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...]

A rush of excitement swept through the Motherhouse on a sunny Friday afternoon in September as more than a hundred high schoolers crowded into Medaille Hall for their senior retreat day. It was the students’ first visit to the grounds, and they were greeted by a familiar face. “Mrs. Wray!” they … [Read more...]

Congratulations to Sister Rita Murillo who will receive the St. Thomas More Society Award in conjunction with the traditional Red Mass on Thursday, October 17, at 5:30 p.m. at Duquesne University Chapel. The award is presented to a member of the legal community who exemplifies the values of St. … [Read more...]

In the spirit of the warm hospitality of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Sister Mary Elizabeth “Liz” Brush always kept her office door open at St. Augustine Plaza, a senior residence in Pittsburgh.  As building manager, Sister Liz responded to the typical questions involving misplaced keys, trash … [Read more...]

Two student scholarship plaques bearing the names of two of our Sisters recently were contributed to the Sisters of St. Joseph Archives by Larry Murray, who graduated from eighth grade at St. Raphael School in Morningside in 1957. Larry says that one of his teachers, Sister Brigid Grimes, had a … [Read more...]