The Congregation of St. Joseph joins the U.S. Federation of Sisters of St. Joseph in calling for the protection of DACA recipients and urging action for asylum seekers. The U.S. Federation of Sisters of St. Joseph have issued a public statements and action alert, which we support. Following are excerpts from those statements: We, the […]
Sister Helen Prejean Condemns the Execution of Daniel Lee
Following is Sister Helen Prejean’s response to the recent execution of Daniel Lee. The federal government’s conduct over the past few days has been immoral, unethical, and lacking any human decency. We must hold these public officials to account for their actions. When Attorney General Barr announced these Federal execution dates, he justified the state-sponsored […]
Congregation Joins the U.S. Federation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Calling for Action Against Racism
The Congregation of St. Joseph joins the U.S. Federation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in calling for action against racism. The Federation has released an action alert, which we support. Following are excerpts from the action alert: The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet have put together a series of action items that individuals […]
Congregation Joins LCWR and the U.S. Federation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Calling for a Permanent Solution for DACA Recipients
The Congregation of St. Joseph is thrilled that the U.S. Supreme Court has announced they are upholding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Now we join the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) and the U.S. Federation of Sisters of St. Joseph in calling for a permanent solution for DACA recipients. Both LCWR […]
Congregation of St. Joseph Joins LCWR in Condemning the Killing of George Floyd
We, the Congregation of St. Joseph, unite our minds, hearts, prayer and action with the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, in support of the following statement. LCWR Condemns Killing of George Floyd The Leadership Conference of Women Religious strongly condemns the police-killing of another black man on the streets of our nation. Our hearts […]
Holy Saturday
Saturday, April 11th Scripture Gn 1:1-2:2 Ps 104: 1-2. 5-6.10. 12 Rom 6: 3-11 Mt 28: 1-10 Reflection Bless the Lord O My soul! O Lord, my God, you are great indeed! Ps 104: 1-2 This day has finally come for us. It is time to celebrate and sing Alleluia. Hopefully lent deepened your appreciation […]
Good Friday
Friday, April 10th Scripture Is 52: 13 — 53: 12 Ps 31: 2. 6. 12-13. 15-16. 17. 25 Heb 4: 14-16; 5: 7-9 Jn 18: 1 — 19: 42 Reflection “They shall look upon him whom they have pieced.” Jn. 19:37 A line from A Woman Wrapped in Silence surfaces: “They did not look […]
Easter Sunday
Sunday, April 12th Scripture Acts 10: 34a. 37-43 Ps 118: 1-2. 16-17. 22-23 Col 3: 1-4 or 1 Cor 5: 6b-8 Jn 20: 1-9 or Mt 28: 1-10 or Lk 24: 13-35 Reflection If then you were raised with Christ, seek what is above…” (Col 3:1) To be “raised with Christ” is to be liberated […]
Holy Thursday
Thursday, April 9th Scripture Ex 12: 1-8 Ps. 116: 12-13, 17-18 1 Cor. 11: 23-26 Jn 13: 1-15 Reflection We are entering consecrated time. In the days of Moses, God commanded that every year we should reckon this season as a beginning, that is, as a sign that time is not an endless cycle, but […]
Palm Sunday
Sunday, April 5th Scripture Mt. 21: 1-11 Is. 59: 4-7 Ps. 22: 8-9,17-18,19-20,23-24 Phil 2: 6-11 Mt. 26: 14-27: 66 Reflection “Hosanna….I don’t know the man….Crucify him….After three days, I will rise again” Mt. 21:1-11; 26:14-27:66 Though every week is potentially “holy” for faithful people, this week invites us and the entire Body of Christ […]
