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season of creation

By Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern PA | September 22, 2017

From September 1 to October 4, 2017, Christians around the world are praying and caring for creation. Pope Francis has asked all Catholics to pray for our planet during this time and unite with others worldwide who are also praying with one purpose – to become better stewards of our Earth as Pope Francis outlined…

our response to plans to discontinue DACA

By Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern PA | September 8, 2017

The Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern Pennsylvania join with the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR), the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and other organizations outraged at the announcement that President Trump chose to discontinue protection of our 800,000 Dreamers through Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). DACA provided protection from deportation for nearly…

our response to the U.S./North Korea crisis

By Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern PA | September 8, 2017

Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern Pennsylvania Release Statement in Response to the US-DPRK Crisis The Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern Pennsylvania stand in solidarity with the Leadership Conference for Women Religious (LCWR) in imploring President Donald J. Trump to engage in respectful, constructive dialogue and negotiations with the government of the Democratic People’s Republic…

cycling with sisters

By Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern PA | September 6, 2017

SSJ Erie Communications Director Joins Local Group to Cycle 100 Miles to Promote Social Justice Work of Catholic Sisters

sisters celebrate milestone anniversaries

By Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern PA | September 1, 2017

Fifteen members of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern Pennsylvania are celebrating milestone anniversaries as women religious in 2017. They are: Sisters Marie Celeste Bindseil (75), Rose Marie Chisholm (70), Rose Ann Fedorko (70), Mary Kay McNelis (70), Arlene Menz (70), James Francis Mulligan (70), Ann Donohue (60), Phyllis Hilbert (60), Veronica Mittal (60), Nancy Sonnenfeld (60), Ann Stephanie Stano (60), Jude Marie Talerico…

Linda Fusco, SSJ

By Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern PA | August 30, 2017

“God working in us can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine.” Ephesians 3 A mother and grandmother, Sister Linda Fusco, SSJ, celebrates 25 years as a Sister of St. Joseph this year. A late vocation, she entered the Sisters of St. Joseph from St. Joseph Parish, Sharon, at age 41. At the…

Marianne Stuckert, SSJ

By Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern PA | August 30, 2017

“This is what God asks of you, only this, to act justly, to love tenderly and to walk humbly with your God.” Micah 6:8 Sister Marianne Stuckert, SSJ, offers this advice to those interested in devoting time and energy to their spiritual lives: “Slow down. Take time to listen to your heart and you will…

Marie Timmons, SSJ

By Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern PA | August 30, 2017

“You shall love the Lord, your God… This is the greatest and first commandment. The second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Matthew 22 Over 60 years of religious life, Sister Marie Timmons, SSJ, taught at 11 Catholic schools in the Diocese of Erie. But her teaching skills didn’t end there.…

Jude Marie Talerico, SSJ

By Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern PA | August 30, 2017

“There is an appointed time for everything, and a time for every affair under the heavens.” Ecclesiastes 3:1-5 Children are at the heart and soul of Sister Jude Marie Talerico’s 60 years of religious life. A Sister of St. Joseph in Erie, Sister Jude Marie spent 45 years teaching in Catholic schools…

Ann Stephanie Stano, SSJ

By Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern PA | August 30, 2017

“Stimulated by the Holy Spirit of love and receptive to His inspirations, the Sister of Saint Joseph moves always toward profound love of God and love of neighbor without distinction…” From the Consensus Statement of the Sisters of St. Joseph Sister Ann Stephanie Stano, SSJ, always has had a great love of education—as a student, a teacher, a…