On October 11th, Mary Louis students were in the live audience for the Today Show to help celebrate the International Day of the Girl! Our Mary Louis women were able to learn more about the lives of young women who have fled to the United States from Afghanistan and the freedoms they get to enjoy themselves. Olivia Zino (‘22) and…
The brand new Environmental Action Club at Sacred Heart Academy partnered with the Long Beach Clean Up society and over 115 SHA students helped clean Long Beach on Sunday, October 24th. The head officers of the club (Co-Presidents: Sophia Paesano, Caitlin O’Hara) and members Maggie McGovern, and Mae O’Malley were eloquent in talking with the members of the Long Beach…
Students on SHA’s Junior Retreat joined the Sisters of St. Joseph for a day in nature to reflect upon the spirituality of the CSJ. “Flowing from a deep desire for communion with God and every kind of neighbor, we experience the prayer of Christ happening within us” and “That all may be one.’” SHA students experienced the Cosmic Walk, visited the…
Academia María Reina in Puerto Rico is one of the schools of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Brentwood, NY. The students in the Advanced Placement Environmental Sciences courses, and four of their parents, visited the Yunque as part of the course’s field experiences. There they learned about the history and succession that the forest has passed through and its…
In his remarks Councilman Justin Brannan, sponsor of the bill to name the corner of 60th street and Bay Parkway Bishop Kearney Way, stated that the school has had such a big impact on the community that it deserves to have a street named after it. Bishop Kearney High School has closed its doors but the school’s legacy will remain…
On Wednesday, 15 Seniors from the Service, Learning, and Leadership Program went to Brentwood. While there, there was a tour of the Brentwood property by Sister Joan Gallagher and a ‘Cosmic Walk’ through the pristine forest, which outlined the creation of the universe, earth, and humans. During this Walk, there was an emphasis on ‘one-ness’ and if we see ourselves…
The Season of Creation for 2021ended on the feast of St. Francis October 4th. It was marked on our Brentwood campus on the prior Sunday with the celebration of an outdoor earth liturgy incorporating our connection with the sacred community of Earth. Prayers of repentance were offered for our destructive abuse of Earth, and prayers of commitment were offered for…
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…