Growing up on the streets of Bedford-Stuyvesant at a time when gun violence was a regular occurrence, Edwing Lachapelle never imagined he would be working on a farm on the grounds of a monastery in Jamaica Estates.
Father Jim O’Shea
Only In Print: Respect For Earth Is Passionists’ Mission As Priests Open Thomas Berry Place
Every day is Earth Day for the priests at the Passionists Monastery, where preserving the environment is their year-round commitment.