Month: April 2016

ELIZABETH PROEFRIEDT, PRESENTE!   We, the Community, who are gathered here to remember and celebrate our sister Liz, believe that she is present here with us as is her friend, Dan Berrigan, both members of the Kairos community, who spent their lives speaking truth to power and praying and working to ease the burdens of our sisters and brothers wherever they be found. As so many of you have commented, it…

Sister Joan Marie McAvoy, Sister Maria Columba, was a Sister of St. Joseph for nearly 68 years. Many of us have seen a common garden sign or plaque that reads “Life Began in A Garden.” Hold that image of garden in your mind. Remember the hard work entailed in preparing the soil, the dedication to tend to the planting and nurturing, the patience to wait for the fruits and blooms,…

Rosemary Agnes Finamore was born to Agnes and Alphones Finamore on Sept 2, 1919. She grew up in St. Ephem’s Parish in Brooklyn and entered the Sisters of St. Joseph on Feb 2 1940.  In Sept of 1941 she began her teaching career at St. Francis Xavier parish in Park Slope – a double grade of 3B/4A.  It’s likely there were 60 children in the room.  As a new teacher…

In the Gospel of John we read: God is love and if you live in love, you live in God and God lives in you. Mary Virginia Fritz lived in God’s love all of her life. Born to Frank and Amelia, Mary lived in a loving home with her brothers and sisters. She attended St. Joachim’s Parish School in Cedarhurst and The Mary Louis Academy. She attended St. John’s University…