Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm – Founding and Core Values
Venerable Mary Angeline Teresa McCrory spent her early years in Northern Ireland and Scotland and after entering and professing vows with the Little Sisters of the Poor in France, was assigned to homes in America. She developed a great love for the American people and wished to care for them according to living standards in the United States. When this was not possible within the Congregation of the Little Sisters of the Poor, with the guidance and assistance of Patrick Cardinal Hayes of New York, she and six other Sisters began the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm on September 3, 1929 in an empty rectory in Upper Manhattan, New York. The Sisters now sponsor, co-sponsor or serve in 20 facilities in the United States and one in Dublin, Ireland.
In Carmelite homes, Sisters and staff alike seek to carry out Mother Angeline’s philosophy of care. She stressed the dignity and worth of every older person and the need to provide more than an up to date facility. In her words we must bring Christ to every older person, “giving them his compassion, his interest, his loving care, his warmth morning noon and night. It means inspiring the lay people who work with us to give the same type of loving care.” This is summed up in the Carmelite Sisters’ slogan “The difference is love” and their core values of Hospitality, Compassion, Sanctity of Life and Shared Commitment.
St. Margaret Hall
On October 3, 1962 Most Rev. Karl Alter blessed the new St. Margaret Hall, which was to be administered by the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm. His dream for a facility that would serve the elderly was helped to completion through the generosity of the Walter Schott family and the George and Walter McDonald Foundation. Today St. Margaret serves 99 skilled long- and short-term residents and 35 who required assisted living. The facility has undergone upgrades. We invite you to come and see the exciting changes!
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