Since 1969, Pronto has been serving the people of the Brentwood, Bay Shore and surrounding neighborhoods in need of basic human services. Over the past 50 years Pronto moved from the basement of St. Anne’s Church, to a storefront in Brentwood, and today its spacious building can be found on Pine Aire Drive in Bay Shore. One of the persons…
For the past 25 years, The CSJ Learning Connection (TLC) has been providing the tools to empower women who are undereducated, lack a high school diploma, or speak languages other than English. In a safe and caring environment women participate in a course of study suited to their needs, abilities and personal goals. Many of the women who enroll with…
On Thursday, May 23, 2019, Rural & Migrant Ministry honored Sister Rosalie at their Cultivating Justice Dinner. RMM first got to know S. Roslaie through the Justice for Farmworkers Campaign. Sister was relentless in her efforts to demand that Long Island State Senators change the unjust labor laws impacting farmworkers. Her presence and determination was an inspiration and gave hope.…
Avila Institute of Gerontology – Spirituality for Elders In 1929 Venerable Mary Angeline Teresa founded the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm dedicated to the service and care of the aged and infirm. Diverse in age, background, training and united in the belief that life is precious from the moment of conception to its natural end, the Sisters continue…
The Sisters of St. Joseph Brentwood have been featured in Commonweal Magazine in the article: “In Tech We Trust? Why we should be Wary of Amazon’s Facial Recognition Software.” Click here for the article. Commonweal‘s mission is to provide a forum for civil, reasoned debate on the interaction of faith with contemporary politics and culture. Read by a passionate audience…
The Rockville Center Diocese presented its Founders Awards at its annual Vespers at St. Anthony’s HS Chapel on May 5, 2019. This award is presented in gratitude to members of religious orders who have enfleshed the charism of their congregations and enriched the faith of the people of Rockville Center through their ministry and witness. We congratulate Sister Rosalie Carven…
On April 5, 2019, Sister Tesa Fitzgerald, CSJ was honored with the Irish Echo Community Champions Award. Click here for more. She reports that there were great accolades from the crowd for the Sisters of St. Joseph. Sister Tesa has also been named the 2019 Champion of Child Well-Being. (Click here to learn more about this award.) She is amongst a great group of…
The Long Island Progressive Coalition celebrated its 40 years of working for social, economic, and racial justice on Long Island at a Gala on May 1, 2019. Among the honorees was Sister Karen Burke who received the Long Islander Who Has Made A Difference Award. Sister Karen has spearheaded efforts to implement the Land Ethic Statement of the Congregation. She…
Through an affirmation of the CSJ Land Ethic Statement we committed “To monitor the ways in which we use and consume necessary products and to consider options for obtaining products that are not harmful to the land, the inhabitants, or the bioregion.” The Sisters of St. Joseph are in the process of installing two dual-port ChargePoint Electric Vehicle (EV) Chargers on our Brentwood campus that…
Sister Joan Gallagher, Janet Kinney and Susan Wilcox joined other members of the Sisters of St. Joseph Federation in El Paso to work with families seeking asylum.On the first day the group helped to set up a new shelter Casa del Refugiado. They are divided into two shifts to cover the various ebbs and flows of the shelter.Trips to the…