SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH OF CARONDELET AND ASSOCIATES ST. LOUIS PROVINCE MAY/JUNE 2011
News Notes
There must be a time of day when the man who makes plans forgets his plans, and acts as if he had no plans at all.
Insi d e thi s I s su e
Breaking Ground
Page 13 St. Teresas Academy community gathers for ground breaking and blessing of new chapel.
Grateful Hearts
Pages 14-15 With grateful hearts, the 60th jubilarians celebrated their years of mission and ministry with family and friends. Read Sister Marie Damien Adams reection.
Contents
Province Leadership Message .....................................................................3 CLG ..............................................................................................................4-5 Celebrating 175 Years ...............................................................................6-7 Association ..................................................................................................8-9 Liturgy ........................................................................................................... 10 Vocations ...................................................................................................... 11 Gleanings from Senior Ministry ............................................................... 12 Sponsored Institutions............................................................................... 13 2011 Jubilee ............................................................................................ 14-15 Eco-Justice .................................................................................................... 16 Justice News ................................................................................................ 17 Sharing of the Heart: A. Cathy Hart ................................................. 18-19 Ministry Funds ............................................................................................. 20 STAR Prole: S. Mary Hugh McGowan .................................................. 21 Remembering Our Past: Georgia ............................................................ 22 Imagining Our Future................................................................................. 23 Meeting Our Ancestors............................................................................. 24 Necrology: S. Elizabeth Peplow ................................................................ 25 Carondelet Chronicles: Linger Over Breakfast.................................... 26 Corporation and Council ......................................................................... 27 CSJ Book Club............................................................................................. 28 Bulletin Board ........................................................................................ 29-31 Calendars...................................................................................................... 32
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There must be a time of day when the man who makes plans forgets his plans, and acts as if he had no plans at all. From No Man is an Island, by Thomas Merton.
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Editors Notes
I recently attended a workshop at the CSJ-beloved Rockhaven Ecozoic Center. During Sunday brunch I noticed a brown mug on the table announcing, The Sisters of St. Joseph, Celebrating 150 Years. Jenny Beatrice, Director of Communications My initial reaction, Should I have ordered 175th mugs? was quickly followed by my musing, Wow, that is a long time to hang on to a coee cup! (Kudos to those of you who are reading this while enjoying a cup of Joe from your very own 150th anniversary mug.) As we are busy preparing to welcome the swarm of CSJs to St. Louis this summer, we dont know what mementos from the celebration will linger in our cupboards and closets. Yet we do know that as we take this time to celebrate, give thanks and deepen our relationships, we are energizing our mission for the future, pouring Gods Great Love into a world in need. And our cups will runneth over!
Province Leaders: (Back) Srs. Pat Giljum, Jean Meier, Patty Clune and Liz Brown. (Front) Srs. Suzanne Wesley, Helen Flemington and Nancy Corcoran.
The GIFT OF UNIFYING LOVE calls us to join with the People of God in keeping the mission of Jesus alive in the church. We unite with them in fully assuming the priesthood of our baptismal call. The SACREDNESS OF UNIFYING LOVE compels us to work for equal distribution and use of resources that aect those who are economically poor and marginalized. We strive to work for systemic change that will enable all to live in right relationship with the Earth. During this year of Jubilee, God is acting in each of us and in all of us. As we celebrate the wonders of this special year and look forward to our summer events, let us remember that it is in the rhythm of breathing in and breathing out Gods unifying love that we participate in the Mystery of Transformation.
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CLG
From the bottom L-R: Row 1: Sisters Anne Michael Kuwabara, Francesca Inoue, Grace Saito, Barbara Stowasser, Lucia Yamada, Mary Nicholas Inoue Row 2: Sisters Christina Takeichi, Mary Veronica Murata, Madeline Marie Nakatsu, Mary Paul Morimoto, Barbara Mary Sanborn, Theresa Kvale Row 3: Sisters Serena Baba, Laura Bufano, Miriam Maki, Maria Teresa Mitani
beyond. I prayed the prayer specially created for the 175th and felt the strength and support of the oneness among us. Our sisters welcomed me to Tsu on Saturday evening, March 26. On Sunday morning we watched the jubilee celebration video-streamed from Los Angeles, joining with Madeline Marie who was in LA to celebrate her 50th with her reception. She returned to Japan on Monday with Sister Barbara Mary Sanborn; Theresa Kvale and Barbara Stowasser also arrived on that day. Wednesday afternoon, March 30, we gathered with all our sisters for a time of rich exchange. Using a PowerPoint presentation Sister Madeline Marie summarized the life and major activities of the vice province during the past eight years. Each sister then freely shared how she felt about becoming a member of the LA Province. Afterwards I briey gave a congregational perspective about the transition, and Barbara Stowasser and Theresa Kvale presented the next steps in the process. Our time together culminated with the celebration of Eucharist.
After the homily, in the name of the Congregational Leadership Team, I declared Japan a region of the Los Angeles Province and Barbara Stowasser ocially welcomed the sisters to the province as Region 1. She and Theresa Kvale presented each sister a composite of photos which included a picture of the sister herself alongside those of her reception in the province. The sisters were deeply moved by this thoughtful gesture. Following Eucharist we shared a festive meal specially prepared by the sisters. To close this historic day we presented symbolic gifts to the sisters and acknowledged the generous and faithful service of Madeline Marie, Mary Veronica Murata and Maria Teresa Mitani. What a privilege it was to be there! The next morning we visited the parish nursery school where Sister Mary Paul Morimoto is the director. The children greeted us in song and presented a program which they had prepared in honor of our visit. Although the cherry blossoms were not yet in full bloom,
people were enthusiastic in their support and presence on Saturday during the Cherry Blossom Festival at St. Joseph Joshi Gakuen. Students and alumnae gathered outdoors to perform on the koto and recorder, guitar and mandolin; Sister Lucia Yamada organized students to sta a table where donations could be made for earthquake and tsunami relief. This visit was truly about being present and listening attentively to the stories of our sisters and to those of the Japanese people. The resilience and resolve, the respectful and caring attitude of the people were so visible to us, especially in the accounts of selessness and compassion owing freely to friend and stranger alike, responding to needs neighbor to neighbor. When I left Japan on Sunday I was aware that we are indeed one with all creation - moving forward with joy, hope, and peace in the midst of uncertainty and chaos, ever-deepening communion and profound gratitude for our life together as Sisters of St. Joseph.
is delighted that Japan is now a region of the Los Angeles Province. Sister Madeline Marie Nakatsu celebrated her golden jubilee with the sisters in the Los Angeles Province on March 26 and Sister Barbara was able to accompany Sister Madeline on the return to Japan. Everyone was happy that Sister Barbara could be present in Tsu for the celebration on March 30. We are grateful for her presence among us and assure her of our prayerful support as she continues her transition.
Cel ebrat ing 1 7 5 Ye ars Ways We Can All Prepare for July 7-8
From the 175th Ritual Team & Immigration Working Group
Whether or not you plan to come to St. Louis on July 7-8, there are ways you can take part in the celebration rituals.We are looking for submissions for the following areas and invite you to visit the event Web site to read what others have shared on these topics. Wisdom Figures For a church more open to prophetic voices, visions, Name for yourself foresisters and wisdom guresin CSJ and actions. community and beyondwho have mentored you in your For recognition and appreciation of diverse cultures spirited life in the universe! Put in one or two sentences, and languages within the congregation, church, our with their name, how each one has been a visionary, unier, nation. reconciler, or prophet for you and us. Send these names For our diculty in welcoming what/who is strange, and sentences to Sister Rita Huebner at congctrarchives@ foreign, new, dierent. csjcarondelet.org. From there, your mentors and loved ones will become We welcome you to help create part of the litany we are creating a litany of these calls by sending across the congregation on the your contributions naming what 175th celebration Web site, www. needs healing, reconciling, unifying csj175.ocelive.com. On the site, to S. Rita at congctrarchives@ go to Prayer and Ritual Litany csjcarondelet.org and then visit the to see who is included so far and to 175th Web site to see how these calls see your names added. If you are for healing, etc. are growing! coming to St. Louis in July, bring these loved ones with you by name Immigration Stories and be prepared to name them Write a story about how your family Visit the Web site at aloud in the Litany of Thanksgiving ancestors migrated or moved as that will be part of the Opening csj175.web.ofcelive.com immigrants , or about an immigrant, Ritual of our celebration. We will refugee, or migrant you have known love to hear your voice and welcome or with whom you have ministered. Send this story to into our presence those names you bring and share! Associate Diana Oleskevich at doleskevich@csjsl.org. The stories will be collected and displayed for all to read in St. Reconciliation Louis and from there they will be sent to President Obama Help us begin to deepen communion by naming what with our collective call to comprehensive, compassionate needs healing, reconciling, unifying among us. The rst immigration reform. They will also be taken by some of part of the opening ritual invites us to do this naming of our members in each v/province to local/state/municipal what needs healing, reconciling, unifying a) among us as legislative bodies with our call for immigration reform. congregation, b) in our relationships with neighbors, c) with and within the Church, and d) with creation. We will take time to name needs and calls in each area of our relations. For instance, in the prayer, individuals might come to a microphone and say: Water in our rivers and oceans, forgive us. For the ways and times we have not included the voices of associates and our partners in ministry. For ways we have treated some as superiors and others as inferiors.
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THANK YOU, whole-hearted thanks to you, for every way you are helpingfrom wherever you areto make our celebration of 175 years extend our CSJ life and mission into the generation to come!
The artists and their work (top to bottom): Sisters Carolyn Hupperts, Marian Cowan and Helen Oates.
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A s s o c i at i o n
CSJA Community Gathers for Assembly, Commitments
The weekend of April 15 and 16, 2011 was a busy and blessed one for associates and sisters in associate communities. At the April 15 assembly, S. Shawn Madigans talk helped us take the rst step in imagining our future together as sisters and associates. This is just the beginning of a conversation that will involve all sisters and associates in the coming months. The assembly continued with table conversation and suggestions to the associate board and each of our associate committees on Finance, Getting to Know One Another, Multicultural Awareness and Volunteer Ministry Opportunities. The retreat began on the evening of April 15 with sharing of the heart and social time and continued on April 16 as two consociates from St. Paul engaged us in a creative reection on Dismantling Racism. Materials from the assembly and the retreat are on the Web site under Members Only. The retreat day ended with a prayer service in which associates made initial and ongoing commitment and we celebrated with Lorraine Buck her 25 years as an associate. The day ended with a wonderful dinner for the associates, their guests and the community. Just a short time later, on May 4, men and women from Avila who were unable to come to Carondelet, celebrated their initial and ongoing commitments at Mass on the Avila campus followed by a celebration luncheon.
Top: Associates making their ongoing commitments: Back: Terri Higel, Judy Hereford, Ruby Douthet, Kay Barnes, Sharon Sassenrath, Frances Johnson, Jean Kertz. Middle: Sue Jones, Corliss Cox. Front: Mary Bower, Jan Ferguson, Carole Lasky. Left: Lorraine Buck celebrates 25 years of being an associate. Right: Sister Mary Ann Mulligan with Barbi Meyer, who made her ongoing commitment in Denver.
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Top: Associates making their initial commitments: Back row: Nyakio Kaniu-Lake, Carol Politsch, Teresa Loch, Beringia Zen, Benjamin Meade. Front row: Marcos Harders, Jordan Wagge, Robin Schluter, Amy Bucher. Top Right: Theresa Hall from Augusta, who also made ongoing commitment. Left: Associates making their ongoing commitments: Deana Angotti, Regina Staves, Sharon Henry, Jim Johnson, Carole Hillestad and Fessie Fuller Clark
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175th Anniversary Celebration 9-14 Federation Event 17-22 National Pastoral Musicians Convention - Louisville, Ky.
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Mary Flick - Novitiate I sold my house on March 31 and spent the next three weekends moving and distributing many remaining belongings. I am grateful for the help of Sisters Audrey Goebel, Joan and Kate Filla and Clare Bass on her Clean Up, Clear Out Saturday. I also had the opportunity to visit Nazareth Living Center and to participate in one of Sister Rosemary Flanigans mission presentations in April.
Clare Bass - Candidacy I had a wonderful Easter season. It has been a pleasure working on the Nazareth Golf Tournament. I am so grateful for the dedicated members of the Nazareth Golf Committee who have been wonderful to work with. I am learning to play golf, and am excited that summer is here! Let me know if you would like to play a round of golf or tennis!
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60th jubilarians: Front (l-r): Front row: Sisters Marie Damien Adams, Mary Loran Aubuchon, Rose Marie Groppe, Rose Mary Murphy, Mary Brigid Massey and Marie De Montford Deken. Back row: Sisters Elizabeth Ahrens, Mary Angela Abood, Patrica Ann Lorenz, Paulette Gladis, Mary Denis Curran, Carolyn Strack, Michael Therese Bauer and Patricia Ann Flavin.
Thank You
The Sixty-Year Jubilarians Thank you to all who made our jubilee celebration on May 14 such a joyful occasion. We are grateful for your presence, prayers, cards, greetings, hugs and gifts. Please know how blessed we are to have been with you these 60 years. From Sister Margaret Camper To all of you who marked my jubilee in so many ways your cards, donations to the Sisters of St. Joseph and to their missions, and for the dinner celebrations, I am deeply grateful. From Sister Pat Flavin Sincere thanks and gratitude for the many prayers, cards, kind words and gifts I received for my 60th Jubilee from you. I could not have accomplished this without Gods blessings and all the love and support I have received from you for 60 years as a CSJ. From Sister Marie de Montfort Your verbal expressions of congratulations, cards, gifts,
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Masses and donations that have been made in my name in honor of my 60th jubilee were graciously received and appreciated. Let us all THANK GOD as He continues to bless us in His service. From Sister Carolyn Strack It is truly with a grateful heart that I thank all who helped me celebrate my 60th jubilee as a sister of St. Joseph. Thank you to all who sent notes and cards; all who came to the celebration at Carondelet and all those who were in any way involved in making the day a real celebration. How good it is to be a Sister of St. Joseph!
Honorary Contributions
(as of 5/17/2011) To the Development Oce: Associate Jessie Fuller-Clark Associate Denise Raggio Associate Marilyn Koncen Associate Kathleen Fisher Associate Helen Hueschen
Grateful Hearts
Sister Marie Damien Adams reected on the journey of the 60th jubilarians at the May 14 celebration. The following is a shortened version of her reection.Visit Members Only at www.csjsl.org for the full text. In our imagination this morning, we are going to page through a giant photo album of our lives through the past sixty years. First, we will nd many pictures of our family members who supported us so well as we entered the community and have continued to do so ever since. Some of us have been privileged to share somewhat in the care of parents and other family members in their times of diminishment. We have very grateful hearts for each and every opportunity that the love of our families have given us. As we move to the section of our photo album that is about community, we rst nd pictures of ourselves as we entered. At farewell parties in the summer of 1950, some of us experienced friends and relatives wishing us well and telling us how good we were to give up everything and devote our lives to God in a special way. We entered the postulate feeling rather proud of ourselves, only to have our Postulant Mistress, Sister Rose Adele, continually inform us that we were not Gods gifts to the community but, indeed, we would be very fortunate if the community did eventually keep us! I wonder how long it took some of us to understand the words of Jesus: you have not chosen me, but I have chosen you. In our photo album review, we each have countless pictures of the various ministries we have enjoyed throughout these years. As a group we have ministered in ten dierent states and have been involved in all facets of education; administration; youth, parish, and senior ministry; board membership; and various types of community service. Our length of service in a particular ministry has extended from six weeks to thirty-eight years! Our favorite pictures include ministering with so many dierent people; opening a new school and parish; ministering in ones home parish; preparing children and adults to receive the sacraments; celebrations of life in so many waysgiving and receiving so much from our dear neighbor. And we have the more whimsical memories of playing with our pets, trips to the mountains, to the ocean, to Hawaii and being welcomed with so many beautiful leis and to other places especially Peru, Japan, LePuy, Rome, and the Holy Land. And so, as we look at our memories of these sixty years, we nd a wonderful mosaic has formed for us how appropriate in this Catholic city
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renowned for mosaics! We see the stunning colors of our community, our families, our friends, our ministries as well as the kaleidoscope of all of the happenings of our lives. The colors that most of us picked to represent ourselves in this wonderful collection of memories were red and blue, with an occasional green, orange, and pink. In our mosaic, we nd liberally sprinkled the magic tiles of white and grey (which none of us mentioned!) but our hair colors do represent the gifts of sixty years that are truly ours. And over all, in endless abundance in our mosaic are the sparkling gemstones that represent our grateful hearts.
JOIN THE CONVERSATION! What would you un-invent? What inventions are you most grateful for? Send your thoughts to jbeatrice@csjsl.org. Comments will be posted in Members Only at www.csjsl.org.
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One of my favorite Scriptural images is that of a lamp being held aloft, lighting the path as we travel. The lamplight is warm, reassuring and encouraging, and it helps to dispel our fear of the dark unknown. Although the lamplight is very comforting, its range is limited and it can only illuminate the immediate area. Lamplight does not show us what lies in the distance, or whether the path we travel will be straight or twisted, smooth or uneven. The glow is just enough to reveal where we should step now. And the path? By nature, a path is somewhat uncertain. It may at times be well-dened and entirely passable, yet further along that same path can become narrow, overgrown and all but invisible. My lifes path began on the less-wellto-do side of a well-to-do community, where my parents sacriced greatly to give us a Catholic school education. As a black kid in a predominantly white school, my race and crinkly hair
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family lled the chapel, I wept. For that amazing moment, all was right with my soul, and I felt at home. Yet even after making my initial commitment to the CSJ Community, our shared path seemed to narrow as I struggled with the lack of diversity in the community. Spiritually, I could not have been in a better place; but culturally, I was still odd-woman-out. The sisters hearts were pureof that I had no doubt. They love the dear neighbor without distinction. But as white women, having always been members of the majority, how could they ever know my soul? Convinced the dierence was insurmountable, I could see no path ahead, only an impossible tangle of aloneness and loss. In tears, I conded my pain to my Medaille I sisters; they met my tears with tears of their own. They listened, they heard me with their hearts, and we prayed. Together we
prayed and pushed through untilhalleluiah!the path was clear again. In 1995 I made my ongoing commitment as an associate of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. From that time until this, I have learned that ours is a shared journey along an unknowable path. And regardless of race, culture or ethnicity, each of us travels that path with a lamp lit by the love of God. We were not given lamps to point out the dierences among us, but to brighten the path for one another, the church, the dear neighbor and our Earth. As a community, we share in the holy mission of Jesus, and that makes us all the same. We walk together in faith, guided by the light of Gods Word, and inspired by our sacred charisma charism that enlightens us all, enabling us to see beyond our dierences, onto the path of our shared future.
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Sacred Heart Family Center, $5,000 Funds will be used for the Independent Development Account (IDA) program for economically-poor residents in the Camden, Miss. area. Sacred Heart House of Denver, $8,000 The Transitional Housing Program provides aordable housing to homeless mothers and their children in the Denver metro area.
San Martin de Porres Catholic School, $4,000 Funding for the Healthy Lifetime Choices program for low-income students located in Weslaco, Texas. St. Joseph Worker Program (SJW), $9,000 Funding will be used to defray costs of the SJW Program.
WATER, $5,000 Funds will be used for feminist education programs committed to theological, ethical, and ritual development by and for women in the greater Washington, DC, area. Whole Health Outreach, $8,000 Funds will help provide advocacy services for low-income victims of violent crime in rural counties of Missouri.
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but at that time, this was how decisions were made. This change was painful, too, though many customs were the same. Perhaps the hardest change was the acceptance of the fact that you could be missioned outside of Georgia. When we entered, Georgia was what we knew. This was hardest on our older sisters, because most of the younger ones had studied at Fontbonne or at St. Teresas, and those entering after 1945 had made their novitiate in St. Louis. We changed, survived, and grew, and here we are again looking at and talking about (thank God) another change. It is dierent because there is conversation and sharing of knowledge which is as it should be. I am now in the senior bracket and my prayer is for all, especially our leaders, as we move through the process. We must pray, share our piece of the truth, and know and trust that God is with us as we travel our new and next journey.
The motherhouse in Augusta, Ga. It was purchased for the Sisters of St. Joseph by Miss Katie Semmes, cousin of author Flannery OConnor. Both women were long-time friends of the sisters in Georiga.
Im a gining O ur Future
Great Conversations by Amy Hereford
I involved in some great Im conversations: c * Who are we (CSSJs)? * What are we about? * Where are we headed? These conversations have bubbled u up over the past 20 years, but over the past few months, they o have moved to a new level of focus and clarity. Great! As the conversation grows, others hear about the new life and new energy and want to know what's going on. We've been able to share some of the hopes and dreams with various sisters in person, as well as by phone and email. Great! So whose idea was it to launch a Facebook group and invite all the CSSJs we know across the globe....? Well, that idea was the result of one of those conversations, and the question: Are there others out there who share the hopes, dreams and enthusiasm for an emerging CSSJ future? .well as it turns out, yes there are! Great! There have been more conversations which have fanned the ame of hope. There are conversations online and side conversations that help to rene and clarify hopes and dreams. The most recent addition is an online survey that sought sisters' input on some key issues we've been discussing: Religious life and ministry Religious vows Group living in community Canonical Status Readiness for more conversation, or for concrete plans and action Over 60 sisters from 16 CSSJ congregations worldwide shared their vision. The conversation will continue as we move toward the July celebrations. I feel in these conversations the rising hope of new lifethe "greening"
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of springtime, a "greening" of CSSJ life and ministry. This greening does not replace the story of the graying of CSSJs. Instead I hear them weaving in delightful counterpoint, a symphony that unfolds as we each sing the melody of who we are and who we are called to be. And so the conversations continue....
Me e t ing O ur Anc e s t o r s Proles of Early Sisters Who Died in the Months of May and June
Sister Mary Antoinette Kincaid (Maria) died at St. Josephs Orphan Asylum, St. Louis, on the morning of May 14th, 1848 in the 26th year of her age having spent six years in our congregation. The deceased was a native of Old Mines, Missouri and was the second member who entered our congregation in this country.She devoted herself with great zeal to the education of youth and though her attraction seemed to be towards a contemplative and interior life, her zeal for the glory of God led her to sacrice the sweets of contemplation for the active duties of charity towards the neighbor. She spent the last years of her life in the service of the little orphans over whom she watched with maternal aection. In this good sister the congregation lost one of its most edifying members at a time when her example and usefulness seemed necessary for the progress of the new members who were entering, but our great loss was her greater gain. She was beloved by all. She died after a short illness of one week during which she suered with great fortitude from an inammation of the throat. Her edifying reception of the last rites of our holy religion made a lasting impression on all who were present. [From the Necrology Book] Sister Mary Antoinette was born on January 21, 1822. She taught at St. Joseph School at Holy Family Parish in Cahokia, IL where she received the habit. In 1844-45 she taught at St. Josephs Academy at Carondelet, and in 1845-46 she taught at St. Josephs School for Colored in St. Louis. From 1846-1848 she taught and cared for the orphans at St. Joseph Home for Boys in St. Louis. Sister Mary Antoinettes body was interred elsewhere before being moved to Calvary Cemetery. We do not know the location of her rst interment. Sister Philomena of the Immaculate Heart Stuart (Bridget) died in community at Waterloo, Illinois at 8:00 a.m. Sunday, June 27, 1869, in the seventeenth year of her age. This dear young sister understood at an early age that to sacrice oneself entirely for the glory of God is the highest privilege, the greatest honor to which a soul can aspire in this world. Hence while pursuing her studies; under the direction of our sisters in Oswego, N.Y., she applied for admission into our congregation. Her vocation having been examined she was received into our novitiate at the Mother House, Carondelet, where she went through her probationary term with satisfaction and was given the habit on the feast of the Immaculate Conception, 1868. The following spring she manifested symptoms of consumption and was sent for change of air to Waterloo, Ill., shortly after which she took ill of typhoid fever. Having expressed an earnest desire to complete the sacrice of herself to God, she was permitted to make her profession and recited the formula of our vows with great edication to all who were present, among whom was her sorrowing mother who came from New York just in time to receive her last sigh and to accompany her remains the following day to the little cemetery in Waterloo, where our dear young sister awaits the nal resurrection. [From the Necrology Book] Sister Philomena was born in 1852 and made her vows on her deathbed in St. Josephs Convent in Waterloo, Illinois. Pictured: Holy Family Church, Cahokia, Ill., built in 1799rst mission of the Sisters of St. Joseph in America.
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Senior Services. Most recently, S. Liz was a member of the Board of Trustees of Fontbonne University. S. Liz had a particular passion for Fontbonne and in her role as a board member she made a signicant contribution in developing the role of mission integration at the university. She served as the rst chairperson of the Mission Integration Committee. S. Liz was a student of theology all her life. She was very proud of her masters degree in theology that she earned from the University of Notre Dame in 1971. She believed deeply in the reforms called for by Vatican II and was a reformer in her own right as she spoke up about every injustice she encountered in the church even as she remained faithful to the church. S. Liz was a theologian because she helped us all to reect on the question: what dierence does our faith make in our real lives? S. Liz was a teacher and a witness who answered that question with her graced and committed life. Our dear sister, we bid you farewell: You were born to make manifest the glory of God within all of us: Its not just in some of us, its in everyone! And as we let our light shine, we unconsciously give others permission to do the same. (Marianne Williamson) S. Kathleen OMalley S. Jean deBlois
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Caro n d el et Chro ni cl e s Linger Over Breakfast: The Bright Side by Associate Denise Raggio
Years ago, Denise Raggio and her sister Diane, were washing their parents car at the self-serve wash and accidently locked the keys in the car. The gentleman in the next car approached them and they could see he had the word Mad tattooed over one eye and Dog over the other. His friend had Snake tattooed on his knuckles. Denise closed the morning by sharing the passage that inspired her journey to the bright side: Cynicsim is a belief innothing. Youve already met cynics, Im sure. Theyre those people who tell you they see things how they really are, and that things are really rotten. They believe that no one is sincere, and that everyone has secret, selsh reasons for the things they do. Theyll tell you that everything is rigged against you, and no one means what they say. The world, according to the cynic, is a cold and cruel place. People who are cynical or jaded, make their own lives cold because they lack courage. It takes courage to believe in things; sometimes things will disappoint you, sometimes people will let you down. To have faith is to risk having your heart broken and the cynic isnt willing to take that risk. From Boys Will Put You On a Pedestal (So they can look up your skirt) by Philip Van Munching.
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Surprisingly, they were as nice and polite as they could be. They had a tool (was there any doubt?) that went right between the outer panel and the window and popped the lock open. It was in that moment that Denise rst recognized her cynical side. At the February Linger Over Breakfast presentation, Denise explored the evolution of cynicism and the impact it has on relationships. A little skepticism is a good thing but being a cynic is unhealthy to ourselves and each other, and certainly to our relationship with God. The word cynic started out quite dierently from how we think of it today. In the fourth century cynicism was a school of philosophy started by Antisthenes. By the 19th century emphasis on the negative aspects of cynic philosophy led to a new and very dierent meaning, the meaning that we recognize today. Despite the perception that we live in a declining society, lled with selshness and corruption, the world that we live in is actually doing surprisingly well. For example, statistics show that Americans are more generous than ever and violent crime is down 13% from 1999 to 2008, the lowest since 1973.
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Co r p o rat i o n an d Counc i l
April Meeting
CORPORATION Accepted Minutes of Board of Directors of the Corporation meeting held March 21, 2011 Financial Statements for March 2011 Approved St. Cecilia and Our Lady of Guadalupe to purchase Bibles $400 Christian Brothers, LaSalle Retreat Center - $1,250 St. Joseph Institute for the Deaf Golf Tournament - a CSJ foursome - $1,500 Black Repertory Theater of St. Louis benet production of Black Pearl Sings - $1,000 St. Joseph Institute for the Deaf upfront money to assist with the implementation of the I-Hear Program - $300,000 St. Joseph Academy Board members for three year terms Sr. Laura Ann Gruber, James Hill, Mary Kay Knight-Macheca and Marcia Niedringhouse Resolution to upgrade the present HVAC system at Carondelet COUNCIL Accepted Minutes of the Province Council Meetings held March 21, 2011. Approved Patrimony Request Travel Request Education Request Discussed Department updates Sponsored Institutions updates Vocation/Formation update Nazareth Living Center/BHS Assembly May 15, 2011 Sponsored Institutions Annual Reports
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C SJ B o o k Club
Justice Rising:The Emerging Biblical Vision
by John Heagle (Orbis Press) Reviewed by Sister Audrey Olson John Heagle is a diocesan priest of the LaCrosse, Wisconsin diocese, who for the past twentysix years has served as a licensed psychotherapist and co-director with Fran Ferder, FSPA of Therapy and Renewal Associates in the Pacic Northwest. His interest in justice goes back to the mid-seventies when he was the rst director of the LaCrosse diocesan oce of justice and peace.
In this book John traces the meaning of justice from the vengeance of retributive justice found in ancient tribes, in the Bible and in the sacred writings of other religions to the restorative nonviolent justice that is becoming ever more prevalent in our world today. In this very readable book John Heagle has three goals. The rst is to give us the evolution of the meaning of the biblical words to do justice and create peace. His second goal is to relate these biblical themes to our religious institutions. His third goal is to apply this evolving ethic of justice to our personal lives, our relationships and to the communities and the world in which we live. This is a book that I would highly recommend for your personal use as well for book study groups. It ts in beautifully with our year of non-violence. It gives us a wonderful background on the evolution of the meaning of justice and peacemaking from vengeance to our ever evolving cosmic view today of non-violence and restorative justice.
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Rest in Peace
April 8 S. Mary Esther McCann (LA) Viola Westrich, mother of Associate Nancy Blattner April 14 S. Patrice Neuberger (SP) April 15 S. Francis Denise Haley (A) April 20 Bob Zellner, brother-in-law of S. Kate Kitslaar April 21 S. Sharon Ann Breden (LA) Homer Shinn, father of Associate Catie Shinn April 22 S. Rose Lea Wirth (A) April 25 S. Mary Ferguson (LA) May 14 Glennon Corbett brother of S. James Patrick Corbett May 15 Jay Stuckel brother of S. Ruth Stuckel May 21 S. Maureen Streitmiller Congratulations to Sarah Baker, province communications assistant, on the birth of Hadley Ann Baker, born on May 1, the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker.
Sister Mary Alexandra Kuhn held a plant sale at Nazareth Living Center on April 19 with all proceeds going to NLC.
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Sister Mary Flick Receives Award Sister Mary Flick receives the Father Sheer Award from Richard Satori, president of the Holy Name Society at St. Margaret Mary Alacoque parish in St. Louis. The award is a $500 gift to the CSJ community to assist with S. Marys formation expenses, and is renewable annually. S. Marys parents, Bob and Mary Flick, are active parishioners at St. Margaret Mary.
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LEADERSHIP CALENDAR
June 2 Marian Middle School Luncheon & Golf Tournament (PC) 2 Ecological Committee (HF) 5 Jubilee Celebration, Kansas City (PC, HF) 6 Vocation/Formation Team Meeting (JM) 7 Fontbonne Golf Tournament (PC) 4-7 Catholic Health Assembly, Atlanta (SW) 8 Development Mtg. & Lunch (PC) 9 SJID Board Meeting (JM) 9 LCWR Breakfast (HF) 10-12 American Catholic Council Conference, Detroit (PC) 14 Design Team Conference Call (PG) 20 St. Joseph Academy Board Meeting (PG) 23-24 Leadership Meetings (All) 18 Church in the 21st Century, Avila (PC) 27 Ascension Health Conference Call (SW) July 5-6 7-8 9-13 17 23 Swarm of Bees Gathering (All) 175th Celebration (All) Federation Event (All) S. Sarah Hegers Renewal of Vows (PC, PG, HF, JM, SW) Justice Committee (HF)
PROVINCE CALENDAR
All events are at the Carondelet Motherhouse unless otherwise noted July 7-8 9-13 17 August 8-13 October 15 Founders Day Open House Mandala: 2nd Annual Retreat and Facilitation Training 175th Congregational Celebration Federation Celebration, Millennium Hotel, St. Louis S. Sarah Hegers Renewal of Vows
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August 6 LCWR Region X Day St. Louis (PC, HF, JM) 8 Agenda Committee Meeting (HF) 9-12 LCWR - California (LB, NC, PC, JM) 17 Investment Managers (PC, PG, HF, JM, SW) 18 Department Head Meeting (PC, PG, HF,) 19-20 Leadership Meeting (All)
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