The relationship that exists between sisters is unlike any other. The best thing about having a sister is that you always have a friend. Today we come together to celebrate the life of a sister, aunt, cousin, friend, Eleanor Ann McDonnell, Aunt Dolly, a Sister of St. Joseph for over seventy years. Eleanor’s bond with her sister and friend, Joan,…
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Slow Food South Shore will be hosting a Farm Tour at the Sisters of St. Joseph. Join us for a tour of the farm collective and the grounds at our Brentwood Campus on October 19, 2019 from 10am to 11am. This event is free for all. Please RSVP via email, Facebook or Instagram: southshoreny@slowfoodusa.org https://www.facebook.com/slowfoodsouthshoreofficial @slowfoodsouthshore Join Slow Food South…
Reflection The first week of October has marked remembrances of three people whose lives have made a difference: Therese of Lisieux, Mahatma Gandhi and Francis of Assisi. This certainly seems to be an unlikely grouping – the young Carmelite nun, the Indian political leader and the little poor man of Assisi. Being ordinary people, they had their flaws and difficulties.…
On September 18, 2019, Island Harvest Food Bank celebrated the bountiful harvest from their Giving Garden/Farm on the Brentwood Campus of the Sisters of St. Joseph to help hungry Long Islanders. Island Harvest Food Bank, along with the Sisters of St. Joseph and a group of volunteers from the international organic farm organization WWOOF(World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms), and…
Kick-off Event “Recommit to Racial Justice” Program Sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph Brentwood, N.Y. Sunday, September 29, 2019 – 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Educational content, reflection, small group discussion and suggested action: What it Means to Recommit to Racial Justice; Establishing Shared Agreements and Preparing Ourselves and Our Hearts. This event will feature Colleen Ross, the Communications…
Cardinal Joseph Tobin, leader of the Newark Archdiocese, joined Catholics from several states on Wednesday in Newark to call for an end child and family detention which has led to the separation of immigrant families across the country. More than 100 people gathered at the St. Mary’s Parish Newark Abbey Church for a morning service, many clutching signs that…
From July 22-25, Gina Christel, Assistant Principal of Sacred Heart Academy, participated in the Spirits on Fire Program in Chicago. This year long formation program is designed for lay leaders in the sponsored ministries of the Sisters of St. Joseph. Thirty-one persons from across the United States traveled to the Carmelite Spiritual Center for Cohort 4’s immersion experience in the…
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…
Reflection In order for life to make any sense at all, there must be a defining center. Neither myself nor any other self is big enough to be that defining center. Life cannot revolve around ourselves and have meaning. The Center of Life is beyond ourselves. To follow Christ means that our true center, our true peace, and our true…