Many of you participated in the 100 Days of Prayer initiative by praying, reflecting and sharing the daily prayers we posted here and on our Facebook page during the new administration’s first 100 days in office. Although those first 100 days are over, the need to pray for our elected leaders continues. So on behalf […]
Congregation Statement Regarding the Paris Agreement
We the Congregation of St. Joseph, deeply moved by the global devastation caused by climate change have a long standing promise “to claim our oneness with Earth and to take steps to strengthen, heal and renew the face of Earth.” We believe that we are part of an interconnected planet and that global problems call […]
Sister Helen Prejean Presents Award at the Death Penalty Focus Awards Dinner
On Sunday, May 7th, Sister Helen Prejean, CSJ, attended the 26th Annual Death Penalty Focus Awards Dinner in Beverly Hills, California, hosted by Death Penalty Focus. The annual dinner honors those that have made contributions to ending the death penalty and celebrates their continued work. This year, Sister Helen presented the Mario Cuomo Acts […]
Brunch with the Nuns in Louisiana – Postponed
Please Note: Due to scheduling conflicts, this event is being rescheduled for a later date. Stay tuned for more information! Have you ever been curious about who we are? Do you want to learn more about our lives and what we do? The Sisters of St. Joseph in Louisiana invite you to brunch with […]
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 […]
Update on MIssion Haiti 2017
From March 12 – 20, 2017, Sisters Mary Ellen Gondeck, CSJ, and Sue Torgersen, CSJ, and associates Judy Iantosca and Brooke Whitten along with her three daughters, traveled to Haiti to check in on Mission Haiti, Inc., a U.S. Federation of Sisters of St. Joseph initiative which sponsors 10 girls from elementary through secondary school […]
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 […]
Fourth Sunday of Lent
March 26, 2017 By Nancy Corcoran, CSJ Chestnut Hill, MA Scripture 1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13; Ps 23:1-6; Eph 5: 8-14; Jn 9:1-41 Reflection They said, “How did your eyes get opened?” “A man named Jesus made a paste and rubbed it on my eyes and told me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash.’ I did […]
Sisters Celebrate St. Joseph Day With Academy Students
St. Joseph’s Academy, Baton Rouge On Friday, March 17, St. Joseph’s Academy in Baton Rouge gathered as a school community along with sisters to remember and celebrate the feast of our patron, St. Joseph. They reflected upon our call of service to God and to one another, and the sisters present were honored and thanked […]
Work Toward Gender Equality Continues at UN Event
The Congregation of St. Joseph has a long history of supporting women and women’s issues, and that includes gender equality. Recently, members of our Peace & Justice Team – Sisters Mary Ellen Loch, CSJ, and Rose Ann Hefner, CSJ, and team member Judith Wilkinson – attended the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), […]
