by Susan Francois, CSJP

In our Congregation archives, we have the final advice of Mother Evangelista (Honoria Gaffney) to the assembled community of sisters in Nottingham from her deathbed, as recorded by Sister Ignatius Killian:

by Stephanie Peirolo, CSJP-A

I work as an executive coach and consultant for companies that are in the business of making money. I got into this work because I wanted to improve a system that I thought was broken.

by Kelly Marsicano

The Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace 2022 Chapter Call states: “These new times demand a change of heart: to be, think and act differently.” It is a recognition that we find ourselves in a place we have never been.

by Frank McCann, Congregation Peace through Justice Facilitator

Becoming a Congregation that lives Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’ involves more than just turning off lights or taking shorter showers to conserve water.

Pause features poems, reflections and short excerpts on the same subject by various writers. This issue's compositions are dedicated to the spiritual gifts endowed by our natural surroundings.

by Bryan Johns, CSJP-A

I had a dream the other evening. In my dream, you were only seen by someone if they loved you; if you loved someone, you could see them.

by Melody Maravillas, Congregation Chief Financial Officer

In 2017, Hidden Figures hit theatres nationwide. The film is based on the true story of three African-American women who were crucial to NASA’s efforts during the 1960s space race.

by JV Valladolid

Most of the articles in Living Peace are written by sisters, associates, or staff. Fresh Voices is a column written by, or focusing on, someone outside the CSJP community to help raise awareness on specific issues.

by Rachel Dawn Davis, Public Policy & Justice Organizer for Waterspirit

Waterspirit is a spiritual ecology nonprofit inspired by the beauty of the Jersey Shore. Earlier this year, a gathering of supporters celebrated 25 years of Waterspirit with our annual Joys of the Sea gala, which took place in the Oak Grove outside the First Presbyterian Church of Rumson, New Jersey.

by Andrea Nenzel, CSJP

Prayer is talking with God. Listening. Dancing for joy. Sharing presence with God. Screaming in anguish. Prayer happens in sacred spaces, at home, in nature, anywhere, anytime. Prayer can be shared with those of my faith, and prayer can be shared across denominational and faith lines because there is but one God and we are all sisters and brothers.

by Margaret Jane Kling, CSJP

We are excited to announce that Images of Refuge by Sister Margaret Jane Kling was published in March by Kenmare Press, the CSJP imprint.

By Frank McCann, Congregation Peace through Justice Facilitator

Through the Laudato Si’ Action Platform, Pope Francis is challenging the Church to come together to recognize the ecological crisis that we are in and to put creation in its integral place in our lives of faith.

By Melody Maravillas, Congregation Chief Financial Officer

My family always had opposing views about money.

Pause features poems, reflections and short excerpts on the same subject by various writers. This issue's compositions are dedicated to Earth.

By Kelly Marsicano, Communications Coordinator, Peace Ministries

Strengthening and sustaining the ministries of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace has been the mission of Peace Ministries, Inc. since its inception eight years ago.

by Seema Kakar

Most of the articles in Living Peace are written by sisters or associates. Fresh Voices is a first-person column written by someone outside the CSJP community to help raise awareness on specific issues.

by Stephanie Peirolo, CSJP-A

“The first thing I learned at the clinic was never to run. You only run if it’s a medical emergency.”

The Chapter Call is a distillation of the Congregation’s participation and response to the presentations, discussions, prayer, and sharing through the various Chapter processes in 2020-2022.

by Angela McCarthy, CSJP

We’ve just come through the 40 long days of Lent and are basking in the glory and radiance of the Resurrection Days.

For centuries women religious have quietly, even invisibly, been demonstrating, one heart at a time, what a revolution of the heart looks like.