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…
Welcome Land Ecology Interns Through the course of the spring and summer a total of four interns will be working as part of the Sustainability Department. Landscape Ecologist, Amanda Furcall is supervising their activities which include managing the woodlands and meadows, tending the native plant gardens, conducting botanical and wildlife surveys and maintaining trails. The interns will greatly increase our…
Arbor Day Celebration – April 30, 2021 While most holidays celebrate something that has already happened and is worth remembering, Arbor Day represents a hope for the future. The simple act of planting and nurturing a tree represents a belief that the tree will grow to provide us with clean air and water, cooling shade, habitat for wildlife, healthier communities,…