Our Roots - Pioneer Sisters
From the very beginning, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace have had a pioneer spirit. Just months after founding the new order in 1884, Mother Clare and Evangelista sailed across the ocean from England to America. By 1890, the Sisters had established ministries in England, New Jersey and the Pacific Northwest. Truly these brave women were Pioneer Sisters. Read some of their stories below: |
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other Time: A Portrait Of Mother M. Teresa Moran Letter from Another Time: A Portrait of Mother Teresa MoranMore than 100 years ago, Sister M. Teresa Moran and Sister M. Stanislaus Tighe stepped off the boat at Fairhaven (now Bellingham) in the Territory of Washington. Assignment: to establish a hospital for miners, prospectors, loggers and families in that frontier region. |
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A Sister, A King, and A Letter Without a StampThe sisters at St. Joseph and Our Lady school in Hanwell, London, England were in dire straits. A disagreement with the local school board meant they they had little income and little to eat. Sister Cecilia McCann decided to do something about it. She couldn't afford even a stamp, so she wrote to King Edward VII as the only person who could receive a letter without one. |
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Sister Alphonsus MooneyWhen Sr. Alphonsus Mooney entered the novitiate at Nottingham in 1900, little did she know that she would be decorated for distinguished service by His Majesty King George, travel to the rugged country of British Columbia, and help establish a hospital in New Jersey. |
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Listen to Oral Histories of other Pioneering Sisters |
