Consecrated Life

The Sisters of Christian Charity are celebrating their 175^th Anniversary as a Congregation. In addition to celebrating the anniversary of the Congregation, they are also celebrating 150 years in the United States. Due to political oppression in Germany, Pauline Von Mallickrodt, the foundress of the Sisters of Christian Charity accepted the invitation of Father Nagel of St. Nicholas Church in Wilkes-Barre, PA to come to teach in his parish school.

A motherhouse was soon established in Wilkes-Barre called Mallinckrodt Convent and within a few short years, the Sisters were well-established in this country in German-speaking parishes.

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On Friday, September 14, 2018, the Feast of the Exultation of the Holy  Cross, the  Sisters  of Charity of Saint Elizabeth and members of the Motherhouse staff, joined in solidarity with Cardinal Tobin’s invitation for a day of fast, abstinence and prayer for the sexual scandal plaguing the Catholic  Church.    Sisters and laity prayed for our Church, the hierarchy and all victims of abuse of any sort by our clergy. Holy Family Chapel was a place of peace and prayer as people came to pray throughout the day.

In celebration of National Catholic Sisters Week, the Sisters of Christian Charity have several events planned that are open to young women discerning a vocation. A flyer for the 3-Day Event (March 9-11), which includes a Friday Evening prayer, a Nun Run on Saturday, and Reflection on Sunday can be downloaded here.  A flyer for Sunday, March 11th's program of prayer, exposition & breakout sessions can be downloaded here. 

To read about the Pope's powerful message for the 2018 World Day of Vocations: Listening, Discerning, Living, please visit this link on Zenit.org.