Today is the first full day of autumn and today we celebrate the fullness of life Margaret Mary Fearon, a sister of St. Joseph for seventy one years. Born in Brooklyn to Mary and Stephen, Margaret attended St. Charles Borromeo elementary school and Bishop McDonnell High School. She entered our congregation in 1948. Margaret earned a BA in Business Management…
Any time I met Therese at a congregational meeting or event, she would always say: “Helen, what a wonderful congregation.” In recent times, she would look at me with that warm smile and say: “Helen, I am so grateful to the congregation; I really mean it.” Well Therese, we are all here today to say: Therese we are grateful to…
We celebrate the life of Sister Mary Josephine Keyes (S. Raymond de Sales) a Sister of St. Joseph for 67 years. Today, Sept. 4, is the actual anniversary of Mary Jo’s entrance into the Sisters of St. Joseph. Mary Jo was a girl from Queens. She was born to her Irish parents, Bridget and Richard, joining her older sister Antoinette…
Sister Rosemary Anne Kern, CSJ died on August 26, 2019 in the 64th year of her religious life.
We come together today as sisters, co-ministers from St. Edmond’s High School, colleagues and friends to celebrate the life of a dedicated and faithful Sister of St. Joseph for sixty-three years, Barbara Ann Doyle. Barbara, consistent and private has been known to say to some when she met them: “You probably do not know who I am.” But Barbara, all…
When cleaning out Carole’s room in Maria Regina on Sunday afternoon, I came across some hand-written notes from a Retreat that she had given to our Sisters a few years ago. In one session, she has written the following to be shared with the retreatants: Our relationship with God deepens over the years with a love that continues to call…
In today’s gospel we hear Jesus teach his disciples with the words of the beatitudes. Simply stated “Blessed are they who hear the word of God and keep it.” Today we gather to celebrate the life of Eileen Haggerty, a Sister of St. Joseph for seventy-three years, a teacher who heard the words of Jesus and lived her life proclaiming…
Mary Albert Thompson was a Sister of St. Joseph for seventy five years but Mary was the Mayor and perhaps President of Cedarhurst and probably of all of the Five Towns. I can attest to it as Mary not only blessed the new fire engine for the Lawrence/Cedarhurst Fire house and led the American Legion Memorial Day Parade and Prayer…
We come to celebrate the life of Sister Jean de Sales Tito, a Sister of St. Joseph for seventy two years. How fitting that we celebrate this Eucharist here in Our Lady of Hope because S. Jean brought hope and healing to so many in this neighborhood and far beyond. Jean has left us but by her life she inspires…
We celebrate the life of Sister Mary Ellen Noone, Sister St. Matthew, a Sister of St. Joseph for almost 72 years. The first line of the reading today says “When one meets a faithful woman, the moment is an awakening.” The reading goes on to describe, goodness, joy, empathy, purpose, integrity.” What a perfect reading to describe Mary Ellen. Mary…