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I tried running from God

By Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern PA | July 27, 2018

When Sister Carmel Rojek reflects on her call to the religious life, she describes it as a metanoia, or conversion, experience. “I had never entertained ideas of becoming a religious,” she said. “But gradually through my young adult life, I started to ask myself questions about existence.” She remembers looking out the window, watching the…

a special homecoming

By Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern PA | July 27, 2018

Sr. Mary Kay McNelis was recently honored by Pastor Fr. Dan Arnold and the parishioners of St. Mark the Evangelist Church in Lawrence Park where she served as Director of Religious Education for 8 years. Sister Mary Kay attended the Liturgy on Dec. 11, during which she was warmly welcomed and renewed acquaintances with families,…

interim july 2018

By Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern PA | July 11, 2018

lcwr newsletter july 2018

By Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern PA | July 6, 2018

forced migration and human trafficking – a disturbing connection

By Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern PA | June 22, 2018

Let us take time to remember the strength, courage, and resilience of the millions forced to flee their homes by violence of every kind. Today, more than 50 million people are displaced by war and violence, some 33.3 million in their own country and 16.7 million as refugees, mostly in neighboring countries. Every 15 minutes…

this father’s day, honor the virtues of joseph

By Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern PA | June 11, 2018

St. Joseph exhibited many wonderful virtues in his love and care for Mary and Jesus. This Father’s Day, we pray for all fathers and father-figures that they, too, may follow Joseph’s example. If you would like to honor or remember your father, or a father figure who models the virtues of Joseph, we invite you…

SSJ Mission & Ministries Foundation Awards 2018 Grants

By Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern PA | June 1, 2018

Four grants totaling nearly $120,000 were recently awarded by the SSJ Mission and Ministries Foundation to sponsored ministries of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern Pennsylvania. Specifically, the 2018 grant dollars will be used to support Erie DAWN’s “Housing and Hope” project; the Sisters of St. Joseph Neighborhood Network’s “Career Education Awareness” program at…

lcwr newsletter june 2018

By Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern PA | June 1, 2018

interim june 2018

By Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern PA | May 31, 2018

we remember . . . joachim onuffer, ssj

By Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern PA | May 5, 2018

Sister Joachim Onuffer, SSJ, age 92, of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern Pennsylvania, died on May 5, 2018. Sister Joachim was born in Lewis Run, Pennsylvania, on June 25, 1925, the daughter of the late John and Anna (Hvizdak) Onuffer. She entered the Sisters of St. Joseph from Our Mother of Perpetual Help…