Serving the immigrant community through Sarah's...an Oasis for Women in St. Paul

Sisters and St. Joseph Workers protest human trafficking in Los Angeles

Go deeper.
Journey farther.
Respond boldly.

Dare to be prophetic.

The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet are a congregation of Catholic sisters. We, and those who share our charism and mission, are motivated in all things by our profound love of God and the dear neighbor.

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Our spirituality

The spirituality of the Sisters of St. Joseph is centered in love, the central commandment of Jesus—a love that seeks to achieve unity of neighbor with neighbor and neighbor with God. Our life together in prayer and in community impels us to reach out to the dear neighbor, whoever they may be, whatever the need they might have.

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Our commitment to justice

The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet work to bring loving unity to a divided world. Urgent needs call us to bold conversation and prophetic action. We educate, advocate and take action to promote social justice.

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Recent updates

Reflections from Peru

Lilianis, her husband, and her children left Venezuela out of necessity, not because they wanted to.  Economic and political life was in crisis in their country and they could not support themselves as a family.

Sisters and Border Compassion

Sisters Teresa Avalos, Carol Brong and Sally Koch reflect on their recent trip to the border with Border Compassion.

Join our sisters in supporting gun safety legislation

We call on the Senate to act swiftly to write this gun violence prevention framework into a bill and pass it into law. Please take a moment to use our quick tool below to send an email to your Senators.

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Partners for the future

As we look at the present and into the future, we celebrate our ministries and work that have been going on for years as well as our new, exciting structures and partnerships. We offer a few examples, amongst many, in the areas of education, healthcare, service and work at the border.

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Explore the variety of ways to be a part of our community. The family of Joseph includes sisters, associates, agregrée companions, St. Joseph Workers, partners in mission and all of our donors and supporters.

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