...CCVI :: Our Heritage <!-- --> The Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word was founded by Claude-Marie Dubuis, bishop of Texas, in 1869. Bishop Dubuis had come to Texas... ...of Texas in 1862. Facing extreme poverty and disease throughout his diocese, he appealed to several congregations i... ...n France for help for the Catholic Church in Texas. When the congregations were unable to respond, he wrote in 1866 to Mother Angelique Hiver, Superioress of the Order of the Incarnate Word and Blesse... ...tal under construction in Galveston. Three sisters came immediately from Lyons, as members of a new congregation – the Si...
... “We will exercise our personal and congregational corporate power and influence to work for systemic change , and will take a corporate stand against forms of injustice and violence” Acts... ... of Chapter, 2008 . Throughout the life and work of the Congregation, from the very beginning, we have advocated on behalf of justice and peace, as individuals, as communities, as Congregation, workin... ..., through our ministries and personal lives, alone and corporately. In 1984 in General Chapter, the Congregation embraced the preferential option for the economically poor... ...he use of the death penalty. In 2006, we officially endorsed the Earth Charter . In April 2006, the Congregation set as...
...s your rights” Susan L. Taylor . Our Congregation was founded in San Antonio, Texas in 1869 when three women responded to a pressing need: to care for the victims of a cholera epidemic. This le... ... and teaching. In 1881, the Congregation secured a charter from the State of Texas, which empowered them to establish schools on all levels. In 1884, in response to the great wave of Catholic immigran... ...chools would be mandatory in all dioceses of the United States. Bishops and pastors appealed to the Congregation; by the first decade o... ... supported and staffed by Incarnate Word Sisters in the United States and Mexico. The Congregation’s first school, The Academy of the Incarnate Word, is now the University of The Incarnate Word....
...CCVI :: Online Heritage Museum <!-- --> Preserving our living and breathing history for generations to come is the work of the Congregational Archives. Reorganized in 1975, the Archives n... ...ow houses Congregational records from 1869 to the present day; preserves significant Congregational data; assists historians and others with research; and, maintains biographical information and some ... ...written works of more than 2,000 vowed members of the Congregation. Open by appointment only. Hours: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday-Friday Call: 210 826-7142 Contact: Archives Location We are located on...
...ithin the whole Church and to more actively promote the spirituality of the laity, the congregation established a department for Spirituality in Ministry. This is a jointly sponsored ministry of the S... ...hance the spirituality and mission of the two congregations by supporting the ongoing formation and spiritual growth of its members, associates, and co-ministers as well as members of the Church at la... ...rge. Spirituality in Ministry serves as a resource to all the ministries of the two congregations ...
...CCVI :: Becoming a Sister <!-- --> We are an apostolic and missionary congregation, called to be the real and tangible presence of Jesus in the world today. The Sisters respond to the cal... ...ine on discerning God’s call In general, however, a woman spends time getting to know the Congregation before making a formal application to the community. She lives for a period of time as a pr... ...e-novice in a local community, after which she spends another two years as a novice in the Congregation. Her novitiate ends with her first profession of vows. She pronounces her final vows a minimum o...
...re are many others-persons, institutions and foundations-that work side by side with members of the Congregation in a wide variety of ministries. Some have their roo... ...ts in the Congregation; each finds meaning in the mission of the Congregation, and through individual and corporate actions, seek to bring the love and presence of Jesus Christ into the world. All th...
...o participate with him, in his mission and ministry. Like other women’s apostolic Congregations, we have always served through the traditional ministries of education and health care, but we kno... ...ments of Vatican II were a mandate to religious congregations of women throughout the world, bringing about new attitudes toward the vows, new concepts of authority, new approaches to prayer life and ...
...CCVI :: Contact Us <!-- --> Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word 4503 Broadway San Antonio, Texas 78209-6297 210 828-2224 phone 210 828-9941 fax General Leadership Team Congregational...
...at happened since then which connects me to your congregation. In my own prayer this morning, I was taken back to a few years ago when I brought my Mom and two sisters to visit your Motherhouse. As we...
