Month: July 2017

During the past few days since Judy died unexpectedly on early Sunday morning, July 30th and especially at her wake and funeral mass in Puerto Rico, many stories were shared about Judy from her family, the sisters with whom she lived, her colleagues at Academia Maria Reina, and her friends both here at on the island.  So, my reflection this morning is somewhat of a compilation of all of these…

  Loved, called, joyful and faithful, Carol Marie Lentz lived as a Sister of St. Joseph for sixty-eight years. Born to Pauline and Joseph, named Arlene, she grew up in Greenpoint with her sisters Barbara and Carol, attending St. Cecelia’s Parish School and our Juniorate before entering the congregation. In her early years Carol taught younger children and earned a degree in history from St. Francis College. Open to the…

Geraldine Cregg- a Sister of St. Joseph- a woman of joy, a woman of God. We pay tribute to you today, Gerry, for living a life that is simple, prayerful, courageous and compassionate. Geraldine was born to a large Irish family. She was the seventh child of Elizabeth and Patrick Cregg and sister to John, Mary, Thomas, Bobbie, Ann, Elizabeth, Loretta and Bernard.  She had a very large extended family. …

We are here to celebrate the life of Sister Josephine Adams. Josephine was grounded by her family, her friends, her sisters and most of all by God. Her parents brought her up to be comfortable with herself and with others. They gave her a sense of focus and common sense.  Wherever Josephine was, she projected warmth, joy and acceptance to all she met. She was comfortable with herself so she was able…