Sister Dolores Jean McLaughlin. CSJ died on September 17, 2020 in the 68th year of her religious life.
Pat entered the congregation in 1966. She had great love of community, and lived her 54 years of religious life rooted in God’s inclusive love, with a generous spirit of compassion, sincerity, and awareness of the needs of others. Pat ministered as a teacher, guidance counselor and in later years as a psychologist. Her ministry encompassed work dealing with psychospiritual…
We acknowledge and honor the life Sister Matthew lived. It was a life filled with prayer and joy with a spirit-filled faith. She was an educator well known as an excellent mathematics teacher and Principal. To all of her work she brought her love of community, her gift of listening, and her kindness to all. We remember that Matthew lived…
Reflection As we experience this pandemic, there is one thing made clear, we are all connected; we are all responsible for one another. This insidious disease plays no favorites nor can we. If we are to control it, we must act together. The facts are there for all to see. Where we unite to restrict its spread, we win; where…
Dear Sisters, Associates, Partners in Mission and St. Joseph Workers, May 2, 2020 is Community Day! A main focus of the day was to celebrate our 90 year presence and ministry in Puerto Rico; a presence that continues with our sisters Celia, Gloria, Luz, Judy, Minnie, Nildred, Rosario, Teresita, Rosa and the community of Academia Maria Reina. Our current reality…
Among the essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic are our food suppliers. The growth of unemployment has exacerbated food insecurity. New Yorkers are finding it increasingly difficult to find food as many programs have had to shut down. As a result the demand for food assistance is rising at an extraordinary rate leaving food banks and food pantries running short…
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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…