During their annual Tea with the Sisters, the Associates presented the Congregation with a replica of an outdoor bench that will grace our grounds. The gift was made in honor of the 150th anniversary of the Congregation’s founding in Ebensburg, PA.In her greeting to 49 Sisters, Associate Judy Lewis … [Read more...]

Since 1994, Sister Sandy Kiefer and Sister Lynn Miller have opened their hearts and their home in Pittsburgh’s Lincoln-Lemington neighborhood to 91 foster children from newborns to teenagers. Shortly after receiving state certification, Sisters Lynn and Sandy got their first call as foster … [Read more...]

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...]

Just a few blocks from Holy Name Church in Ebensburg, the 152-year-old history of the Sisters of St. Joseph in western Pennsylvania took root and flourished in schools, parishes, hospitals and social services agencies throughout the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown. The pioneer sisters – Mother Austin … [Read more...]

Did you know that the Sisters of St. Joseph went to court in 1894 to defend the right to wear habits while teaching in the Gallitzin Public School District? They won their case, but it was overturned the following year when the state legislature approved the so-called “garb law,” which forbade … [Read more...]