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Devotion to St. Thérèse of Lisieux Forms Bond Between Queens Pastor, Parishioner
The portrait that Yvonne Sfogliano gave to her pastor, Father Vincent Chirichella, isn’t the only reminder of St. Thérèse of Lisieux in his office. A portrait of the saint’s family hangs on the wall....
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Monument in DC Is Permanent Tribute to Heroic Civil War-Era Nuns
A monument dedicated to the women religious who ministered to wounded and dying soldiers from the North and South during the Civil War is seen across the street from the Cathedral of St. Matthew the...
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Sunset Park Parish Supports College-Age Parishioners With Memorial...
Dennis Morales was a longtime member of St. Michael’s Church. He died in 2012 from an illness contracted from inhaling toxic fumes during the attacks on the Twin Towers. (Photo: St. Michael’s Church)...
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Mother’s Long-Lost Memorial to Child Revived in Marian Garden at St. Agnes
Father Paul Anel, pastor of St. Agnes Parish in Carroll Gardens, snips the ribbon at the rain-soaked but joyous grand opening of the new Marian Garden. (Photo: Bill Miller) CARROLL GARDENS — The grand...
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Only In Print: TMLA Dedicates Chapel of St. Joseph
The Mary Louis Academy in Jamaica Estates, Queens, formally dedicated the newly renovated Chapel of St. Joseph on its campus on March 8. More than 40 Sisters of St. Joseph returned for the...
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African American Sister Says Prayer, Listening Can Lead to Racial Healing
By Rebecca Drake SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (CNS) — 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...
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Young People Garden and Farm for a Better Future
Gabrielle Pelicci spent some of her summer working at the garden site on the Sisters of St. Joseph’s Brentwood campus. (Photos: Erin DeGregorio) Seven ecology interns and Worldwide Opportunities on...
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Obituaries, Week of Dec. 26, 2020
Sister Lucy Mary Blyskal, C.S.J. Sister Lucy Mary Blyskal, C.S.J., a Sister of St. Joseph for 61 years, died on June 23. She entered the congregation in 1959 from Our Lady of Perpetual Help parish,...
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Obituaries, Week of October 31, 2020
Deacon Edward Albert Smolinski, a retired deacon who served at the parish of Our Lady of Mercy, Forest Hills, died on Oct. 24. He was 92. Deacon Edward Albert Smolinski Born on Jan. 6, 1928, he was an...
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Queens Youth Group Visits the Retired Sisters of St. Joseph
The young volunteers made new friends at Stella Maris Convent, the assisted living facility in Rockaway Park, that houses retired members of the Sisters of St. Joseph. (Photos: courtesy of The ROCK...
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The Legacy Lives on at St. Joseph HS
Students from St. Joseph H.S., Downtown Brooklyn, participated in the final Women’s Professional Day, Nov. 22. After 115 years, the all-girls Catholic school will close its doors after the 2019-2020...
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Queens Charity Bucks Giving Trend
Jeffrey Smith, left, started volunteering with Hour Children, founded by Sister Tesa Fitzgerald, in the 1990s. When he met the families, he was hooked. He has worked there for seven years. (Photo:...
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College Women ‘Discern Life’ On Alternate Spring Break
College women from the University of Southern California spent a week in New York working with and learning from religious sisters. Their spring break home was the former convent at The Mary Louis...
View ArticleReady, Set, Sprint!
by Sister Karen Cavanagh, C.S.J. “WHETHER WE GAZE with longing into the garden or with fear and trembling into the desert, of this we can be sure – God walked there first!” – James Healy With new...
View ArticleBrentwood Josephites Pray At Climate Control Service
People of diverse faiths gathered on Sunday, Jan. 22 at Sacred Heart Chapel, on the grounds of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Brentwood, L.I., to pray for the U.S. government to accelerate its response...
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Handel’s ‘Messiah’ in Long Island City
More than 250 people enjoyed hearing The Long Island Choral Society, directed by Meredith E. Baker, present Handel’s “Messiah,” the Christmas portion, and “Hallelujah Chorus” at St. Mary’s Church,...
View ArticleWomen, Faith and Finance Conference Jan. 18
In 2017, Maria Regina Residence, a fully accredited and licensed residential health care facility located on the campus of the Motherhouse of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Brentwood, L.I., will be...
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Around the School Bell: Fostering Leaders, Impacting Change with the Sisters...
By Saramarie Wade “You are here to change the world” – Sister Patricia Mahoney, C.S.J These were the inspiring words echoing through our minds as we intently listened to our keynote speaker, Sister...
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Brother and Sister Jubilarians 2017
The Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens is proud to honor 72 religious sisters and brothers who have collectively given 3,315 years of service to the Church and the people of God. While the world has...
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Sister Jubilarians 2017
Sisters of St. Joseph celebrating their 70th anniversaries, right, with Bishop DiMarzio: Sister Margaret Theresa Maloney, at left, and Sister Mary Florence Burns, right. • • • (click to enlarge photos)...
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