Sally Budge is the assistant archivist for the Sisters of St. Joseph Consolidated Archives in St. Louis. She recently completed her master’s degree in library and information science. Before going back to school, she stayed home to raise her four children, three of whom have “left the nest.” Volunteering in her children’s school libraries is what led her to pursue her degree. In her free time, Sally loves to read, hike, sew and play board games with her family. She is also kept busy volunteering with the local women’s group in her church congregation.
During the Triduum, it seems fitting to highlight the artwork of Sister Anne Pierre Limoges depicting the fourteen stations. These beautiful, yet simple, pieces are rendered in a minimalistic line art style in ink on artist board.
On April 1, 1946 a deadly tsunami hit the Hawaiian Islands, caused by an 8.6 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Alaska, 2,400 miles away.
We want to share this beautiful collection of Christmas cards from our sisters who served in Hawaii. These cards that span the 1970s and ‘80s and into the early ‘90s are kept in the Carondelet Consolidated Archives in St. Louis
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.