Sisters of St. Joseph, May 22 Soundings Update

Our latest edition of Soundings Update is available at
http://www.csjboston.org/su-May-22-2013.pdf

Read about:

• A Regis College summer intern with The Women's Table
• Boston CSJ Associates prepare for visit from New Mexico CSJ Associates
• CSJs serve as contest judges for Catholic Daughters of the Americas
• Writers' Workshop for Women
• Dates to Remember

Boston CSJ Associate Commitment and more

In our latest issue of Soundings Update you can read about:

SHARE El Salvador Truth and Justice Tour which came to the Boston area during the last week of April

The members of the tour group gather with sisters and associates
 who traveled to El Salvador in December 2012

Our 2013 Associate Commitment Liturgy on May 1.

Our newest Boston CSJ Associates with their mentors before the May 1, 2013 Commitment Liturgy

There is also a great YouTube Video to watch  Here's the link.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9h5Gcvb4dAs

Both were wonderful events.

Truth and Justice for El Salvador's Disappeared



Truth and Justice for El Salvador's Disappeared

True Love Begins by Demanding What is Just

- Archbishop Oscar Romero

The  SHARE El Salvador Foundation

invites you to meet Marina Ortiz and Patricia Garcia

of the Pro-Historical Memory Commission

and Bethany Loberg of SHARE El Salvador

 

April 24, 2013

St. Agatha Parish, Adams Street, Milton, MA

Chapel – near Gathering Space

Following the 9:00am daily Mass

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St. Ignatius Church, Chestnut Hill, MA

6:30pm

April 25, 2013

Heller Hall, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA

12-1:30pm

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The Paulist Center, 5 Park Street, Boston, MA

6:30pm

 

The Salvadoran Civil War claimed the lives of thousands of innocent children, women, and men. Many of these civilians were kidnapped, tortured, and murdered without any official recognition or record, today they are referred to as the “Disappeared”.

To this day, tens of thousands of family members of the Disappeared still do not know what happened to their sons, daughters, mothers, fathers, brothers, and sisters.

Marina was disappeared as a child and Patricia was disappeared and tortured twice during the civil war. Both have family members who were disappeared and have worked for truth and justice since their adolescence.

These events are co-sponsored by

The Share ElSalvador Foundation

and the Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston

Learn more about this Truth and Justice Tour at:

http://www.share-elsalvador.org/delegations/tours/truth-and-justice-tour

 This tour will travel to

More than 25 locations across the United States between April 7 and May 8

Sisters of St. Joseph: We are Boston Strong

Who could have imagined the events of this past week. Who would want to imagine them. This week's Soundings Update begins with an article about this tragedy that tells a bit of our Boston CSJ personal connections with the Marathon tragedy.

http://www.csjboston.org/su-Apr-24-13.pdf

Since the article was drafted so much more has happened. Many of our sisters, associates, co-workers, family, and friends live and work in the areas that were all over the news on Friday, April 19.

In the midst of all this I came across a wonderful article which I share here:
http://www.artofdharma.com/we-are-better-than-this/. The author probably doesn't know it, but she writes with a CSSJ heart.

Sisters of St. Joseph & Boston Marathon Tragedy,

As Sisters of St Joseph and Associates may we keep in prayer all who were impacted by today's senseless tragedy. Our hearts are with all who lost loved ones and with those who were injured. We are aware many of you had family members, friends, and associates who participated in today's Boston Marathon. In addition many of our dear ones served as courageous first responders in the midst of today's tragic situation.

As we who live here in Boston are mindful of all who are affected, please know that our CSSJ sisters and associates across the country have been expressing their care and concern. Email, tweets, facebook posts, and calls have abounded. May this prayerful solidarity bring comfort and courage to face whatever ways we may be called to reach out to our neighbors in the days ahead.

Sisters of St. Joseph: Moving Forward In Hope

Our Latest issue of Soundings Update is available at:
http://www.csjboston.org/su-Apr-10-2013.pdf

Be sure to read about
 Moving Forward in Hope as Sisters of St. Joseph

• full text of this article is also available on our US CSSJ Federation Website at: 
  
  http://www.sistersofsaintjosephfederation.org/node/188

and ...

Our 6th Annual Good Friday Peace Vigil

Join the Sisters of St. Joseph at the Paschal Triduum - and more

There's so much to share from just this past week. Our latest edition of Soundings Update is available at: http://www.csjboston.org/su-Mar-27-13.pdf

Join us for our Triduum Liturgies this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday

the Paschal Triduum

      March 28– 5:30pm:

           Holy Thursday – Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper

      March 29      Good Friday

       12:00-3:00pm Silent Peace Vigil —

           outside the Sisters of St. Joseph Motherhouse

           637 Cambridge Street, Brighton, MA 02135

          All welcome to come and stay for a while. Bring friends!  

                                  5:30pm – Celebration of the Lord's Passion

 

March 30 – 7:00pm:  Easter Vigil

Early this morning, I came across this 4 minute YouTube Video interview with one of our Sisters of St. Joseph from Concordia, KS. The title is:

Sr Julie Christensen, CSJ - an "Allstar" Sister

http://www.youtube.com/user/vocationculture

It's worth watching. 

Celebrate St. Joseph Day with Us

 

Who is Saint Joseph?

 

Celebrate Saint Joseph's Day [March 19] by watching this two minute video from the Sisters of St. Joseph in Orange, CA and praying this prayer to St. Joseph:

God of Great Love,

Your son, Jesus,

was nurtured by St. Joseph.

May we look to Joseph

as our model of justice,

gentleness, and humility.

May we, with Joseph,

nurture the life of Christ

in our lives

and in the lives of others

Uniting all people

and all creation

with God and with one another.

May Joseph’s life inspire us

to be a hopeful,  healing presence

within our world.

Amen.

 

©  Joanne Gallagher, CSJ

 

Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston: Statement on election of Pope Francis

http://www.timesonline.com/news/world/africa/pope-live-pope-francis-makes-first-appearance/article_737c12f4-b894-5739-871f-3845f46a455c.html?mode=image&photo=10

Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston:
Statement on election of Pope Francis

 

The Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston are genuinely pleased about the election of Pope Francis and we offer our prayers, support, and blessings as he assumes the leadership of our Catholic Church. We look forward to working with Pope Francis in continuing to build a Church whose active inclusive love encourages and supports the gifts and wisdom of all of its members. We pray that he will be a courageous advocate for unity and reconciliation, an advocate of the oppressed and marginalized, and an untiring voice for the protection of the dignity and rights of all persons.

Soundings Update: We Are All Immigrants

The latest edition of Soundings Update is now on our website at:
http://www.csjboston.org/su-Mar-13-13.pdf
Please note that the date above is correct.

As the conclave opens, let's continue to pray the prayer to the Holy Spirit in the previous post.

Also, you can watch this morning's CBS interview with Florence Deacon, OSF,  president of LCWR at http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50142656n but be forewarned! The captions and headlines that CBS uses to frame her interview have no relationship to her message. This is not a rebel nun, as they call her and she never speaks about women priests as CBS suggests in its headline. I'm sorry CBS painted her with this brush.