“For each of us there is only one thing necessary: to fulfil our own destiny according to God’s will to be what God wants us to be.” This is a quote from Thomas Merton, one of Ruth’s favorite authors. Today we celebrate that Ruth Ann Cunningham has fulfilled her destiny according to God’s will as a Sister of St. Joseph…
It isn’t mere coincidence that we celebrate the life of Regina Suzanne McAuley on International Women’s Day. We will hear the words of St. Paul in our first reading: “Put on, as God’s chosen ones, heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.” We can add to that – determination, resiliency, joy and zest as we celebrate the life of Regina,…
“I have lived my life as a Sister of St. Joseph since 1948 and have always been supremely grateful to God for the Gift of my vocation. My service has always been given freely and fully, as a means of thanking God for that gift.” Thee are the words of Sister Mary Benedict Holt, a Sister of St. Joseph for…
As Isaiah tells us from the beginning God created you, formed you and called you by name. We celebrate the life of Monica Diffley who responded to that call as a Sister of St. Joseph for seventy-six years Monica was born in Brooklyn to Emily and Peter and lost her mother as an infant. Relying on God’s promise that “I…
“We are shaped and fashioned by what we love.” (Goethe) Janice Brewi loved God and the life God has given to all creation. That love shaped her life and her passion to understand how life unfolds throughout time. Her own life began in Queens, born to Grace and Michael; she attended St. Benedict Joseph and the Juniorate. After graduation from…
“We are called to love God when we love the other. We love the other when we wish them well and no harm. We are called to love who and what God loves as God loves.” These are the words of Sister Leonard Marie Lichinchi. We come to celebrate her as a person of deep faith and…
We come to celebrate a woman whose life reflected her deep faith in God, Patricia Anne Perry, a Sister of St. Joseph for seventy two years. It is very significant that we can celebrate Pat’s life here in Sacred Heart Chapel as she finally did return to the renovated convent where she lived for thirty-eight years. We are grateful that…
We celebrate the life of Sister Mary Sheridan, a woman who responded freely and joyously to the call of the Spirit to love God, the dear neighbor and all creation as a Sister of St. Joseph for almost seventy-five years.. In union with her loving God, she sought in all things what was most loving. In union with the Word…
We are here to celebrate the life of woman, who with dignity and grace, answered the call to be a Sister of St. Joseph almost seventy-five years ago. Born in Brooklyn to Christine and John, Catherine McCullough attended St. Jerome’s parish school and Fontbonne Hall Academy. Soon after high school Catherine entered the congregation and received the name Miriam Christine.…
Rosemary has fought the good fight, finished the race, kept the faith. Now we come together this morning to celebrate that Rosemary Monica Remeschatis enjoys eternal peace with the God who has accompanied her since her birth. Rosemary grew up in St. Nicholas of Tolentine Parish. After graduating from High school in 1950 Rosemary entered the Sisters of St.…