There are many ways to share community with us. Here are stories of how and why some people have joined us in our mission and charism.
During the Fuel the Body, Fuel the Soul meeting on April 11th, Sister Rosemary Casaleno showed participants her recipe for healthier eggplant parmesan. Following the recipe, Sister Philonise Keithley gave a presentation entitled, “Jesus, Women and the Call to Radical Love.”
When Fuel the Body, Fuel the Soul met on December 14, Sister Monica Kleffner showed participants her recipe for Oatmeal Pancakes. Following the recipe, Sister Sally Harper gave a presentation entitled, “Jesus, the Host with the Most.”
The St. Joseph Worker program is a year-long service opportunity for women ages 21-30 in preparation for a lifelong commitment to social change and personal transformation.
During the first Fuel the Body, Fuel the Soul meeting, Sister Marion demonstrated how she makes her homemade granola. Following the recipe, Sister Donna gave a presentation entitled, “Remaining Positive in Our Present Times.”
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 of living it are different.” Now in the 21st century, the people called together by our charism continue to find new ways to live their vocations.
We asked some of our newest members to share what life is like as a woman discerning religious life during a time in our world of change, letting go and finding a new way.
Letting go. Though the reasons may vary, as these sisters from across the congregation share, it is something we all must learn to do.
We asked some of our newest members to share what they would like other women seeking religious life to know.
Associates promise to pray “individually and communally with the Sisters of St. Joseph.” Maria Beck takes that promise seriously.
As we celebrate the Christmas season, we asked some of our sisters and associates to share about the gifts and prayers they are offering the dear neighbor this Christmas.
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.