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Living a Responsible Lent – Be Protectors of God’s Handiwork
Living a Responsible Lent – Caring for Our Common Home – Week 1 “Living our vocation to be protectors of God’s handiwork is essential to a life of virtue; it is not an optional or secondary aspect of our Christian experience.” Pope Francis – Laudato Si 217 In 2015, Pope Francis published his Encyclical Letter, On Care…
Kindness, during the month of March . . . and always!
The month of March has always been significant for the Sisters of St. Joseph as we celebrate the feast of St. Joseph on March 19. Beginning in 2014, National Catholic Sisters Week has been celebrated March 8-14, making the month even more special. As in the past, locally we will collaborate with the Benedictine Sisters,…
meet SSJ Associates and biological sisters Joan McCain and Kay Hotchkiss
Meadville associates and biological sisters Joan McCain and Kay Hotchkiss became associates in 2009 with guidance from mentors Jerry and Loeta Derby. Joan and Kay are members of St. Hippolyte Parish in Frenchtown where they serve as Eucharistic ministers. Born in Meadville, they grew up on a farm in a family of eight. They agree…



