Rita is a Queens’ girl born in Flushing to Teresa and William McCauley. She attended Holy Family elementary school and Bishop McDonnell High School. Rita graduated from Brentwood College and earned her masters at St. John’s University. Rita was devoted to our community’s ministry of education. She served at St. Robert Bellarmine School, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, St. Ann,…
During a visit to Maria Regina Residence I passed room #137 and the resident waived me in. I entered and introduced myself, and our relationship began. Sister Francs Gerard Kress, a Sister of St. Joseph, embraced and lived the charism of the Sisters of St. Joseph during 104 years of her life. In one of our early conversations she said…
Sing to God, sing praise, tell all of God’s wonderful deeds. That is what Sister Marie de Montfort Shields did all of her life with her love of God, love of music and love of people. Marie was born in Queens to Elizabeth and Anthony and named Joan Elizabeth. She grew up with her sister Catherine and her brother Jimmy…
Sister Richard Maureen Rowan, also known as Catherine Hyacinth Rowan was born to immigrant parents from Ireland and lived in Corona, Queens. Catherine was one of five children and their home was filled with life and laughter. Relatives and friends gathered for Sunday dinner and for stories which gave encouragement to each other in making their way in a new…
We celebrate the life of Patricia Ann Seaman, a Sister of St. Joseph for almost seventy one years. Pat was born in Brooklyn to Florence and John and attended St. Francis of Assisi elementary school and St. Francis Xavier Academy. After high school Pat entered the congregation and taught elementary school at St. Paschal Babylon, St. Clare’s, Immaculate Conception in…
In the course of my life, I wrote several tributes to S. Mary Maier, It was always an easy job because she was such a special person. Mary Maier had distinguished academic credentials. When she joined the faculty of St. Joseph’s College in 1972, she had just completed her Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from the University of Michigan. In addition…
It is a joy and a privilege to be here to pay tribute to a special person-Sister Elizabeth O’Neill, CSJ, Aunt Itzy, and our dear friend, ITZY!!! A unique name for a very unique person. But how did Elizabeth O’Neill become “Itzy”? It all began with Mr. Consolari, the O’Neill’s downstairs neighbor on Kingston Avenue in Greenpoint who would sing…
Our hearts are saddened but as we celebrate this Eucharist to thank God for Mary Ann Carotenuto, a Sister of St. Joseph for sixty years, we can rejoice and be glad because she is with the God who loved her so dearly. After revealing that love to everyone she met, Mary Ann is at peace. Mary Ann’s dear and ever-faithful…
Sister Flora Marinellii, a woman of deep faith, enduring love and exceptional kindness, was a Sister of St. Joseph for fifty seven years. At last evening’s vigil prayer, we heard Jesus proclaim the greatest commandment: “You shall love the lord your God, with your whole heart, with your whole soul, and with your whole mind. And the second is like…
St. Paul wishes for all of us in the first reading: “May Christ dwell in your hearts through faith and may charity be the root and foundation of your life.” We are here today to celebrate the life of someone who lived with charity as the foundation of her life, Maria Victoria Karp, Sister Marion Ann, a Sister of St.…