Location: Peru

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A Peruvian woman wearing a pink shirt and a cross-body bag stands on a balcony overlooking a city and the Pacific Ocean in the distance

New community founded in Pachacutec

Kim Westerman
February 15, 2024July 3, 2024

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… Read More »New community founded in Pachacutec

A young indigenous woman in traditional Peruvian dress spins while dancing in front of a crowd celebrating in the streets

On resurrection, solidarity and fiestas

Sally Harper, CSJ
March 24, 2023March 28, 2023

When I lived in Peru, one of the things that I most admired about the Peruvian people are their gifts of compassion and solidarity. I… Read More »On resurrection, solidarity and fiestas

A black and white drawing of three women gazing at the viewer, they are obscured by hazy lines

Womanly Novena: February

Sally Harper, CSJ
February 15, 2023September 19, 2023

As the church prepares for the next stage of the synod, we invite you to pray with us a womanly novena, each month for nine… Read More »Womanly Novena: February

A large group of sisters gathers with a bishop after Eucharist

Celebrating 60 years in Peru

Maritza Jarro, CSJ
October 17, 2022October 17, 2022

In August, the occasion of our anniversary celebration of the arrival of our sisters to Peru brought us many blessings both virtually and in person… Read More »Celebrating 60 years in Peru

Sister Doreen Glynn working with a student

Life in Peru

Doreen Glynn CSJ
September 2, 2022August 7, 2024

In both local communities, I experienced meaningful daily common prayer, delicious typical Peruvian dishes prepared right at home and an occasional outing. So, pass the… Read More »Life in Peru

Light streams through the rainbow colored stained glass windows into the Albany chapel with a mosaic of the risen Christ in the background

An Unchanging Charism in a Changing World

Kim Westerman
August 16, 2022August 16, 2022

The Sisters of St. Joseph have gone through many organizational changes since our founding in 1650, while never wavering from our mission and charism. Today,… Read More »An Unchanging Charism in a Changing World

“The charism wouldn’t let us go”

Sally Harper, CSJ
July 15, 2022July 15, 2022

Our founder, Father Jean Pierre Médaille, SJ said in the 1600s, “All are called to enter more profoundly into their vocation, even if their ways… Read More »“The charism wouldn’t let us go”

Two sisters pose as they dispose of potato chip bags in a TerraCycle box

Making Changes to Care for Creation

Olivia Bordeau
May 27, 2022May 27, 2022

On November 11, 2021, our congregation publicly committed to join Pope Francis and the universal Catholic Church on a seven-year journey to ecological conversion through… Read More »Making Changes to Care for Creation