Together with the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange, we offer you the calendar below called “100 Days of Prayer.” The idea is 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 may be […]
Gianna House Hosts Christmas Baby Shower
Gianna House, a Pregnancy and Parenting Center that helps new and expectant moms who are in need of baby clothing and other essential parenting items, hosted a holiday baby shower on December 19th for 25 area women. Located inside the former St. Veronica Convent in Eastpointe, Michigan, sisters from our founding community of Nazareth in […]
Feast of the Epiphany
January 6, 2017 By Margie Edic, CSJ Albany NY Scripture 1 Jn 5:5-13; Ps 147:12-15, 19-20; Mk 1:7-11 or Lk 3:23-38 Reflection …on coming out of the water, he saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit like a dove, descending upon him. And a voice came from the heaven, “You are my beloved […]
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 […]
New Year’s Day
January 1, 2016 By Diane Dean CSJ Associate Denver, CO Scripture Nm 6:22-27; Ps 67:2-3, 5, 8; Gal 4:4-7; Lk 2:16-21 Reflection Did you ever have the experience of painting a room in your home? It always overwhelms me how much time is spent in preparing the room before the paint and brushes are ready […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
