Looking for an exciting new ministry? The Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, NY are searching for a Coordinator of Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation to staff and coordinate the advocacy efforts of their JPIC Office. To facilitate their response to the issues of our times the Coordinator of the JPIC Office will be responsible to the Leadership Team…
On Saturday evening at 5pm mass, Cardinal Joseph Tobin CSsR came to celebrate 125 years of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish. Parishioners who speak four languages attended and greeted him after. He spoke simply of being the oldest of 14 children born to immigrant parents. Although his mother spoke English, she prayed in Gaelic, he said to a warm…
On June 30th Sisters of St. Joseph, Associates and co-ministers gathered with sisters from the Congregation of the Infant Jesus and other friends and neighbors to address the Trump Administration’s policy of separating families at the border. Together they marched and participated in rallies in Huntington, Wantagh, East Meadow, Rockville Centre, Jackson Heights, Midtown and Downtown Manhattan and Brooklyn. While…
Cheryl Cedillo, St. Joseph Worker 2018, wraps up her year of service at Hour Children with a day at Prospect Park with the young people in the summer program. In August we will welcome three new St. Joseph Workers; Benita Amoako from Ghana, Megan Hryniewicz from Chicago and Faith Yusko from Babylon, NY. In the coming weeks we will do…
On Sunday, June 17, 2018 sisters who entered the congregation in 1964 gathered for a reunion. Eileen Myles commented, “We had a very enjoyable time. It is always great to get together with the ‘Party-Party!’ We were fortunate to have Gloria Cruz, CSJ with us. She shared with us the ongoing problems in Puerto Rico as a result of hurricane…
The CSJ Learning Connection held their 2018 Award Ceremony on Sunday, June 3, 2018 at Brentwood High School. This was the last Award Ceremony for Sister Kathleen Carberry as Director and she passed the torch to new Program Director Denise Murray at the ceremony. One of the thirteen classes receiving their certificates. S. Kathleen passed the torch to Denis…
Reflection Master, I want to see. Mark 10:46 – 52 The sincerity of that request holds all the pain and desire of his life. “I want to see.” How does that echo in the spiritual quest of each of us? We all have blind spots that paralyze and confuse us. Sometimes they are so ingrained that we do not…
Reflection The deep desire and longing for freedom is in the hearts of all people, some in the reality of bondage and oppression, all in the bondage of their own struggles, flaws and yearning for spiritual wholeness. As we seek our own inner freedom, the very desire for it helps us to realize that where we are is the place…
Feast of St. Nicholas Reflection In the early days of Advent our spirits are lifted with the stories of St. Nicholas There are many myths about St. Nicholas and his reputation for secret gift giving. The most well-known is the one of Nicholas secretly providing money for three young women because their father was too poor to provide them a…
The following eulogy for Sister Edward was composed by her good friend Sister Muriel Keegan. Sister Mary Edward McGuiness Sister Mary Edward McGuiness, CSJ died on October 28, 2017 in the 84th year of her religious life.