Happy Feast of St. Joseph
Today we celebrate the feast of our beloved Patron. Joseph has always served as a model and inspiration for us but even more so in the past year that has been filled with pain and challenges for so many. As we watched our sisters, families, and friends succumb to the coronavirus, we prayed to St. Joseph to accompany them in death. We asked Joseph, the Patron of Refugees, to console those at our closed southern boarders. We raised up the model of Joseph the Worker to give hope to displaced workers and protect essential workers from harm. As we move ahead into this new year, we turn now to Joseph, the Dreamer. May he enable us to keep the dream of an inclusive beloved community alive. May he inspire us to live out the dream of Jesus that all may be one.
‘It’s Timeout!’ — Rise St. James Fights Formosa Plastics
In August 2019, the U.S. Federation of the Sisters of St. Joseph released a statement recommitting to create communion at the intersection of racism, migration, and climate crisis. Our mission of unifying love and healing calls us to examine how these issues compound to affect our most vulnerable communities. As part of this commitment, the U.S. Federation is working with Sharon Lavigne, the leader of Rise St. James, a group fighting against the construction of the Formosa Plastics Complex in St. James Parish, Louisiana. Additionally, Sharon will be our featured speaker for our Earth Day 2021 programming.
Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet- St. Louis Establish Educational Ministries
SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH OF CARONDELET, ST. LOUIS PROVINCE ESTABLISH ST. JOSEPH EDUCATIONAL MINISTRIES: Empowering the laity to continue the mission of Catholic education
Mission Haiti 2021 Lenten Journey: Rebuilding Haiti through the Empowerment of Girls
The Haiti Calendar this year takes a new approach. It uses the latest encyclical of Pope Francis, Fratelli Tutti (Brothers and Sister All). This social encyclical focuses on social and economic challenges of today, reaching out to others. The calendar offers a quote and reflection for each of the six weeks of Lent. It could be used as shared prayer group, group discussions, or as personal prayer. We welcome your ideas for its use.
U.S. Federation of the Sisters of St. Joseph Condemns the Violence at the Capitol
The U.S. Federation of the Sisters of St. Joseph joins with the Leadership Conference of Women Religious in praying for peace after witnessing the violence and terrorism yesterday in our nation’s Capitol. We are deeply concerned about the state of our country and the future of our democracy.
Restorative Justice Workshop Talks Moving Theory Into Practice
The U.S. Federation of the Sisters of Saint Joseph hosted their third Restorative Justice Workshop on Thursday, November 19. Leaders who are practicing restorative justice gave brief lectures about how they apply the concepts of restorative justice to their lives and ministries. This was accompanied by a dynamic panel discussion in which attendees asked our panelists critical questions, leaving tangible suggestions on how to translate these values into our own lives.
Remembering the 40th Anniversary of the American Churchwomen Martyred in El Salvador
It was forty years ago on December 2, that four American Catholic churchwomen — four missionaries— were tortured, raped, shot, and murdered in El Salvador by National Guardsmen of the military-led government.
2020 Leadership Assembly
The annual Leadership Assembly of the U.S. Federation – originally planned to be held in Scottsdale, Arizona – was held virtually from November 4th through November 6th, 2020.
“By the Grace of God We Will Rise”
Being an artist has been part of me and my family’s life since I was born. I was born into a large family of 10 children and we grew up creating all kinds of woodwork and art pieces, mainly to keep us busy when out of school. The gift to be an artist was there in each of us.
U.S. Federation of the Sisters of St. Joseph Congratulates the President-Elect and Recommits to Building God’s Beloved Community
The U.S. Federation of the Sisters of St. Joseph joins with the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) to congratulate President-elect Joe Biden and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris and promise to work with them to build a society worthy of the values to which our imperfect union aspires.
