Courage to Come Back/SSJ Spirit of Courage

The Sisters of St. Joseph of Northwestern Pennsylvania announced the beginning of the Courage To Come Back campaign in the Erie Diocese. The idea originated at St. Francis Hospital in Pittsburgh and expanded to Philadelphia, Buffalo, Toronto, Erie, and Vancouver. The initiative’s purpose was two-fold: to honor individuals who showed remarkable courage in recovery from accident, injury, illness, addiction, or economic adversity; and to raise funds to support the various community service projects of the Sisters of St. Joseph. The Sisters of St. Joseph adopted the Courage idea because they felt it was a natural fit with their many ministries of education, health care, care for the elderly, social work, finding shelter for the homeless, and affordable housing for mothers and children.