Adapting to the Signs of the Times
Today, guided by the inspirations of the Holy Spirit, our congregation continues to discern the best way to govern ourselves.
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These are the latest Items related to our Los Angeles, California Province, which includes our communities in Hawai’i and Japan.
Healing Touch as a Pathway to God and Spirituality
A number of our sisters across the congregation utilize different forms of healing touch and touch therapy as a profound means of extending compassion to people who are suffering physical and emotional pain.
Stopping Human Trafficking
Jesus calls us to treat all with dignity and respect and to look at people and creation as sacred beings not objects, yet human trafficking is a growing crime worldwide. Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet are engaged with ending human trafficking by addressing root causes.
Goodbye and Hello
Some of our Los Angeles sisters are now saying goodbye to their home at Carondelet Center and moving to St. John of God Care Center, where they are experiencing a big hello and welcome! Life changes and so do they—blessings abound!
Connecting with Younger Generations
Bridging generational gaps can be a challenge, but it is one that sisters from all over the congregation have taken on. Here are just a few examples of how our sisters are connecting with younger generations.
The Bridge Cafe opens
Restorative Partners has added a new social enterprise called The Bridge Cafe. Theresa Harpin, CSJ founded Restorative Partners and serves today at its Executive Director.
`Ohana celebrate 35 years in Hawai`i
Over the last year, the `ohana, our lay associates in Hawai`i, have been celebrating their 35th anniversary of association with the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet in Hawai`i.
The true meaning of gratitude
As a child, the first components of social etiquette I learned were the “magical” words of please and thank you, generally used to get something I wanted. My realization that gratitude means much more came about just a few years later.
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.
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.