Eco-Challenge: Cut your carbon
This month’s eco-challenge asks you to develop a CO2 diet plan. How many pounds of CO2 can you drop this month?
Introducing Developing Diverse Voices
We believe that we should do all we can to help elevate others’ voices, especially those who come from under-resourced communities. To that end, the leadership team has created the Developing Diverse Voices curriculum.
Make a resolution: Vegan choices can help the Earth
Many of us think about how food choices affect our personal health, but they can also affect the health of the planet. We invite you to reflect on the food you eat and its environmental impact.
Albany sisters help feed the dear neighbor during COVID pandemic
The pandemic slowed life for some but for our sisters, it led to them working harder than ever to help support the Albany community.
Sisters celebrate 170 years in St. Paul!
November 3 marked the 170th anniversary of our presence as Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet and Consociates in St. Paul!
Snapshot in Time: A visit from Hedwig von Trapp
When I turned the photo over to check for a date, I was amazed to see that the woman standing in the back between the guitar player and two sisters was identified as Helga von Trapp, a member of the famous Trapp Family Singers (as portrayed in The Sound of Music Broadway musical and subsequent 1965 film).
Snapshot in Time: Papier-mache in Peru
Many Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet are talented artists, including Sister Mary Kay Kottenstette of the St. Louis Province (pictured, forefront). Here she is creating and directing the making of life-size papier-maché figures in Chimbote, Peru.
Sisters in Peru help provide oxygen
Our sisters in Peru helped plan and coordinate a successful campaign to raise funds for a medical oxygen plant in San Juan de Lurigancho, a largely poor area just northeast of Lima.
Snapshot in Time: A sister’s account of the Great Chicago Fire
October 8-10 marks the 150th anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. At that time, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet operated St. Joseph’s Orphan Asylum in Chicago, Illinois.
An Overview of Sustainability Practices across the Congregation
Since 1997, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet have adopted environmental sustainability as a focus that influences both big and small decisions. This report captures some of the significant achievements of our congregation in our journey to environmental sustainability.