On a warm August day, a small group of children hovered around a bucket of multicolored beads at Steven Phillips Community Center in Monaca. Each one scooped up a handful of beads and settled in to create a necklace or bracelet. Some immediately began stringing beads in a colorful pattern while … [Read more...]

Melissa Good checked out one of our Facebook photos and spotted her former second-grade teacher at St. Bernard in Mt. Lebanon. In the photo, Sister Alberta Grimme was part of an assembly line of retired Sisters who were making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for the local Salvation Army. The … [Read more...]

Richard Cauley, Maria Javonovich, and Elizabeth “Betts” Miller share more than their volunteer spirit at Villa St. Joseph. The three volunteers also recently became Associates who partner in prayer and good works with the Sisters of St. Joseph. During an April 3 installation ceremony and Liturgy … [Read more...]

With a tasty treat in hand, Kathy Hogan gently guides Luca to the bedside of a hospice patient. Luca, a certified therapy dog, nuzzles closer and softly rests her head on the woman's chest. Through Pets with Heart, Kathy and her husband, Garry, have been bringing Luca to the Good Samaritan … [Read more...]

On some days, it’s hard to keep in step with Sister Ruth Colaiaine. She starts her day with personal prayer in her room. She makes her way to the Motherhouse Chapel for daily Mass. She spends hours coordinating the annual lottery calendar, and she makes peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for the … [Read more...]