We commit, individually and communally, to recognizing how our decisions impact the Earth community; to raising our awareness and changing behaviors; to acting with urgency to protect Earth’s stability and integrity; and to celebrating her beauty wherever we are.
A gifted teacher and artist, the late Sister Donna Gibbs, CSJ wrote and illustrated two books to teach children about stewardship and reverence for the… Read More »Creativity and Creation: The Art of Sister Donna Gibbs
Together, the Sisters of St. Joseph and St. Catherine University continue a 120-year tradition of innovation—demonstrating how mission-centered collaboration can generate practical, scalable solutions where… Read More »Growing Food Justice
As we continue our Advent journey, the season of waiting and listening, the second Advent candle represents peace and preparation. As we await LOVE to… Read More »Advent: Mindful in Caring for Creation
As we enter Advent, the season of waiting and listening, the first Advent candle represents hope. Throughout this Advent, we are going to focus on… Read More »Advent: Mindfulness for Hope
When I was invited to write a reflection about ecological conversion, I immediately Sister Ida Robertine Berresheim came to mind. I distinctly remember a talk… Read More »There is no “away”
Bringing attention to the wonder, encouraging gratitude for the gift of creation is the first step in encouraging actions to preserve nature.
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… Read More »Journeying into the “Church of the Wild”
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… Read More »My Eco-Conversion: A Litany of Love Affairs
In early February, Lucy, a member of the housekeeping staff, discovered a baby great horned owl beneath a pine tree near Albany Provincial House’s front… Read More »Giving a Hoot: Baby Owl Rescue at Albany Provincial House
Exploring the call to ecological conversion, Sister Chizuru Yamada, CSJ reflects on the transitions from paper to plastic and plastic to paper.
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.