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 […]
WELCOME SARAH!
On Saturday, September 3, 2016, the Congregation of St. Joseph joyfully and officially welcomed Sarah Simmons (center) as a candidate for vowed membership in an Entrance Ceremony at our Nazareth Center in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Sister Christine Parks, CSJ, a member of our Leadership Team (left), welcomed and blessed Sarah as Sister Sandra Melanson, CSJ, Sarah’s […]
StepStone Opens New Housing Complex for Victims of Domestic Violence
For over 20 years, StepStone, a sponsored ministry of the congregation, has provided help and hope to survivors of domestic violence in Wichita by providing safe homes where they and their children can begin again without fear. On September 7, StepStone expanded the number of homes available for survivor families with the grand opening of […]
Join Us for Brunch with the Nuns!
Have you ever driven by the Congregation of St. Joseph’s Nazareth center on Gull Road in Kalamazoo and wondered who lives there or what we do? Would you like to find out? The Sisters of St. Joseph in Nazareth invite you to brunch with the nuns! Join us for a meal and learn more about […]
The Epiphany
Sunday, January 7 Scripture Is 60:1-6; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-13; Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6; Mt 2:1-12 Reflection Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star at its rising and have come to do him homage. Mt 2:2 The Magi were wise, they dropped everything, went out of their way and found […]
