The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, St. Paul Province community is dedicated to the love of neighbor without distinction through community, spirituality and justice. Through their current ministries, community members, partners and beyond, they advocate for justice today and systemic change in the future.
Michele Murphy, CSJ was a gracious friend, wonderful teacher, and a woman of deep faith. She was born Dorothy Ann, in Grand Forks, ND, on March 28, 1930, and died peacefully at Carondelet Village in St. Paul, MN, on December 2, 2022.
Sister Grace Saumur, CSJ died on November 15, 2022 in St. Paul. She was born in Grand Forks, North Dakota on April 30, 1923.
Sister Mary Madonna (Alberta) Ashton, CSJ, of St. Paul, Minnesota, had a long and impressive Minnesota-based career in public service and the private sector.
A dynamic teacher, gregarious lover of people, gifted storyteller, avid Minnesota Twins fan, and woman of deep faith, Elizabeth Ann Gits was born in Marshall, Minnesota, on March 22, 1925.
Born Eugenia Anne Foley in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on December 15, 1922, Sister Ursula Foley, CSJ died peacefully at Carondelet Village in St. Paul, Minnesota on August 25, 2022.
Dolore Rochon, CSJ was a lover of life, a passionate advocate for the poor and a compassionate healer for the sick.
Sister Betty Wurm, CSJ the daughter of Martin and Hazel (McAlpine) Wurm, was born September 14, 1927, in Maple Lake, Minnesota. She lived on the family farm and in town until she entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet in 1949.
Just seven days shy of 102 years, Sister Florine died peacefully on May 15, 2022, at Carondelet Village in St. Paul.
This passionate promoter of peace was born Florence Foster on December 26, 1932, and she died peacefully on April 12, 2022, at Carondelet Village in St. Paul.
Kind, smart, witty and wonderfully organized, this selfless servant was born Mary Therese on November 7, 1933 to Bernard and Elizabeth Tschida, and died on the morning of December 12, 2021, at Carondelet Village in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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 our dear neighbors. We seek to build communities and bridge divides between people. Since our first sisters gathered in 1650, our members have been called to “do all things of which women are capable.” The first sisters of our congregation arrived in St. Louis, Missouri in 1836, and we now have additional locations in St. Paul, Albany, Los Angeles, Hawaii, Japan and Peru. Today, we commit to respond boldly to injustice and dare to be prophetic.