Sisters of Saint Joseph of Carondelet

"Why am I in community? I like the community culture. I like being part of a group of people concerned about others rather than about money... We know how to create meaningful worship, friendships and to continually educate ourselves in matters of consequence."

April Sonnet

"There can be no one unaware of how/ the earth puts by the liturgy of gloom..."

Ending Capital Punishment

Weaving the seamless garment.

Meet a Consociate

Diane Gardner's ministry in the United Church of Christ is influenced by her connection with the CSJ community

Aloha Ke Akua - The Love of God

A new book by Kathleen Marie Shields, CSJ, recounts the story of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Hawaii.

"She told me, 'Never settle for second best...'"

Sister Susan Smith and a student she taught in 1964 are still friends more than 40 years later.

Breaking Barriers-Building Community

Six Things You Can Do

A Question from the Future

We sisters no longer take our identity from being separate and holier but from our relationships, our widening circles of friends and neighbors...

Walking on the Two Feet of Justice

A step at a time...

Who Was St. Joseph of Carondelet?

and other puzzles.

Sarah's...an Oasis for Women

These women are living proof that there is life and hope beyond despair, distress and poverty.

Sisters of St. Joseph in India-UPDATE

"It's so unimaginable that it's all been wiped out."

Journey of the Magi: A Tsunami Poem

"You, across the world, are our neighbors." A poem by Sister Marie de Paul Rochester

An Epiphany

With my black skin, How can I live in this white universe?

Prayer for Those Affected by the Tsunami Disaster

Let the waters return to their natural ebb and flow...

Christmas

What songs are these, faint heard and far?

Praying at the Gate and on the Bridge

Sisters and Consociates gathered the weekend before Thanksgiving in Columbus, Georgia and St. Paul, Minnesota to pray for the closure of the School of the Americas.

Making Icons

An ancient artform and a way of prayer.

Relational Spirituality-Gloria Dei Vivens Terra

Theologian Elizabeth Johnson urged us to consider the whole world as God's good creation...

Bethany Celebrates 50 Years

Golden Jubilee: 1954-2004

In the Lord's Employ

Sister Anna M. Hillenbrand, a pioneer in medical coding, passes her methods on to new generation.

CSJs Hail Ruling

Ramsey County Judge rules on gun law.

Shirley Deutsch and Suzanne Herder Awarded for Their Teaching Contributions

LCWR Statement on Abuse of Iraqi Prisoners

The attached statement on the abuse of Iraqi prisoners was drafted by LCWR (Leaders of Catholic Women Religious) staff with input and review by the Executive Committee who believe that LCWR cannot be silent. It has been sent to the President and the Secretary of Defense, and released to the media.

A Mission of Hope: Costa Rica

Linda Crosby, Consociate, recently returned from a Mission Awarness Trip with the Christian Foundation for Children and Aging.

St. Joseph's Day Liturgy

On March 19, the Sisters' commemorated the Feast of St. Joseph so as to celebrate St. Joseph and to honor this years jubilarians.

New Richmond: Holy Family Hospital Faces a New Future

The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, St. Paul Province, have announced that they plan to sell their ownership interest in Holy Family Hospital in New Richmond, Wisconsin.

Province Introduces New Leadership Team

The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, St. Paul Province, and Consociates are pleased to announce the selection of a new province leadership team.

St. Paul College of St. Catherine: Cheers to the Past, Future of St. Kate's

As the calendar brings St. Paul's College of St. Catherine closer to its 100th anniversary in 2005, donations bring the college closer to its $80 million fund-raising goal.

The Story of a Sister: Sr. Kathie McLaughlin

CSJs Recognized as "Caring Neighbors"

The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, St. Paul Province, were honored with the HealthEast Foundation's 2003 Roger Foussard Caring Neighbor Award December 12 at the annual meeting of HealthEast Care System.

Holiday Fair is a Success

by Pam Trudeau

CSJs Write Governor Urging No Reinstatement of the Death Penalty in Minnesota

Justice in Your Cup of Java

Largest US coffee company to pay farmers a Fair Price.

Learning in Style Has a Record Setting Year

The 2002-2003 school year was a record setting year for Learning In Style in many ways.

SOA Protest Pilgrimage

Protests are a form of free speech. Dissent is a sign of a people paying attention to government, using their ability to think, to judge and to act. As a result of years of protesting, and hundreds - if not thousands - of arrests, the School of the Americas (SOA) had its name changed to Western Hemispheric Institute of Security Co-operation (WHISC). New name, same mission. The following articles relate the experiences of two protesters and their companions on the journey to Georgia.

Protestors Found Innocent

Six sisters of St. Joseph of the St. Paul Province and 13 other protestors were declared individually not guilty by jury on Friday, October 17, 2003 for trespassing on the property of Alliant Tech.

McDonald Sisters Receive Award

Student Documentary Features Peace-Activist Sisters

Sister Rosalind Employs Her Healing Hands Signing Copies of New Biography

In Praise of Pottery

For former CSC art teacher, working in clay never gets old.

Six Sisters, 22 Others Face Trial for Tresspassing

New Lawsuit Seeks to Overturn Entire Conceal-Carry Law

On October 7, 2003 a press conference was held at Carondelet Center to report a class action suit brought against the state of Minnesota regarding the conceal and carry law

Nature Has Much to Tell Us

Ritual of Initiation

CSJ Justice Story-telling Retreats are Scheduled

What changes us? One answer is telling and reflecting on our own stories and listening to the stories of others. In sharing our stories, we become aware of how our lives are part of what is happening in the universe and how we can help to bring about the world’s transformation.

Needed: Successful Teachers for Learning in Style

Learning in Style is in need of additional teachers for the school year 2003-2004.

CSJ Wraps Up Two Decades of Work in Hawaii

Kathleen Marie Shields, CSJ comes home to the welcoming arms of the St. Paul Province.

Calling All Crafters

Support Bethany - Contribute your hand-crafted items

Meet the White Violet Center for Eco-Justice

Where would you go to find a straw bale house, beehives and alpaca?

Report on Distribution of Wealth is Discouraging

Our country and state's disproportionate wealth distribution and the ever-increasing dismal statistics on employment.

Minnesota is Watching!

by Joänne Tromiczak-Neid, justice coordinator

Spring is a Time of Renewal

The annual CSJ Earth Day renewal was held May 2.

Ministries Foundation Celebrates the "Spiritual Spa's" Second Anniversary

by Deb Roy, Ministries Foundation volunteer coordinator.

It's Hard to Deny, Nuns are Pretty Cool

An article by John Klun, community editor of the Richfield Sun-Current.

Justice Commission Endorses the Earth Charter

At a recent meeting of the Justice Commission, members endorsed the Earth Charter, signifying a commitment to work for and cooperate with others on the implementation of its values and principles.

Moving on Up

Two young women are getting out the CSJ message.

Sisters Sell Land to the Holy Angels

A letter to congregation members from the leadership team of the St. Paul Province.

Wind would Help Xcel Break Nuclear Habit

The Minnesota legislature will soon be introduced to a bill competing with Xcel energy and their request to expand its current onsite storage for radioactive waste.

Pimacikimac Cree Nation Thanks CSJs

Vice Chief William Osborne of the Pimacikimac Cree Nation recently sent the CSJs a note thanking us for co-filing, for three years, the Xcel resolution regarding the need for sustainable energy that has no negative environmental impact on indigenous people.

Rosalind Gefre Graces Local, National Publications

The story of Rosalind Gefre's massage therapy ministry has inspired mention in several publications recently.

Women on Death Row

Recently one of the Sisters received a letter from Kathleen O'Shea, a woman who has visited every woman on death row in the United States. As a result Kathleen has written a book, Women on the Row: Revelations from both Sides of the Bars.

Our Personal Wars

Jesus tells us "to forgive seventy times seven." He advises us "not to let the sun go down on our anger." Maybe the situation requires a healthy talking over between the two parties' or with a third uninvolved person. Of course, this is the deal, but it doesn't always work if one or the other cannot hear. There are times when people simply have to flee to save their sanity.

Reflections on Peace for Challenge

A prophet, Bishop Thomas Gumbleton, came into our midst and spoke of Peace, Patriotism, and Nonviolence: Another Way to Confront Terrorism to 1300 listeners at the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis, February 6, 2002. Gumbleton, auxiliary bishop of Detroit, is one of four bishops who did not support the US Bishops statement, Living in Faith and Hope after September 11, which approved of the US war in Afghanistan. He led a retreat on Nonviolence: The way of Jesus to nearly 300 people the following day.

May God have mercy on us: Another perspective on War and Peace

Glimpses have a way of accumulating. In a recent News Hour interview, Amos Oz, the Israeli author, talked about his new novel, The Same Sea. As the title suggests, it is a story wherein boundaries, while recognized, are brushed aside right and left: characters living and dead talk to one another and to the narrator, what?s happening here is also at the same time happening there, prose moves into poetry into fiction, autobiography, historical fact, whatever.

Pacifism Remains a Worthy Alternative

For 20 years, I've taught pacifism and nonviolence, its history, methods and practitioners to more than 5,000 high school, university, law school and prison students. During those two decades, U.S. presidents, members of Congress and military leaders have also been teaching warism and violence. Their classroom has been the national lectern of Washington from which a lesson plan has sent American troops to kill people or threaten to kill people in nearly a dozen foreign sites.