Women of the Resistance is a series of interviews by Dr. James Bertsch with female leaders awakened by the anti-Trump Resistance. Each woman has an agenda she feels will make her neighborhood, our nation and our world a better place. On October 26, we will hear from Sister Karen Burke, CSJ, Ed.D. Karen is the Coordinator of Land Initiatives for…
Join on Saturday, October 10 from 2-3:30 pm ET/1-2:30 pm CT/12-1:30 pm MT/11 am-12:30 pm PT for our next restorative justice workshop: “Racism and Restorative Justice in Catholic Institutions.” We are honored to have two amazing speakers joining us, Dr. Shannen Dee Williams, a professor at Villanova University and a featured writer in Journal of African American History, American Catholic Studies, America…
Today, on what would have been the 25th Annual Sisters of St. Joseph Golf Outing, we would like to thank you for your ongoing support, especially during this time of great suffering and uncertainty. The Sisters continue to pray for you and your loved ones. Please watch this message from our Director of Donor Relations, Sister Pat Turley: Link to…
The Sisters of St. Joseph Brentwood’s care for creation is featured on this episode of CFN Live on the Catholic Faith Network. The segment can be found at the 12:35 mark!
Democracy and the United Nations Marianne Sennick, CSJ Main Representative CSJ UNNGO When the United Nations conveneson September 15, 2020, it celebrates its 75th anniversary. It is also the beginning of the Decade of Action to fulfill the Sustainable Development Goals adopted in 2015. (https://unsdg.un.org/2030-agenda/decade-action) The UN General Assembly passed a resolution proclaiming September 15, 2020 the International Day of…
10/10/20 Today we celebrate Sister Mary Ross who is celebrating her 50th Jubilee. Mary has lived and worked with the poor and incarcerated whether in Providence House, Rikers Island or Afghanistan offering her legal knowledge with compassion, empathy and insight. Hers has been a life of reconciliation. Her calmness, extreme generosity, willingness to risk, her courage to speak truth to…
Maria Regina, a Sponsored Ministry of the Sisters of St. Joseph, was awarded a grant from the Funeral Services Foundation for staff support and bereavement during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. From July 16-31,2020, fourteen small, personalized Memorial Services were held on units, for all three shifts, where the names of the residents who died during the pandemic on…
The Sisters of St. Joseph partnered with the Bay Shore Babylon Women’s Huddle for a voter registration drive at Thera Farms on our Brentwood Campus on September 4, 2020. As Sisters Eileen McCann and Susan Wilcox registered voters with Barbara Kureck they had lively conversations with locals buying fresh vegetables and fruit. It was a fun and productive day!
The Earth Matters Committee of the Sisters of St. Joseph welcome you to the Season of Creation 2020 from Sept. 1-Oct. 4. Throughout the season we will be releasing videos which form a litany of creation. This year, the theme for the season is “Jubilee for the Earth”. We invite you to consider the integral relationship between rest for the…
Today, September 8, 2020, is a day of celebration for all of our Sisters celebrating Jubilees this year. We are not able to gather together in our usual way in Sacred Heart Chapel, but we have the ability to view a virtual celebration that honors the lives of our sisters and their dedication to our Congregation’s mission of unity for…