December 8, 2016 By Lucy Silvio, CSJ Baton Rouge, LA Scripture Gn 3:9-15, 20; Ps 98:1-4; Eph 1: 3-6, 11-12; Lk 1:26-38 Reflection God chose us in Christ before the world was made to be holy and faultless before God in love, marking us out beforehand to be adopted sons and daughters through Jesus Christ– […]
Nazareth Center Welcomes Three New Associates
Three new Associates joined the Nazareth Center community on Sunday, October 30, 2016 during a Mass at Holy Family Chapel. They join over 450 active associates living out the mission and spirituality of the Sisters of the Congregation of St. Joseph. Erma Chastine is a member of St. Gerard Catholic Parish in Lansing. She […]
Third Sunday of Advent
December 11, 2016 By Mary Ann Wyllie, CSJ St. Clair Shores, MI Scripture Is 35:1-6a, 10; Ps 146:6-10; Jas 5:7-10; Mt 11:2-11 Reflection Are you the One we’ve been expecting, or are we still waiting? Mt 11:3 (The Message) Advent is my favorite liturgical season. It invites us to slow down (in spite of our […]
Wichita Center Welcomes Two New Associates
On May 1, 2016, the Congregation of St. Joseph welcomed Mary Kay McCarty and Tony Morrow as new Associates during the annual Pinning Mass at our center in Wichita. They join over 450 active associates living out the mission and spirituality of the Sisters of the Congregation of St. Joseph. Mary Kay McCarty lives in […]
Sister Jackie Says Goodbye to Tanzania
St. Joseph Hostel Girls Look Back and Ahead By Sister Jackie Goodin, CSJ It’s not very often that a teenage girl in Tanzania is asked to reflect on her life and or journey of maturation into young adulthood. Children here are so accustomed to simply repeating what another adult, typically their teacher, instructs them on […]
Fourth Sunday of Advent
December 18, 2016 By Ida Robertine Berresheim, CSJ St. Louis, MO Scripture Is 7:10-14; Ps 24:1-7c, 10b; Rom 1:1-7; Mt 1:18-24 Reflection Look! The virgin is with child and will give birth to a son whom they will call Immanuel… Is 7:14 and Mt 1:23 This fourth Sunday of Advent begins a week which pressures […]
Christmas Eve
December 24, 2016 By Joan Burger, CSJ Wichita, KS Scripture 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Ps 89:2-5, 27 and 29; Lk 1:67-79 Reflection And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way, to give his people knowledge of salvation, […]
Christmas Day
December 25, 2016 By Mary Kay McVey Christian CSJ Associate St. Louis, MO Scripture Is 52:7-10; Ps 98:1-6; Heb 1:1-6; Jn 1:1-18 Reflection In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Jn 1:1 Words matter. Words have power to enlighten, to empower, to hurt and even […]
CSJ Associates Share the Love with Flint Shelter
CSJ associates belonging to the On Eagle’s Wings Conversation Circle delivered 245 new pairs of socks to the Catholic Charities Center For Hope homeless shelter in Flint, Michigan, along with snack treats and a homemade flannel blanket. Although associates Terry Blundell, Evelyn Mazzola, Jeanne Worden and Connie Ozanich didn’t plan this project, it certainly […]
LCWR Calls for a Return to Civil Discourse
The Leadership Conference of Women Religious has issued a statement urging a return to civility and decency during this presidential campaign in order to promote positive and productive dialogue You can read this Call for Civil Discourse for the Public Good here. In addition, thousands of women religious have signed a letter to the candidates […]
