Eighty-five years ago on September 14 , 1936, 15 young women gathered with 8 Sisters of St. Joseph in the parlor of the Rose Crest Mansion in Jamaica Estates and breathed life into a place we all know and love, The Mary Louis Academy. Over the past 85 years the graduates of TMLA have impacted our world in every way…
This summer a number of young women and men joined the Sisters of St, Joseph on our Brentwood campus to learn about organic farming and ecology. Some of them were WWOOFers (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms) volunteers, and some were interns working with Amanda Furcall,our land ecologist, All of them came with enthusiasm, energy, and a desire to be…
As we continue the slower pace of summer, we invite everyone to commit to join us in one action toward our chapter directive on Widening and Deepening our Prophet Call to Justice. The statement partially states, “In response to the sin of racism and other evil, we pledge ourselves to undergo personal and communal transformation.” This list of resources…
LOVING BEYOND LIMITS Fall 2021 Webinar Series Presented by Spirit Alive: The CSJ Institute for Faith Inquiry and Education The Sisters of Saint Joseph of Brentwood, NY, their associates, and partners in ministry are committed to promoting justice, fostering diversity and inclusion, and protecting earth, our common home. This webinar series was motivated by those commitments which were affirmed at…
At a ritual of transferal in Sacred Heart Chapel on August 7, 2021, the Sisters of St. Joseph installed their new President, Sister Tesa Fitzgerald. Sister Tesa retired from her position as Executive Director of Hour Children, Inc. on July 1, 2021 to take on the position of president of the Congregation. Her Leadership Council consists of four members: Sisters…
FaithLands is a growing national movement to connect and inspire faith communities to use their land in new ways that promote ecological and human health, support local food and farming, enact reparative justice, and strengthen communities. The Sisters of St. Joseph were highlighted in the recently released Faithlands Toolkit. Dan Heston (PLT) Kim Quarty (PLT), Teddy Bolkas (Thera Farm), and S.…
Amanda Furcall (CSJ Land Ecologist) has been working for the past six weeks with a group of land ecology interns on our Brentwood campus. Last week, they spent two days removing invasive species from the St. Joseph Villa property in the Hamptons. They weeded and mulched the organic garden, cut down vines that strangle trees, cleared bamboo, and cleaned up…
St. Michael’s Catholic Academy in Flushing honored the Sisters of St. Joseph of Brentwood at a plaque dedication ceremony on Wednesday, May 26, in the school’s faculty room. The Sisters of St. Joseph have had a strong presence at St. Michael’s, located at 136-58 41st Ave., shortly after the school opened in 1851, where they served as administrators, teachers and…
Today, Tuesday, May 25, is the first anniversary of the murder of George Floyd. We remember not only George Floyd, but all those who have lost their lives to unjust acts of violence. We pray for an end to racism and pray for peace.
Island Harvest’s Healthy Harvest Farm Reopens A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on May 19th at Island Harvest’s Farm on our campus. The ceremony rededicated the farm after the pandemic kept it closed last year. Island Harvest Food Bank’s leadership, representatives from the Sisters of St. Joseph and the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County, locally elected officials, anti-hunger activists, and…