The first batch of colorful cards filled with warm and encouraging messages arrived at the Motherhouse in late October, opening up a new and meaningful connection with the Sisters who are missing the hugs, visits, and in-person camaraderie of pre-pandemic life with our dear neighbors. The special … [Read more...]

Scout Law teaches young people to be helpful, trustworthy, and kind, reverent toward God and respectful of all. Such values resonated with Sister Lyn Szymkiewicz of the Leadership Team who nurtured a partnership with the Scouts and the Sisters of St. Joseph more than a decade ago when she served as … [Read more...]

"Now more than ever it's important to be aware of the sufferings of our brothers and sisters of color," Sister Sarah Crotty, Campus Outreach Coordinator, explains. "We have to become more empathetic, and to see how our privilege as white people can blind us to the experiences of our black and brown … [Read more...]

The call to educate and offer spiritual guidance to young people has shaped much of our Congregation’s ministries over the past 150 years. Five days after our formation in Ebensburg in 1869, the Sisters opened a boarding school, Mt. Gallitzin Seminary, and welcomed the first class of 14 … [Read more...]