The Mary Louis Academy in Jamaica Estates, Queens, formally dedicated the newly renovated Chapel of St. Joseph on its campus on March 8.
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African American Sister Says Prayer, Listening Can Lead to Racial Healing
The topic of racism can be a source of conflict. But when Sister Melinda Pellerin found herself in a conversation with a woman who denied the existence of systemic racism in the U.S., she let her faith lead her response.
Young People Garden and Farm for a Better Future
A staggered group of seven ecology interns and Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF) volunteers lived on the 212-acre Brentwood property between the end of May and the beginning of August — pursuing their passions and making the Earth a greener place, one row of plants at a time.
Obituaries, Week of Dec. 26, 2020
Sister Lucy Mary Blyskal, C.S.J.; Sister Claire Veronica Kobe, C.S.J.; Sister Dolores Jean McLaughlin, C.S.J.; Sister Elaine Margaret Roulet, C.S.J.; Sister Florence Symes, C.S.J.; Sister Patricia Maris Tully, C.S.J.
Obituaries, Week of October 31, 2020
Deacon Edward Albert Smolinski; Sister Pearl McGivney, S.L..
Queens Youth Group Visits the Retired Sisters of St. Joseph
The ROCK Youth Group at St. Francis de Sales Parish in Belle Harbor spends quality time once a month visiting the retired Sisters of St. Joseph at the Stella Maris Convent in Rockaway Park.
The Legacy Lives on at St. Joseph HS
Less than a year before St. Joseph H.S. will close its doors in Downtown Brooklyn for good, alumnae, faculty and students participated in the final Women’s Professional Day, Nov. 22, encouraging one another as a community rooted in the mission of the Sisters of St. Joseph, the order that runs the school.
Queens Charity Bucks Giving Trend
The organization, which is run by the Sisters of St. Joseph, has seen a steady increase in donations over the last seven years, according to Jeffrey Smith, a development associate at the agency, countering a national trend of less charitable giving. Donations to Hour Children rose 19 percent during a three-year period ended June 2018, the charity said.
College Women ‘Discern Life’ On Alternate Spring Break
As an alternative to a traditional spring break, college women from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, spent a week in New York working with and learning from religious sisters.
Around the School Bell: Fostering Leaders, Impacting Change with the Sisters of St. Joseph
This was a leadership workshop and retreat, led by the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph, that taught us how to bring forward elements of change in our communities, school and on a global scale.