Daughters of Charity
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Recalling An Unsung Saint
42 years ago this month – February 28, 1982 – the sadly truncated life of Sister Anna Marie Branson ended. As I describe in my book Sisters, her fellow Daughters of Charity in Bolivia had prevailed upon Anna Marie to return reluctantly to the states for overdue medical treatment. She was admitted to the Daughters…
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Recalling and Celebrating Little Known Moment in American Catholic Church History
Fifty years ago – January 23, 1974 – some Daughters of Charity in Albany, New York announced a decision that made American Catholic Church history. Members of the order’s Northeast Province’s Council, they decided to grant the Albany Diocese’s Bishop Edwin Broderick’s request to appoint one of their members, 60-year-old Sister Serena Branson as Catholic…
Chris Byrd 