Finding Prayer, Peace and Community as a Young Adult A new job, and a changing relationship with God. A new baby, and a world turned upside down. For AnnaMarie Marsilio, 26, and Sara Paterson, 31, a retreat at St. Joseph Spirituality Center offered the chance to step back from the whirlwind of … [Read more...]

Sisters of St. Joseph offer comfort and care to senior residents When visitors step from the outside into the “living room” of Alexis Manor, the chill of a rainy day in December soon dissipates. The soft lilting refrain of “Do you hear what I hear?” warmly welcomes them into a spectacular explosion … [Read more...]

Sisters of St. Joseph offer hope and hospitality to migrant families As six-year-old Hefferson shows Sister Janice Vanderneck the colorful beaded bracelet he is making, she notices the scarring and discoloration on his small hands. The young Guatemalan boy was burned when his family’s store was … [Read more...]

The call to educate and offer spiritual guidance to young people has shaped much of our Congregation’s ministries over the past 150 years. Five days after our formation in Ebensburg in 1869, the Sisters opened a boarding school, Mt. Gallitzin Seminary, and welcomed the first class of 14 … [Read more...]

A rush of excitement swept through the Motherhouse on a sunny Friday afternoon in September as more than a hundred high schoolers crowded into Medaille Hall for their senior retreat day. It was the students’ first visit to the grounds, and they were greeted by a familiar face. “Mrs. Wray!” they … [Read more...]