Third Week of Advent: Called to be light
Where do we find Christ active today? In this season, and always, we are called to be the lights that manifest the presence of Christ among us.
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Reflections
Our charism is rooted in our spirituality. We invite members of the family of Joseph to share their personal reflections about spirituality and mission to inspire, uplift and educate.
Second Week of Advent: Belief in the promise
This second Sunday of Advent invites us all to make straight the paths, to remind ourselves that Christ is alive and the Spirit is active among us.
First Week of Advent: Attentive to possibility
The readings for this First Sunday of Advent invite us to focus on the end, not to emphasize our vulnerability but to remember where we’re going.
Gratitude for the Gift of Creation
Bringing attention to the wonder, encouraging gratitude for the gift of creation is the first step in encouraging actions to preserve nature.
Compassion Without Borders and Quinoa Salad
On May 15, Sister Suzanne Jabro, CSJ spoke with Fuel the Body, Fuel the Soul participants about compassion without borders. Sister Gladys Leigh, CSJ provided her recipe for creative quinoa salad.
Journeying into the “Church of the Wild”
In a book club comprised of sisters and charism partners, Sister Diane Smith, CSJ reads books that enrich her spirituality and challenge her to the more. Recently, her book club finished Victoria Loorz’s “Church of the Wild: How Nature Invites Us into the Sacred.”
My Eco-Conversion: A Litany of Love Affairs
The opening of my heart has opened me to a consciousness of the importance of each presence. Seeing with the eyes of the heart, hearing with the ears of the Divine grows more intimate through each moment.
God’s Surprises and Yogurt Pie
On April 10th, Sister Angela Faustina, CSJ spoke with Fuel the Body, Fuel the Soul participants about being surprised by God. Sister Marion Renkens, CSJ provided her recipe for yogurt pie.
From Paper to Plastic and Back Again
Exploring the call to ecological conversion, Sister Chizuru Yamada, CSJ reflects on the transitions from paper to plastic and plastic to paper.
It’s not over ’til it’s over
There is an expression: “It’s not over ‘til it’s over!” Some might say that religious life has ended. It’s over. … I think not. Why not? We are called to reflect more deeply on what all of this means.