In our Fall 2017 Dear Neighbor magazine, we share how our Sisters and Associates reach across the Ohio River to the Beaver County Jail to pray with and listen to the heartbreaking stories of women – many of whom feel hopeless and forgotten. For years, our Sisters have stepped into jails and … [Read more...]
Sisters open home and hearts to foster children
Since 1994, Sister Sandy Kiefer and Sister Lynn Miller have opened their home and hearts to foster children from newborns to age 17. Shortly after receiving state certification, the Sisters got their first call as foster parents: a four-year-old girl who was blind, deaf and paralyzed and who was … [Read more...]
Sister Eileen Scott
Sister Eileen Scott (Sister Mary James), CSJ, 87, died Sunday, September 17, 2017, at the Motherhouse of the Sisters of St. Joseph in her 70th year as a member of the Congregation. The daughter of Victor and Mary Friel Scott, Sister was the first of three siblings to enter the Congregation from St. … [Read more...]
Sisters call on Congress to protect “Dreamers”
As Catholic Sisters committed to loving and serving God and neighbor without distinction, we are deeply disturbed by President Trump’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which provides stability and opportunity to 800,000 young people in our country. Ever … [Read more...]
Sister Mary Cordia Grimes
Sister Mary Cordia Grimes, CSJ, 98, died Wednesday, August 23, 2017, at the Motherhouse of the Sisters of St. Joseph in her 80th year as a member of the Congregation. The daughter of Patrick J. and Agnes Cain Grimes, Sister entered the Congregation from St. Titus Parish, Aliquippa. Born into an … [Read more...]
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