February 21, 1938 – September 3, 2023
Joanna Bramble, CSJ died on September 3, 2023, in Los Angeles, California.
Joanna and her twin sister Jeanne grew up with their family in Los Angeles. She graduated from Bishop Conaty High School in 1956 and entered the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet community the following September.
Sister Joanna wrote of her childhood, “Our mother taught us a love of good literature, and our father encouraged us always to ask questions.
Her early years of ministry were in education through which she modeled love of life, love of literature and the need to ask questions. In 1973, she spent a summer learning community organizing, and it changed her life. She soon became a community organizer in West Oakland, California, where she co-founded Jubilee West to provide housing and services to those most in need.
Sister Joanna found her strength in community, in time spent at the Redwoods Monastery each year and in her ministry with extremely poor people. She had a deep spirituality that brought home to her the sacredness of all beings and a realization of the holiness of daily life.
May she rest in peace.
Rest in peace, Sister