Eco-Challenge: Brew Change
Ditch single-use coffee and tea cups for good. The average single-use coffee cup is used for just 15 minutes but wreaks havoc on our Earth for decades!
Religious Education Congress
Recently, several sisters from our Los Angeles Province attended the Religious Education Congress. While there, our sisters attended speeches, helped run booths and met both old and new friends.
Albany sisters serve in leadership roles in Catholic Charities
Charla Commins, CSJ and Betsy Van Deusen, CSJ are two Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet from Albany, who are making a difference by serving in leadership roles in Catholic Charities in upstate New York.
New community founded in Pachacutec
In February 2024, two of our sisters began a new mission in this pueblo joven or “young town,” a newer settlement in the dusty Andean foothills outside of Lima.
Eco-Challenge: Bars not bottles
There are a plethora of eco-friendly soaps, shampoos and conditioners available in bar form with zero plastic packaging.
Visiting the Log Church
While in St. Louis for the Kakehashi gathering, some sisters had the opportunity to visit the Holy Family Catholic Church in Cahokia, Illinois. The log church that stands there is the same church that the first Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet worked, ministered and prayed in when they arrived in America.
Standing Ovation for Selma Marcher, Sister Barbara Moore, at The Black Rep’s “Hold On!”
I recently attended The St. Louis Black Rep’s production of Hold On! with Sisters Nancy Corcoran, Barbara Moore and Joan Filla. Hold On! is a play written by Paul Webb that depicts Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic voting rights marches in Alabama from Selma to Montgomery in 1965 and inspired the 2014 feature film, “Selma.” I knew the play would be moving and that Sister Barbara Moore had been to Selma and marched with Dr. King.
New Year Celebration at St. Francis Xavier Chapel Japanese Catholic Center
St. Francis Xavier Church in Los Angeles, where I do ministry, welcomed Bishop Elshoff on January 21 for Mass and a New Year’s party. It was a great joy for the parishioners to have more than a dozen Carondelet Sisters attending.
Eco-Challenge: Pick sustainable paper products
Tissue products such as toilet paper, paper towels, paper napkins and facial tissue are found in many households. They are cheap and convenient. These products are manufactured from trees that have been growing for centuries and are turned into items that we use for seconds before we throw them away.
Building Bridges as Saint Joseph Workers
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.