Together with the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange, we offer you the calendars below called 100 Days of Prayer. Each day, we invite you to say and reflect on a daily prayer during the new presidential administration’s first 100 days in office. The content encourages unity and reconciliation and offers support to people who […]
Category: Cleveland
Sisters Stand in Solidartiy at Women’s Marches
Over 80 sisters and associates from our founding communities of Cleveland, Wichita, Nazareth (in Kalamazoo, Mich.), and LaGrange Park (just outside of Chicago) participated in the Women’s Marches on January 21st, to stand with and for all marginalized populations. While the reasons for attending were as varied as the women who participated, to paraphrase Father […]
Associate Aggie Hoskin Emodies CSJ Charism
Congratulations to CSJ Associate Aggie Hoskin who is the 2016 recipient of the “Art of Caring Award” presented by the Community West Foundation. The Foundation’s 16th Annual Legacy Society Dinner pays tribute each year to the philanthropic spirit of its Legacy Society Members. They recognize and honor those members who have set a standard in […]
Congregation Celebrates Founders Day in Service to the Dear Neighbor
Sisters, associates, staff, friends and supporters of the congregation gathered to serve in a day-long celebration of our Founders Day by serving and volunteering in many different ways in cities and communities where we live and minister around the country. Over 800 volunteers participated by working in food pantries, nursing homes, soup kitchens, animal shelters, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Congregation Announces Plans for Cleveland Property
The Congregation of St. Joseph is pleased to announce that ground will be broken on a new home for our sisters in Cleveland and the River’s Edge Spirituality Center on its existing property on Rocky River Drive later this year. After a period of exploration, it became clear that the sisters’ existing motherhouse could […]
Saint Joseph Academy Selected as the First Recipient of the Bishop Richard Lennon Award
Sponsored ministry, Saint Joseph Academy in Cleveland has been unanimously selected as the inaugural recipient of The Bishop Richard Lennon Award. The award is a sign of gratitude for service to the Diocese of Cleveland and inspiration to its schools. The Bishop Richard Lennon Award is given to a school who, through its […]
