May 5, 2023

Sisters founded by St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in New York vote to stop accepting new members, begin ‘path to completion’

OSV News May 5, 2023

NEW YORK (OSV News) — Sadness, relief and hope accompanied the April 13 decision by the Sisters of Charity of New York to embark on a “path to completion,” according to Sister Donna Dodge, president of the congregation founded by ...

Growing Older

Richard B. Patterson, Ph.D. May 5, 2023

Reflect In her late 70s, my mother once said, “Growing old is not for the feint-hearted.” The greatest emotional/spiritual challenge of growing old is fear. Some fear the afterlife. Others fear the process of dying. Most fear becoming disabled to ...

Doubt: Engine or Enemy of Faith?

Pat McCloskey, OFM May 5, 2023

Doubt can either drive faith or kill it. The choice is ours.

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Sisters founded by St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in New York vote to stop accepting new members, begin ‘path to completion’

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