Josephite Sister, 99, Dies

Sister James Patrice Veale, C.S.J., a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 79 years, died March 26, at the Motherhouse in Brentwood. She was 99.

Youth Summer of Service to C.S.J. Sisters

We always knew that attending a school that is part of the Sisters of St. Joseph Community was a special opportunity. This summer, the eight of us were given a chance to take the sisters’ mission, which we learned about in school and put into practice in real life. We spent a whole week tending […]

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 Feliciana Sacco, C.S.J.

Sister Mary Feliciana Sacco, C.S.J., a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 65 years, died March 3. She entered the congregation in 1948 from Ascension parish, Elmhurst. She received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in science from St. John’s University, Jamaica. She taught at St. Michael, Sunset Park, 1950-56; Our Lady of Perpetual […]

Obituary — Sister Brigid Marie Crowe, C.S.J.

Sister Brigid Marie Crowe, C.S.J., a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 61 years, died March 10. She entered the congregation in 1953 from St. Ephrem parish, Dyker Heights.   She earned her bachelor of business administration degree in education from St. John’s University, Jamaica, and a master of […]

Obituary — Sister Joan Patricia McGuirl, C.S.J.

Sister Joan Patricia McGuirl, C.S.J., a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 75 years, died Feb. 27. She entered the congregation in 1938 from St. Rose of Lima parish, Parkville. She earned a bachelor’s degree in French from St. John’s University and a master’s in French from Laval University, […]

Obituary — Former Renault Automobiles Spokeswoman, Sister Joan Anna Marese, C.S.J.

Sister Joan Anna Marese, C.S.J., a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 62 years, died March 1. She entered the congregation in 1957 from St. Michael’s, Sunset Park. Formerly known as Sister Rosa Mystica, she taught at St. James, Downtown Brooklyn, 1953-60; St. Martha, Uniondale, 1960-61; Our Lady of […]

Obituary — Sister Helen Selaris, C.S.J.

Sister Helen Selaris, C.S.J., a member of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 67 years, died on March 3. She entered the congregation in 1942 from St. Rose of Lima parish, Parkville. She earned a bachelor’s degree in French from St. Francis College, Brooklyn Heights, and certification in kindergarten education […]

Obituary – Sister Julie Marie Romaine, C.S.J.

Sister Julie Marie Romaine, C.S.J., a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., for 65 years, died Jan. 29. She entered the congregation in 1948 from St. Lawrence parish, Sayville, L.I., and earned a bachelor of business administration degree from the St. John’s University School of Commerce. She served in St. Francis of […]

Obituary: Sister St. Bonaventure Kelly, C.S.J.

Sister St. Bonaventure Kelly, C.S.J., a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, for 65 years, died Jan. 18.   She entered the congregation in 1948 from St. Lawrence parish in Sayville, L.I. She earned a bachelor of business administration degree in education from St. John’s University, Jamaica, in 1962, and a master’s in […]