Sally Koch, CSJ is a newly professed sister. She currently serves as the communications director for the Los Angeles Province. Sally grew up on a small family dairy farm in Nebraska. After receiving a degree in psychology with a minor in music from the University of South Dakota, Sister Sally volunteered with L'Arche and the Vincentian Volunteer Corps before working in campus ministry.
Jesus calls us to treat all with dignity and respect and to look at people and creation as sacred beings not objects, yet human trafficking is a growing crime worldwide. Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet are engaged with ending human trafficking by addressing root causes.
Some of our Los Angeles sisters are now saying goodbye to their home at Carondelet Center and moving to St. John of God Care Center, where they are experiencing a big hello and welcome! Life changes and so do they—blessings abound!
Restorative Partners has added a new social enterprise called The Bridge Cafe. Theresa Harpin, CSJ founded Restorative Partners and serves today at its Executive Director.
The St. Joseph Worker program is a year-long service opportunity for women ages 21-30 in preparation for a lifelong commitment to social change and personal transformation.
In 1870, seven brave sisters trekked from Missouri to Arizona to minister to the dear neighbor. After a delay of two years, the 150th Anniversary of the Trek of the Seven Sisters was held on May 29 at St. Augustine Cathedral in Tucson, Arizona.
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.