with the Spirit of God

Mother Margaret Hall Spiritual Life Department staff members Sisters Carol Leveque, Elaine Merkel, OSF, and Mary Gallagher are alive with the Spirit of God, a Spirit that brings joy and life to the Sisters in MMH. …

Mother Margaret Hall Art Show on Display

Mother Margaret Hall Art Show on Display

The annual Mother Margaret Hall Art Show, sharing the work of both Sisters and employees, was exhibited on Wednesday, Oct. 16 in the Mother Margaret Hall Community Room. Artwork included watercolor, photography, oil paintings and various other mediums.

Ripples: Kathy Ciarla

Ripples: Kathy Ciarla

Kathy Ciarla, the president of Cincinnati’s Seton High School, is more than just a natural leader and prayerful Catholic; she’s more than just a graduate of Seton High School that has returned to make her alma mater proud; she is a shining example of how the Sisters of Charity are changing lives through the lives that they’ve touched …

Giving Soul to Soul Food

Giving Soul to Soul Food

With her sweet spirit and cheerful constitution, Associate Charlotte McKinney invests herself in her community to combat domestic hunger …

Drum Circle

Drum Circle

Did you know the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati have a Drum Circle? Learn more from its facilitator S. Shirley Le Blanc! And stay tuned – an article on the SC Drum Circle will be included in Volume II of Intercom magazine this summer …

In the Spirit of Charity

In the Spirit of Charity

Father Dennis Dettenwanger is a familiar face around the Motherhouse campus, one that brings a smile upon every Sister of Charity’s face who sees him …

Daniel Comboni Community Clinic Celebrates 25 Years

Daniel Comboni Community Clinic Celebrates 25 Years

The community of Mixco, Guatemala, came together in May to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Daniel Comboni Community Clinic, opened in 1995 with the help of Comboni Priest, the late Father Bill Jansen, and Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Sarah Mulligan…

S. Patricia Hayden Honored

S. Patricia Hayden Honored

Last week Centura Health and St. Anthony North Health Campus (Westminster, Colorado) came together for a farewell celebration in honor of S. Patricia Hayden …

Flying to the Finish Line

Flying to the Finish Line

The Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon celebrated its 21st anniversary this week, and Sisters of Charity Joyce Richter and Sally Duffy were there to participate in the events.

Connecting to the UN

Connecting to the UN

S. Romina Sapinoso recently spent two months as an intern with the SC Federation United Nations NGO S. Teresa Kotturan, SCN.

Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati Bestow Elizabeth Ann Seton Award

Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati Bestow Elizabeth Ann Seton Award

The Sisters of Charity Community came together on Saturday, April 27 to honor the recipients of this year’s Elizabeth Ann Seton Awards. Congratulations to Colleen McSwiggin, Dr. Marie Pashi and Dr. Claver Pashi and Rick Theders for the ways in which they further the SC mission to act justly, build loving relationships, share resources, and care for creation.

Ripples: DePaul Cristo Rey High School

Ripples: DePaul Cristo Rey High School

The Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati’s vision of DePaul Cristo Rey High School will come full circle this year as members of its first graduating class complete college.

Inspiring Youth: A Legacy of Humor and Service

Inspiring Youth: A Legacy of Humor and Service

S. Cookie Crowley, the self-proclaimed Dean of Discipline, is highly regarded for her razor-sharp wit on the campus of the Sisters of Charity, a wit that only a family member could match. Her great-nephew Noah proves that not only is her legacy of humor intact, but the legacy of the Sisters of Charity’s mission is in good hands for future generations.

Standing for Justice

Standing for Justice

“Advocacy” is the word that best describes the ministries of Ohio Nuns on the Bus, but it is also a word that is almost always accompanied by the word “action,” just as Sequoia Powers-Griffin has accompanied the Nuns on the Bus mission for years.

Standing With Immigrants

Standing With Immigrants

“I didn’t cross the border; the border crossed me.” This is a phrase that Anne Stattelman has heard many times through her years as a concerned citizen that is actively combating the issue of immigration.

Standing for the Common Good

Standing for the Common Good

While the Sisters of Charity are known more for their legacy in education and health care, they have always responded to the issues of their times.

The Sisters of Charity in the Civil War

The Sisters of Charity in the Civil War

Eight Sisters arrived in Cumberland, Maryland, in 1862 to care for the soldiers in the military hospitals. S. Agnes Phillips describes the conditions the Sisters met in the following letter.

Ripples – Sisters of Charity Sponsored Ministry Bayley

Ripples – Sisters of Charity Sponsored Ministry Bayley

Many of us think of retirement villages/assisted living/nursing homes as the last chapter in our lives, but for my parents it was a place to call home, where the cares of owning a house faded away and caring became a focus on the individual life. We could not be more blessed to have Bayley as a part of our lives.

The Prayer House: Faithful, Therapeutic and Consolidating

The Prayer House: Faithful, Therapeutic and Consolidating

Against the backdrop of the Visitation House in West Price Hill (Cincinnati, Ohio) stands a modest sign that indicates a place in the community where people can unite for the same purpose: to deliver their prayer requests. This place of communal prayer allows the Sisters of Charity, who created the prayer house for their community, to empathize with their neighbors and the issues that they face.

Justice In Action

Justice In Action

The opportunity for DePaul Cristo Rey High School (DPCR) students, inmate Tyra Patterson, Sister of Charity Ruth Kuhn and the Cincinnati Ohio Justice and Policy Center (OJPC) to interact this fall may have included some divine intervention. You be the judge.

Standing Against Oppression

Standing Against Oppression

The Democratic Republic of the Congo, or DRC, is a country that few know about and even fewer have visited; in fact, most of the travel websites of the country urge you to reconsider going there because the country has become a focal point of some of the most heinous crimes against humanity.

Memories from Pymatuning

Memories from Pymatuning

“Faith lifts the staggering soul uponone side, Hope supports it on theother. Experience says it must be,and Love says – let it be.” St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Memories from Pymatuning By Katie Drinkuth, Communications summer intern In 1974, the...

Bidding Farewell to Dayton’s Good Samaritan Hospital

Bidding Farewell to Dayton’s Good Samaritan Hospital

The Good Samaritan Hospital in Dayton, Ohio, has been a long-standing place of service to the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati since its beginning in 1932. The hospital has been a staple of integrity, love, and quality care because the mission and values of the Sisters have always been at its heart.

Memories from the Cascade Cabins

Memories from the Cascade Cabins

“Faith lifts the staggering soul uponone side, Hope supports it on theother. Experience says it must be,and Love says – let it be.” St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Memories from the Cascade Cabins By Katie Drinkuth, Communications summer intern Summer is the...

The Bruin Movement Project

The Bruin Movement Project

“Faith lifts the staggering soul uponone side, Hope supports it on theother. Experience says it must be,and Love says – let it be.” St. Elizabeth Ann Seton The Bruin Movement Project DePaul Cristo Rey High School’s semester-long project challenges...

A Curbside Caper

A Curbside Caper

In April 2018, the Cincinnati Archdiocesan Office for Consecrated Life received a unique call from the Clermont County Sherriff’s Department. A grave marker for a S. Mary Oswald O’Connell appeared on the side of Clermont County Road and was rescued by the department in the hopes of returning it to its proper community and resting place.

An Unexpected Ministry

An Unexpected Ministry

From hives to honey production, Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Helen Therese Scasny found an unlikely ministry in beekeeping five years ago, and says she continues to learn from these “guardians of the environment” every day.

Ripples – St. Joseph Home

Ripples – St. Joseph Home

“Faith lifts the staggering soul uponone side, Hope supports it on theother. Experience says it must be,and Love says – let it be.” St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Ripples – St. Joseph Home By Carrie Shoemaker, St. Joseph Home communications and grant...

Let There Be Light: The Move to Cleaner Energy

Let There Be Light: The Move to Cleaner Energy

Reducing the carbon footprint of any institution as vast as the Motherhouse campus is no small task, but Senior Director of Plant Operations Jim Franz and his staff are willing to accomplish any feat for the sake of the environment. Encouraged by the Sisters of Charity and motivated by their mission, Franz and his staff have engaged in a great undertaking…

Memories from Fairfield Glade

Memories from Fairfield Glade

Settled in the lush green city of Fairfield Glade, Tennessee, was a townhouse owned by the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati. It was a gift from a friend of Good Samaritan Hospital, in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Memories from Lake Lorelei

Memories from Lake Lorelei

Summertime conjures up memories of spending your days in the hot sun by the water. Taking short trips away from the business of life has always been a staple of the season. For many Sisters of Charity, summer brings to mind time spent on Lake Lorelei, where many have taken trips since the 1980s when the Congregation purchased two homes for their use.

Uncovering History in the Archives

Uncovering History in the Archives

For more than 200 years, the Sisters of Charity have played a large role in shaping communities and pioneering careers. Naturally, their history is immense. Every day, something new is donated to the Archives at the Motherhouse to be preserved.

Sisters and Associates Reflect on a Pandemic

Finding the Good in Difficult Days: Sisters and Associates Reflect on a Pandemic

Finding the Good in Difficult Days: Sisters and Associates Reflect on a Pandemic

These past couple months Sisters and Associates have found new surprises and blessings while staying safe and physically distancing from others. In the next few weeks, they will share their reflections, concerns and prayers during this unprecedented time. S. Jean Miller begins the series with “A Time of Surprise for an Introvert.” …

Love, Laughter and Learnings: A tribute to Seton Hall

Love, Laughter and Learnings: A tribute to Seton Hall

Love, Laughter and Learnings: A tribute to Seton Hall

Over the past four months we have featured weekly Seton Hall memories. We conclude this series with our own memories from the current Communications Office staff. We thank all those who have shared personal ‘Love, Laughter and Learnings.’ They have served as a fitting tribute to what is being remembered about this building and the relationships and memories that call us to gratitude. …

Love, Laughter and Learnings: A tribute to Seton Hall

Love, Laughter and Learnings: A tribute to Seton Hall

Seton Hall memories shared this week come from former member/current Associate Jackene Hartford Laverty, Sisters of Charity CFO Tim Moller, and former Communications Office staff member, S. Marty Dermody. May their remembrances bring laughter and fond memories of times shared with those who graced its halls. …

Love, Laughter and Learnings: A tribute to Seton Hall

Love, Laughter and Learnings: A tribute to Seton Hall

In the mid-1980s and 1990s, Seton Hall became the home to many congregational offices and planning teams. Programs and ministries that have flourished through the years were originally conceived and developed in the office spaces of Seton Hall. Sisters Bernadette Schmitt, Roslyn Hafertepe and Rita Hawk reflect on these memorable beginnings. …

Love, Laughter and Learnings: A tribute to Seton Hall

Love, Laughter and Learnings: A tribute to Seton Hall

As Sisters and employees prepare to move from Seton Hall on the Mount St. Joseph campus, it seems appropriate that we offer the building a special send-off. Over its 93-year history Seton Hall has been ‘home’ to many. As we anticipate the building leaving us early in 2021, we share the following poem written by S. Carol Leveque. …

Love, Laughter and Learnings: A tribute to Seton Hall

Love, Laughter and Learnings: A tribute to Seton Hall

In the early 1960s Seton Hall became home to formation groups, young women who were considering a call to religious life. We find memories of living and learning in Seton Hall from a few members of the group that entered in 1964. …

Love, Laughter and Learnings: A tribute to Seton Hall

Love, Laughter and Learnings: A tribute to Seton Hall

The SC Spirituality Center came into being in the early 1980s. Seton Hall appeared to be the perfect place to offer SC hospitality, personal time away and accommodate overnight retreat programs. A few of the women ministering in the building share their memories here. …

Love, Laughter and Learnings: A tribute to Seton Hall

Love, Laughter and Learnings: A tribute to Seton Hall

Over its 93-year history Seton Hall has been ‘home’ to many Sisters of Charity, providing fond memories during their formative years. Sisters Pat Malarkey, Pat Newhouse and Victoria Marie Forde reflect this week. …

Love, Laughter and Learnings: A tribute to Seton Hall

Love, Laughter and Learnings: A tribute to Seton Hall

The College of Mount St. Joseph became a reality in September 1920 with Seton Hall becoming its permanent home seven years later. The following memories are from MSJ alumnae who hold close to their heart the many life lessons and relationships built within the walls of Seton Hall. …

Love, Laughter and Learnings: A tribute to Seton Hall

Love, Laughter and Learnings: A tribute to Seton Hall

Growing out of the Early Learning Center at the College of Mount St. Joseph came the Mount Campus School; continuous learning was offered through a preschool, full day kindergarten and grade levels one through eight. The school operated from the mid-1970s until 1988, with classes taught in Seton Hall on the Motherhouse campus. Three former teachers reflect on their fond memories of the school and their students. …

Love, Laughter and Learnings: A tribute to Seton Hall

Love, Laughter and Learnings: A tribute to Seton Hall

As Sisters and employees prepare to move from Seton Hall on the Mount St. Joseph campus, it seems appropriate that we offer the building a special send-off. Over its 93-year history Seton Hall has been ‘home’ to many: Sisters, employees, former Sisters, alums of the College of Mount St. Joseph, retreatants, teachers from the Mount Campus School and Mount St. Joseph guests. As we anticipate the building leaving us early in 2021, we share the following personal memories and experiences from a few of our former members.

Love, Laughter and Learnings: A tribute to Seton Hall

Love, Laughter and Learnings: A tribute to Seton Hall

As Sisters and employees prepare to move from Seton Hall on the Mount St. Joseph campus, it seems appropriate that we offer the building a special send-off. Over its 93-year history Seton Hall has been ‘home’ to many. As we anticipate the building leaving us early in 2021, we share the following personal memories and experiences of those living, working or visiting Seton.

Creative Coping

Creative Coping

Creative Coping

As the world has continued to adapt and make sacrifices in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Sisters and Associates have found new ways to manage the daily changes in their lives. The following article is the final in a series taking a look at the creative ways a few of our Community members have dealt with these days of staying home and staying cautious. …

Creative Coping

Creative Coping

As the world has continued to adapt and make sacrifices in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Sisters and Associates have found new ways to manage the daily changes in their lives. Our Creative Coping series continues with Sisters Marie Irene Schneider, Annette Paveglio and Ann Hunt. …

Creative Coping

Creative Coping

As the world has continued to adapt and make sacrifices in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Sisters and Associates have found new ways to manage the daily changes in their lives. This new series will take a look at the creative ways a few of our Community members have dealt with these days of staying home and staying cautious in 2020. …

Celebrating Our 2022 Jubilarians

Celebrating Our 2022 Jubilarians

Celebrating Our 2022 Jubilarians

It’s Jubilee week at the Mount St. Joseph Motherhouse! As we prepare to honor our Jubilarians and their special anniversaries this year, we offer the following video of gratitude for the golden and diamond jubilarians. The video also recognizes those Sisters celebrating additional anniversaries with the Community in 2022.

Sister of Charity Mary Ann Humbert Celebrates Diamond Jubilee

Sister of Charity Mary Ann Humbert Celebrates Diamond Jubilee

Join us in congratulating S. Mary Ann Humbert on 60 years as a Sister of Charity. S. Mary Ann will be recognized alongside three other Golden and Diamond jubilarians on Sunday, Aug. 28 at the Mount St. Joseph Motherhouse. We are most grateful to S. Mary Ann for her life of service and love. Read More.

Celebrating Our 2021 Jubilarians

Sister Judith Metz: A Jubilarian’s Story

Sister Judith Metz: A Jubilarian’s Story

Some 60 years ago, a youthful Judith Metz put a ‘yes’ into action. The journey she has traveled since then is a story filled with many chapters all woven around her life as a Sister of Charity. Read More.

Celebrating Our Jubilarians

Celebrating Our Jubilarians

The following video celebrates the lives of the Sisters of Charity reaching milestone anniversaries in 2021. Thank you, Sisters, may your Jubilee year be one of special grace and blessings.

Sister of Charity Annette Marie Paveglio Celebrates Diamond Jubilee

Sister of Charity Annette Marie Paveglio Celebrates Diamond Jubilee

A total of 10 Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati are celebrating golden or diamond anniversaries with the Community in 2021. Throughout the next few weeks we will spotlight these women and their many years of faithful, loving service. This week we feature Diamond Jubilarian S. Annette Marie Paveglio.

Celebrating Our 2020 Jubilarians

Celebrating Our Jubilarians – Sister Ann Hunt

Celebrating Our Jubilarians – Sister Ann Hunt

A native of Cincinnati, S. Ann Hunt entered religious life following graduation from Seton High School. This year she celebrated 60 years of religious life. Please join us is congratulating S. Ann on a lifetime of service devoted to God’s people. …

Celebrating Our Jubilarians – Sister Peggy Rein

Celebrating Our Jubilarians – Sister Peggy Rein

A native of Milford, Ohio, Sister Peggy Rein felt God’s call to enter religious life at a young age. This year she celebrates 60 years with the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati. Please join us in congratulating S. Peggy on answering God’s call. …

Celebrating Our 2020 Jubilarians

Celebrating Our 2020 Jubilarians

The Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati are most grateful for the 17 women celebrating 25 and 60 years of service as women religious this year. While celebrations at the SC Motherhouse have been postponed until October, this video enables those near and far to come together to celebrate our Sisters special milestones and their lives of service and love. …

Celebrating Our Jubilarians – Sister Mary Jo Gasdorf

Celebrating Our Jubilarians – Sister Mary Jo Gasdorf

As a senior in high school, S. Mary Jo Gasdorf made the decision to enter religious life. Sixty years later she is celebrating her life as a Sister of Charity. Join us in congratulating S. Mary Jo on her Diamond Jubilee. …

Reflecting on Elizabeth: S. Mary Ellen Murphy

Celebrating Our Jubilarians – Sister Mary Ellen Murphy

Join us in congratulating Sister of Charity Mary Ellen Murphy on 60 years of religious life. During these 60 years S. Mary Ellen has had the opportunity to serve in a variety of ministries, each providing their own unique graces and blessings. …

Celebrating Our Jubilarians – Sister Jean Marian Crowley

Celebrating Our Jubilarians – Sister Jean Marian Crowley

Most know her as S. Cookie and all are grateful for her joy, witness and sharing of life with us. Meet Diamond Jubilarian Sister of Charity of Cincinnati Cookie Crowley. Please join us in congratulating S. Cookie on 60 years of faith-filled service. …

Celebrating Our Jubilarians – Sister Josetta Chu

Celebrating Our Jubilarians – Sister Josetta Chu

Meet Diamond Jubilarian S. Josetta Marie Chu. She is celebrating 60 years with the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati in 2020. Join us in congratulating S. Josetta Marie and in honoring her 60 years of faith-filled service. …

Celebrating Our Jubilarians – Sister Barbara Davis

Celebrating Our Jubilarians – Sister Barbara Davis

Meet Diamond Jubilarian S. Barbara Davis, who is celebrating 60 years with the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati in 2020. Join us in congratulating S. Barbara and in celebrating her 60 years of faith-filled service. …

Celebrating Our 2019 Jubilarians

Celebrating Our Jubilarians

Celebrating Our Jubilarians

Meet Diamond Jubilarian S. Maureen Heverin. S. Maureen was honored for 60 years with the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati during a celebration on July 27 at the Mount St. Joseph Motherhouse …

Celebrating Our Jubilarians

Celebrating Our Jubilarians

Meet Diamond Jubilarian S. Mary Alice Stein. S. Mary Alice was honored for 60 years with the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati during a celebration on July 27 at the Mount St. Joseph Motherhouse …

Celebrating Our Jubilarians

Celebrating Our Jubilarians

Meet Diamond Jubilarian S. Martha Jean Gallagher. S. Marty was honored for 60 years with the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati during a celebration on July 27 at the Mount St. Joseph Motherhouse …

Celebrating Our Jubilarians

Celebrating Our Jubilarians

Meet Diamond Jubilarian S. Jo Ann Martini. S. Jo Ann was honored for 60 years with the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati during a celebration on July 27 at the Mount St. Joseph Motherhouse …

Celebrating Our Jubilarians

Celebrating Our Jubilarians

Meet Diamond Jubilarian S. Carol Leveque. S. Carol was honored for 60 years with the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati during a celebration on July 27 at the Mount St. Joseph Motherhouse …

Celebrating Our Jubilarians

Celebrating Our Jubilarians

Meet Diamond Jubilarian S. Mary Gallagher. S. Mary was honored for 60 years with the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati during a celebration on July 27 at the Mount St. Joseph Motherhouse …

Celebrating Our Jubilarians

Celebrating Our Jubilarians

Meet Diamond Jubilarian S. Clarann Weinert. S. Clarann will be honored for 60 years with the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati during a celebration on July 27 at the Mount St. Joseph Motherhouse …

Celebrating Our Jubilarians

Celebrating Our Jubilarians

Meet Diamond Jubilarian S. Joan Wessendarp. S. Joan will be honored for 60 years with the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati during a celebration on July 27 at the Mount St. Joseph Motherhouse …

Celebrating Our Jubilarians

Celebrating Our Jubilarians

Meet Diamond Jubilarian S. Juanita Marie Gonzales. S. Juanita will be honored for 60 years with the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati during a celebration on July 27 at the Mount St. Joseph Motherhouse …

Celebrating Our Jubilarians

Celebrating Our Jubilarians

Meet Diamond Jubilarian S. Suzanne Donovan. S. Suzanne will be honored for 60 years with the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati during a celebration on July 27 at the Mount St. Joseph Motherhouse …

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Catholic Sisters Week – Sisters 4 Justice

Every year, from March 8-14, we celebrate Catholic Sisters Week (CSW), recognizing the contributions that Catholic Sisters have made – and continue to make – in the world. While they have historically and currently contributed much to education and health care, Catholic Sisters have also contributed much to the work of social justice. Read more.