2025 Jubiliarian Growing up in a large Irish Catholic family and attending Catholic schools inspired Sister Diane Cauley to serve others and seek social justice. “While those experiences were the seeds for my religious life, the Sisters of St. Joseph made me who I am,” she says, reflecting … [Read more...]

2025 Jubiliarian Sister Pat Montini’s journey into religious life began in a surprising place: the local J.C. Penney! A graduate of Quigley Catholic, she would later serve as a teacher, vice principal and the go-to resource on computer science, she remembers the warmth and kindness of the … [Read more...]

2025 Jubiliarian Active, inclusive love is the common thread woven through Sister Jeanine Swartzlander’s ministries in education, pastoral care, healthcare, and youth development. She admired the Sisters of St. Joseph as her teachers at St. Mary in Kittanning and later served with them as … [Read more...]

2025 Jubiliarian Deeply attuned to the internal struggle of those who hunger for meaning and connection, Sister Valerie Zottola describes the evolution of her ministry as “growing closer to the dream God has for me.” Initially drawn to the congregation by a desire to serve the poor, she says … [Read more...]

2025 Jubiliarian “I wanted my life to be about more than just me, and I knew I couldn’t do it alone,” Sister Kari Pohl says of the pull she felt toward religious life. She recalls first meeting Sisters of St. Joseph during her time as a nursing student at the University of Detroit Mercy in her … [Read more...]