The Spirit of St. Joseph Award was developed by the Sisters of St. Joseph in Wheeling to be given annually to a student who best exemplifies generous, loving service to others, in the manner of St. Joseph. This award is given to a student in schools where the Sisters of St. Joseph had a long-time […]
Sisters of St. Joseph Issue Post Election Statement
Calls for Unity, Reconciliation and a National Post-Election Day of Prayer The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph are calling for all Americans to come together in the spirit of unity and reconciliation and build relationships based on respect. We are also encouraging participation in a National Day of Prayer for Unity and Reconciliation […]
Sister Jackie In Tanzania
Sister Jackie Goodin, CSJ, returned to Africa in October to work once again with the young women at St. Joseph Hostel in Songea, Tanzania. As some of you may remember from her previous blog posts, Sister Jackie worked at the hostel from 2010 – 2014, then returned home to our founding community of Cleveland. She […]
First Sunday of Advent
November 27, 2016 By Betsy Meagher, CSJ Nazareth, MI Scripture Is 2:1-5; Ps 122:1-9; Rom 13:11-14; Mt 24:37-44 Reflection Come, let us climb the Lord’s mountain… that he may instruct us in his ways, and we may walk in his paths. Let us walk in the light of the Lord! Is 2:3, 5 You know […]
Second Sunday of Advent
December 4, 2016 By Janet Roesener, CSJ Cincinnati, OH Scripture Is 11:1-10; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17; Rom 15:4-9; Mt 3:1-12 Reflection The various readings of today’s liturgy give much encouragement to work for peace and justice by accepting our multiple differences and working together. Already on this second Sunday of Advent, the reflection in […]
Immaculate Conception
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 […]
