Stories from the Congregation Archives

From the very beginning the sisters involved themselves in ministries of social service, education, and health care. They worked directly with the poor and sick in their own homes, provided housing and care for women, orphans, and blind children and adults, and, as need arose, established schools and hospitals.

Read these stories from our Congregation Archives:

• Sisters Respond to an 1890 Smallpox Epidemic in Paterson, New Jersey

• Sisters Travel to the Pacific Northwest in 1890 to Provide Medical Care for Miners and Loggers

• Sister Cecilia McCann Writes to King Edward VIII in 1903