For the past several weeks, bins in our Motherhouse dining room have been filling up as Sisters and staff stopped in to donate gifts for local children served by TRAILS Ministries.A Beaver Falls-based nonprofit, TRAILS helps individuals and families with re-entry, housing, mental health, and an … [Read more...]

https://youtu.be/AVo5kKBwrA0 We couldn't have been more excited to welcome some 'new kids' on the block this Fall to our Motherhouse grounds. A spirited "chew crew" from Capricious Goats, a farm in Beaver County, arrived on September 10 to begin working to clear invasive plants and overgrowth … [Read more...]

“It was my place to be – it was just comfort,” Sister Rita Murillo remembers of St. John Gualbert Cathedral in Johnstown, her family’s “second home.” Their Catholic faith and the freedom to worship was something her father cherished, having experienced the violent power struggles in 1920s Mexico … [Read more...]

When Rick A. stepped into his elementary school classroom at St. Catherine of Siena in Beechview in the 1960’s, he had no idea that his lifelong journey with the Sisters of St. Joseph was just beginning.   At South Hills Catholic (now Seton LaSalle), Rick continued to be guided by the gentle … [Read more...]

Guided by the Gospel: Sisters Respond to Cruelty Toward Immigrants Late in the night on Thursday, July 31, three of our Sisters stood in solidarity with about 50 neighbors in Ambridge to speak out about the unjust treatment of immigrants. They gathered in response to ICE and law enforcement … [Read more...]