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Here’s a press release about a statement of support for Beth Johnson that we affirmed at our Federation Event. For Immediate Release July 13, 2011 Sisters of Saint Joseph Support Theologian Elizabeth Johnson, CSJ (St. Louis, MO): Close to 900 Sisters and Associates of U.S. Federation of the Sisters of St. Joseph gathered at the . . . → Read More: Always our sister
This goes out to all of my younger friends and colleagues who frequent my reflections here. I recently sent the following message to Nicole Sotelo, who is the Call to Action staff liaison to CTA’s 20/30 group (excerpt): I’m a CTA member, and I’m also a Sister of St. Joseph. (Baden, PA . . . → Read More: What are you seeking? Is change a dirty word to you? I know, all of us have our moments when we embrace change, and then there are the moments when we resist it. I am no exception, though it seems to me that my intellectual curiosity and my identity as a Sister of St. Joseph always called to . . . → Read More: “See, I am doing something new!” (Is. 43) This was the theme for a conference sponsored by New Ways Ministry held over the weekend. It was a deep privilege for me to be part of a wonderful planning committee and to be a facilitator for the conference. A sacred time of sharing the personal and communal challenges concerning the issue of lesbian religious, . . . → Read More: Courage and Community – Coming Out and Coming Home On Sunday I returned from Dubuque, Iowa by way of Chicago, after visiting the LCWR exhibit, “Women and Spirit” at the Mississippi River Museum. A friend who is a BVM sister provided wonderful hospitality for 7 of us, and we had a nice time catching up with each other this weekend… If you have . . . → Read More: Women and Spirit There’s just no better way to describe the state of my body and spirit these days than “slogging it out” – and that has very little to do with the accumulation of snow and ice coupled with bone-chilling temperatures. It has been one stretch of stress after another – preparing students for a design competition . . . → Read More: Getting a little Easter into my Advent… First of all, sorry for the long hiatus…the good news is that our engineering accreditation visit went well, and we now have a new UDM president. Things are slowly getting back to a normal pace for me… But as for today’s topic, I felt moved to share something I heard on the radio last night . . . → Read More: I think the Dalai Lama is a CSJ… Now that I’ve gotten your attention, please read on, lest you think I’m about to embark on a bragging session… As one of many of you who care deeply about the Church and the world, I have been following the news and op-ed columns of the mainstream and Catholic media as they pertain to current . . . → Read More: What if the Sisters have been right all along? Someone told me about Oprah’s show on Tuesday, which followed a visit by Lisa Ling to the Dominican convent in Ann Arbor. So how cool is that?! Anyway, I was interested enough to find the story on Oprah’s web site. (I also know one of this year’s postulants, who is one of our engineering alumnae.) Here’s . . . → Read More: Variety – the spice of life How’s that post title grab you? I attended a talk by Fr. Ron Rolheiser, OMI tonight called “The struggle for a more mature discipleship.” I had an experience of deep recognition of how God works in my own life in listening to this man. So, for the next few days/weeks, you are going to have . . . → Read More: God's compulsion |
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