congregations, representing more than 4,000
members in the United States and Canada, who
recognize their particular character and spirit in
the tradition of Charity founded by St. Vincent
de Paul, St. Louise de Marillac and St. Elizabeth
Ann Seton. Impelled by Christ’s love and joined
together in the mission of Charity they respond to
the cries of those who are poor and marginalized
with lives of extravagant love. To learn more and
for contact information for vocation directors
of member congregations visit www.sisters-of-
charity-federation.org. See our web ad at www.
VocationNetwork.org.
Code #059.
Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati (S.C.) We are an active apostolic congregation, following in the footsteps of our foundress, St. Elizabeth Seton. For contact information
and to view our DVD “Extravagant Love: The
Vocation of the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati” visit
our website at www.srcharitycinti.org/vowed.htm or
write to Vocation Coordinator, 5900 Delhi Road,
Mount St. Joseph, OH 45051. See our web ad at www.
VocationNetwork.org.
Code #059.
Sisters of Charity of Halifax (S.C.) The Sisters
of Charity of Halifax are seeking young adult
women who wish to make the love of God visible
by giving joyful witness! Our spirituality is rooted
in the tradition of Saint Elizabeth Seton, Saint
Vincent de Paul, and Saint Louise de Marillac. We
are committed to standing in the fire of Gospel
values and responding to a world wounded by
violence and stripped of hope. While many of us
are in Massachusetts, New York, and Nova Scotia,
we also serve in other parts of the United States,
Canada, Bermuda, Peru, and the Dominican
Republic. Our ministries include education,
pastoral ministry, social service, health care, earth
ministry, social justice, community service, and
outreach. We welcome those whom God calls to
share our life of community, prayer, and service.
Considering religious life? Call Sr. Maryanne Ruzzo
at (781) 997-1355; e-mail: mruzzo@schalifax.ca;
website: www.schalifax.ca. See our web ad at www.
VocationNetwork.org.
Code #059.
Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth (S.C.L.) Impelled
by the love of Christ, we, Sisters of Charity of
Leavenworth offer every loving service in our power
to meet the critical needs of God’s people. We are
an apostolic community. We serve in California,
Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico,
North Carolina, Wisconsin, Wyoming, and Peru. We
serve in a variety of ministries including: Health care:
hospitals and clinics for the uninsured; Education:
college, high school, elementary; Pastoral ministry:
diocesan and parish administration, religious
education, spiritual direction, campus ministry,
youth ministry; Social services: Catholic Charities,
AIDS ministry, social justice advocacy. Sr. Victoria
Lichtenauer, 4200 South 4th Street, Leavenworth,
KS 66048; (913) 758-6522; e-mail: VickiL@scls.
org; website: www.scls.org. See our web ad at www.
VocationNetwork.org.
Code #059.
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Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, KY (S.C.N.) We
are an international congregation founded in 1812
in Kentucky. We and our associates are committed
to work for justice in solidarity with oppressed
peoples, especially the poor and women, and to care
for the earth. We engage in diverse ministries in the
U.S., India, Nepal, Belize, and Botswana. Sr. Nancy
Gerth, S.C.N., P.O. Box 10, Bardstown, KY 40048;
(502) 331-4516; e-mail: snancy@scnazarethky.org;
website: www.scnfamily.org. See our web ad at www.
VocationNetwork.org.
Code #059.
Sisters of Charity of New York (S.C.) An apostolic
congregation of women living in community in
the tradition of St. Vincent de Paul and St. Louise
de Marillac. Founded by St. Elizabeth Ann Seton,
we are called to reveal God’s love in our lives with
and for all in need, especially with persons who
are poor. We serve particularly in the New York
area, and among the people of Sololá and Quiché in
Guatemala. Our ministries include education, health
care, social services, pastoral care and housing. We
collaborate with organizations working for peace/
justice. We invite women to join us for the sake of
the Gospel. To find about more about us, please visit
our website at www.scny.org or call (718) 543-4898
at the Office of New Membership, 6301 Riverdale
Avenue, Bronx, NY 10471; e-mail: vocationsc@scny.
org. See our web ad at www.VocationNetwork.org.
Code #059.
Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth (S.C.) As
women of prayer, rooted in community and
committed to the mission of Jesus Christ we are
compelled by his love to make God known in the
world. We work with and for the poor, to alleviate
suffering and dispel ignorance and promote justice
in all our ministries. In the spirit of Saint Vincent
de Paul, Saint Louise de Marillac, Saint Elizabeth
Ann Seton and Mother Mary Xavier Mehegan we
are faithful to our charism of charity as we engage
ourselves in education, health care, diocesan and
parish ministry, counseling, spiritual direction
and retreats, hospitals, homes for the aged, adult
literacy programs, social services and advocacy for
the poor and oppressed. We serve in 17 states and
El Salvador, Central America. For more information
about us and living BOUNDLESS CHARITY IN YOUR
LIFE AND WORK please contact Sister Maureen
Corcoran, S.C., P.O. Box 476, Convent Station, NJ
07961-0476; (973) 290-5331; e-mail: mcorcoran@
scnj.org; website: www.scnj.org. See our web ad at
www.VocationNetwork.org.
Code #059.
Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill (S.C.) Prayer,
service, and life in community are the primary
principles upon which the sisters carry out their
mission, which is to reveal the reality and beauty of
God’s love to people in need. The sisters administer
and staff educational institutions from preschools
through universities; serve in Christian formation;
chaplaincy, counseling, pastoral and social services.
They are represented primarily in the Dioceses of
Western Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Arizona.
Contact: Sr. Barbara Ann Smelko, S.C., and Sr. Yong
Son Kim at Seton House International, 4933 W.
Patterson Ave., Chicago, IL 60641-3512; (773) 205-
1822 ext 206; e-mail: barbaraannsmelko42scsh@
gmail.com; cathyysk416@yahoo.com; website:
www.scsh.org. See our web ad online at www.
VocationNetwork.org.
Sisters of Charity of St. Joan Antida
(S.C.S.J.A.) Gifted with a 200-year tradition of
vowed service with and among the poor, we choose
again to be one with Jesus Christ and the powerless.
We are rooted in the Gospel by dedicating ourselves
to the love, empowerment, service and evangelization
of the poor through a fourth vow. As an international
community, we minister in 27 countries in a diversity
of ministries. Committed to living in community,
we invite women of daring love and faith to come
join with us as we stand with and work among the
powerless and the poor. Sr. Theresa Rozga, S.C.S.J.A.,
8560 North 76th Place, Milwaukee, WI 53223; (414)
354-9233; e-mail: srtheresa@scsja.org; website: www.
scsja.org.
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Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (B.V.M.) The Sisters of
Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary continue to
follow the footsteps of our Irish foundress, Mary
Frances Clarke, responding to God’s love and
serving wherever needed. We find strength in our
faith in God, in one another, and with the people we
serve. Our core values—freedom, education, charity,
and justice—guide our lives and ministry. We are
educators, pastoral ministers, counselors, and
advocates for the elderly and immigrants; we work
in social services, health care, and prayer ministry.
Trust and a spirit of joy enliven our community of
Catholic Sisters because God’s love frees us. This
freedom calls us to honor diversity, to act against
injustice, and to stand humbly before God with
gratitude. The Sisters of Charity of the Blessed
Virgin Mary. Freed by Love, Acting for Justice. For
