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Leonella Gingenbach, SSJ
Sister Leonella Gingenbach, SSJ, age 88, of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern Pennsylvania, died on February 3, 2017. She was in the 66th year of her religious life. Sister Leonella was born in Erie, Pa. on March 3, 1928, the daughter of the late Chester and Leona (Fox) Gingenbach. She entered the Sisters…
winter 2016-17
Read about the SSJ Neighborhood Network and how the efforts of its staff are bringing neighbors together.
Prayer
There is no one way to pray; there are as many ways as there are pray-ers. Teresa of Avila says, “Prayer is nothing but friendly intercourse, and frequent solitary converse, with Him Who we know loves us.” Prayer is my personal relationship with my God, Who speaks to me every day in His Word, in…
Enhancing Life with Spiritual Growth
Spirituality is key to becoming a whole and complete person. It is the catalyst for a relationship with God, with others and with our world. Henri Nouwen, a Jesuit Priest, captured it well: To pray does not mean to think about God in contrast to thinking about other things, or to spend time with God…
Direction on the path
Our spiritual life is one of the most precious gifts God has given us and, our efforts to develop and foster this life can be greatly aided by the practice of spiritual direction. Spiritual direction can be defined as helping a person to be aware of the action of the Spirit in their lives as…
What does it mean . . . spirituality?
We are witnessing a spiritual awakening unprecedented in modern times, according to scholars in American religious thought. In response to this awakening and the deeply human experience of longing and desire for meaning in a world that is in chaos, I offer you some insights and gleanings about ‘spirituality’ from a Christian perspective. What do…
Martha Ann Rinderle, SSJ — 60 years
Martha Ann Rinderle, SSJ, had two cousins who were Sisters of St. Joseph: Sister Celine Rinderle and Sister Martha Kuntz. As Sister Martha Ann grew older, she began to confide in Sister Celine, talking to her about her deepest thoughts. And so began her love for the Sisters of St. Joseph. “Each and every nun…
Sister Bernardine Pais, SSJ — 80 Years
Sister Bernardine Pais, SSJ, is always one of the first people at daily liturgy and can be found in the afternoon praying her rosary. She was born on November 16, 1917 in Nanty-Glo, Pennsylvania. She entered the Sisters of St. Joseph from Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Lewis Run, Pennsylvania on September 8, 1936…
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