Dear Editor: I’d like to thank Joseph Manago for his glowing letter (April 25) on my sister, Sister Mary Alma, R.S.M.
Sisters of Mercy
Kathleen Slattery Woman of the Year – Maureen McCormack
Maureen McCormack is receiving an award named in memory of Kathleen Slattery at the Great Irish Fair this year.
Final Graduation at Catherine McAuley H.S.
by Marie Elena Giossi Joy mingled with sadness as members of the final graduating class of Catherine McAuley H.S., East Flatbush, received their diplomas on Saturday, June 1. Donning the same maroon and gold hoods previously worn by nearly 9,000 alumnae, 36 young women participated in the final commencement exercises in the school auditorium. For […]
Diocese Honors Sister-Jubilarians
Religious Sisters from the Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens celebrated their anniversaries of religious life at a Jubilee Mass and dinner with Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio at the Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston, May 14.
Obituary: Sister Mary Joseph Lorigan, R.S.M.
Sister Mary Joseph Lorigan, R.S.M., a member of the Sisters of Mercy, for 73 years, died Jan. 20 at Maria Regina Residence in Brentwood, L.I. She was 92. She entered the Sisters of Mercy from Our Lady of Perpetual Help parish, South Ozone Park, in 1940, after having graduated from P.S. 159 and Bayside H.S. […]
Obituary — Sister Jeanne McCarthy, R.S.M.
Sister Jeanne McCarthy, R.S.M., 86, a member of the Sisters of Mercy for 69 years, died Dec. 14 at Maria Regina Residence, Brentwood. She attended St. Gerard Majella Elementary School, Hollis, and Mercy Juniorate H.S. She entered the congregation from St. Gerard Majella parish on Feb. 2, 1944. Formerly known as Sister Mary Gerard, she […]
Mercy Gardens Grow With Love
by Marie Elena Giossi Green thumbs have been cropping up at Mercy Home residences in Greenpoint and Rosedale this summer. Those thumbs belong to developmentally challenged adults taking part in Plant-Grow-Give, an innovative program, developed by staff, which empowers group home residents to learn new skills and take an active role in feeding and caring […]