Sister Barbara Ann (Mary Gorman) Johnston, CSJ, 81, died Monday, January 24, 2022, in the 62nd year of her religious life. The daughter of Gorman and Anna Thinnes Johnston, she entered the Congregation from St. Athanasius parish in West View. Sister Barbara Ann served 20 years in education at … [Read more...]
Sister Mary Eileen Cook
Sister Mary Eileen (Mary Immaculate) Cook, CSJ, 91, died Friday, November 19, 2021, in the 73rd year of her religious life as a Sister of St. Joseph. The daughter of Clarence and Mary Griffin Cook, she entered the Congregation from St. Raphael parish in Pittsburgh. Sister Mary Eileen served 17 years … [Read more...]
Sister Catherine Elizabeth Williams
Sister Catherine Elizabeth Williams, CSJ, 93, died Thursday, November 4, 2021 in the 64th year of her religious life as a Sisters of St. Joseph. The daughter of Morgan and Elizabeth Kroeger Williams, Sister Catherine entered the Congregation from Annunciation parish in Pittsburgh and served two … [Read more...]
Connecting with God through the Loving Presence of Nature
https://youtu.be/Tu0vrCC1WsQ Relationships - with God and with our dear neighbors - transform our hearts, our thoughts, and our actions. So it is with nature, too. One way that Sister Jan Franklin cultivates a relationship with nature is through nature journaling, which she describes as "in many … [Read more...]