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Spring Emerges from the Mud

A Lenten reflection by SSJ Associate Gretchen Durney ​A dear farmer friend once described seed starting in the spring as a sense of hope. Seeds or seedlings – she said there’s a future for them and she is just a … Read More

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We remember . . . Maria Onuffer, SSJ

Sister Maria Onuffer, SSJ, 91, of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern Pennsylvania, died on April  12, 2025, in the 74th year of her religious life. She was born in Lewis Run, PA, on September 17, 1933, to the … Read More

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We remember . . . Rose Marie Chisholm, SSJ

Rose Marie Chisholm, SSJ, 99, of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern Pennsylvania, died on April 1, 2025, in the 78th year of her religious life. She was born on August 30, 1925, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the daughter of … Read More

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Let Go of the Rope

A Lenten reflection by SSJ Agrégée Tammy Van Buren The story goes that an experienced climber had almost reached the top of the mountain when he lost his footing and plunged backward toward the ground. “God! Help me!” the man … Read More

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Are You There, Child? It’s Me: God​

A Lenten reflection by SSJ Agrégée Charlene Kellerman How does God speak to you? Does God have a love language known and understood only between you and God? I believe so. How is it that two (or three or more) … Read More

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Being a Human Being

A Lenten reflection by SSJ Agrégée Betsy Wiest Each year when Lent rolls around, conversations abound about what we will “give up.” Will it be chocolate, fast food, TV, Facebook, etc? In reality, giving up any of these items doesn’t … Read More

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