Sisters of St.

Joseph of Carondelet September/

St. Louis Province October 2019

Live out your life with one desire only:

to be always what God wants you to
be, in nature, grace and glory for time
and for eternity.
—Maxim 73

Province News Notes (PNN) is a
publication of the Sisters of
St. Joseph of Carondelet, St. Louis
Province. Its purpose is to promote
dialogue and unity within the
St. Louis province and to keep
members informed on those
subjects that promote community
and ministry.
We welcome your submissions!
Submit articles and photos to
Sarah Baker at sbaker@csjsl.org.
**Materials are subject to editing
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Jenny Beatrice
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Inside THIS ISSUE
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CONTENTS
3 Province Leadership
4 Province Assembly
6 Federation
7 Formation
8 Association
10 Agrégées
12 Mission Advancement
14 Racial & Cultural Justice
16 Sharing of the Heart
17 CSJ News
18 Necrology: S. Adele Marie
Rothan
18 Necrology: S. Leo Ann Bub
20 Carondelet Chronicles
22 CSJ Book Club
23 Events & Happenings
CATHOLIC DAY OF
ACTION
Members of the CSSJ
Federation participated in
a protest in Newark, New
Jersey, to end the detention of
ASSOCIATE SPOTLIGHT
Meet Associates Loretta and
Patrick Jendraszak and learn
more about their commitment
to the mission in their ministries.
ALABAMA PILGRIMAGE
Our commitment to
dismantling racism was
witnessed through this trip
to the Legacy Museum and
National Memorial for Peace
and Justice in Montgomery.
ON THE COVER
Photo: Happy Freedom in sunrise
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 PROVINCE LEADERSHIP

2019-2023 Province Leadership Team:

Sisters Margaret Schulz, Fran Maher and Amy Hereford

Seize the Day

by Sister Margaret Schulz

S ince taking on my new role in Province Leadership, I

have a new perspective of rising with the alarm clock—
using or not using the snooze button—to awaken to a new
day. Depending on the previous day or looking to what is
on the calendar, I make the choice to seize the day or limply
yawn into the day’s reality.
My intention is one of seizing the day with all of its
opportunities to be in relationship with all whom I meet.
Some days are easy to be in communion with myself, others
and my God. I must admit, I do experience some days when
I ask myself, “What is this day all about, Lord?”
I do not know what always to expect, but living out of
Maxim 15, “Be very faithful to the grace of the Holy Spirit,
listening attentively, obeying promptly and entirely,” goes a
long way in having the "seize the day" attitude.
More often than not, I simply pray in gratitude for another
day. My day’s intention is grounded in Maxim 34, “In your
undertakings, see to it that God alone is their inspiration
and goal.”
So, sisters, may we praise God and make the world a little
better place because we had a "seize the day" perspective.

I've found the CSJ Constitution #16, “We strive to live in

the joy and peace which is the sign of Jesus’ presence among
us” to be the reality by which I can live all days in joy and
acceptance.

LEADERSHIP CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS

OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER JANUARY
Oct. 4-8: CLG Oct. 6-9: CSSJ Federation Dec. 4: Department Jan. 6-8: Council Meeting
Meeting, Albany Leadership Assembly, Head Meeting
Albany (Amy)
FEBRUARY
Oct. 14: Annual MO Dec. 12: LCWR Region X
Bishops Meeting with Monthly Breakfast Feb. 20-24: CLG
Major Superiors Meeting St. Louis

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 PROVINCE ASSEMBLY

Participants engage in Sharing of the Heart

Srs. Patrice Coolick, Clara Vincent Slatinsky

Srs. Pam Harding and Barbara Volk S.Amy Hereford and Fran Voivedich

Assembly Brings Chapter Energy to the Province

By Jenny Beatrice, Director of Communications

G o deeper. Journey farther. Respond boldly. Dare to

be prophetic. The energy in those words from the
Congregational Chapter’s Statement of Future Direction
congregations was both challenging and inspirational. (Read
the interview with Dr. Williams on page 5).

was palpable at the Province Assembly weekend, held Sept.
20-22 at the motherhouse.
The chapter body had the opportunity to be immersed in
the experience of Congregational Chapter as a panel of
chapter attendees, Sisters Nancy Folkl, Mary Margaret
Lazio, Marie Joan Harris and Patrice Coolick, offered their
impressions. Commonalities expressed included how the
chapter process facilitated togetherness and inspired hope
for the future.
On Saturday, participants went deeper into the issue of
dismantling racism and our complicity in the system with
Dr. Shannen Dee Williams as the keynote speaker. Her
compelling research about racism in women religious
Governmental issues were discussed, such as
Congregational Chapter’s resolution that calls each province
to decide a direction on its governance relationship to the
congregation by January 2021 and the province’s sectional
reimagining resolution regarding meeting structure.
Participants were asked to share their gifts by joining
committees to address these issues and move the work
forward.
In many ways, the work of the province and the congregation
at this time is the work of transformation. In her Sunday
remarks, Sister Danielle Bonetti said, “Transformation
depends on how we accept the call to change ... we have to
embrace God’s call embedded in the experience.”

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 Dismantling Racism: Women Religious Communities
By Jenny Beatrice, Director of Communications

The keynote speaker at the 2019 Province What would surprise people to know?
Assembly was Dr. Shannen Dee Williams, I think most people are unaware of the
a historian of the United States with existence of these anti-Black admissions
research and teaching specializations in policies, that there were formal written
African American, women's, religious policies barring Black women, African-
and civil rights history. She is at work descended women from going into
on her first book, Subversive Habits: religious life, particularly entering into
The Untold Story of Black Catholic Nuns white communities. I think because
in the United States, which is under "Catholic" means universal it stands
contract with Duke University Press. against everything that the church
D teaches us in Catholic social teaching.
r. s
Sh
Dr. Williams spoke about her extensive an am
n e n D e e W i lli
research on the history of African American And I think what's really important to remember
women religious and the impacts of racism on the is that canon law never upheld segregation, so these
women, their congregations and the church. We asked her to laws were actually in violation of church law. And so for
share her key points with us. a lot of people, because we know of the church's creative,
universal brotherhood, it makes no sense, right? It doesn't
How do you characterize the story of African American make sense that there will be policies excluding people of
women religious? color and especially African-descended people.
It is a story of grace, of perseverance and uncommon
faithfulness in the face of unholy discrimination. You know, What’s one takeaway you want people to know?
I tend to tell people that it is the story of America's real I would hope that people see that the Catholic Church
"Sister Act”—generations of African American women who has within it a beautiful, vibrant, and a central tradition
were called to religious life and fought against slavery and of confronting and rejecting racial discrimination and
segregation to answer God's call in their lives and serve in segregation. And that the church has left us a powerful
the church, in their church. blueprint to be able to confront the challenges that we
face today. But critically, if we want to face and find that
Why is it important to tell the story? blueprint, we have to tell the stories of Black Catholics. And
Because the story has been suppressed. There are so I think that is the biggest takeaway: that the church has
documented examples of sisters and others who have sought within it everything that it needs to confront the challenges
to erase this story from our understanding of the American- that we are facing with regard to racism, with regards to
Catholic experience. And so one of the central arguments of discrimination, with regards to becoming the true beloved
my book is that the story of Black sisters is the story of the community. And I think one way to do it is to tell the stories.
American-Catholic experience.

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 FEDERATION

Catholic Day of Action

Sisters of St. Joseph Participate in Act of Civil Disobedience
for Immigrant Children in Newark
By Jenny Beatrice, Director of Communications and Kristen Whitney Daniels, Assistant Director
of the Federation of the Sisters of St. Joseph
On September 4, over 30 sisters, associates, St. Joseph
Workers and partners in mission from the U.S. Federation
of the Sisters of St. Joseph joined with over 400 individuals
in the Catholic Day of Action for Immigrant Children. The
day was part of a “Stop the Inhumanity” campaign designed
to increase the visibility of the Catholics who are willing
to take risks on the issue to increase pressure on the U.S.
government to end child detention.

Among this group were five Sisters of St. Joseph who

participated in the non-violent act of civil disobedience
to protest the traumatizing abuse of immigrant children
and their families. These sisters, joined with 50 other
participants who prayerfully decided to risk arrest as part of
a nonviolent action, prayed in the streets of Newark for the
end of child and family detention. The five sister particpants Sisters of St. Joseph Patty Johnson, Janet Kinney,
included S. Patty Johnson, executive director of the U.S. Joan Gallagher, Erin McDonald, and Susan Wilcox
Federation of the Sisters of St. Joseph. participate in nonviolent civil disobedience.

Sister Patty Johnson said she discerned and ultimately
decided to participate in the non-violent civil disobedience
because “this action by Catholics is so important to call
attention to the life-threatening and developmentally
damaging impact on migrant children that our country's
detention policies are causing.” She says, "It was important to
stand with my sisters, associates and partners in mission to
decry this terrible injustice and to invite others to join us in
this effort to stop detaining migrant children. When normal
efforts to call our government to provide humane treatment
to those who are vulnerable fail, it is incumbent upon us to
act boldly to call attention to this immorality.”
After a prayer service at St. Mary’s Church, the protesters
processed through the city chanting phrases such as, “No
cages, no walls,” and “Let our children go, now.” Many of
them displayed the photos of the faces of the seven detained
children who have died in custody since 2017.
As the sounds of church bells faded, sirens took their place
and a police presence accompanied the protesters to the
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Federal Building
where a peaceful protest was organized. Speakers gave
testimonials on their experiences as immigrants or those
working with them.

The event was organized by a coalition of 13 Catholic
organizations, with both national and local New York/New
Jersey area groups participating. Hundreds of sisters, priests,
brothers and activists participated, including the Archbishop
of Newark Cardinal Joseph Tobin.
This was the second Catholic Day of Action event. The
first was held on July 18 in Washington, D.C. at the
Russell Senate Office Building where 71 Catholic leaders
were arrested, including two Sisters of St. Joseph. A third
Catholic Day of Action Event is planned for October at the
border in El Paso, Texas, with a teach-in on Oct. 11-13 and
a nonviolent direction action on Oct. 12.

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 FORMATION
A Day in the Life of the Federation Novitiate
By Sister Kristina M. DeNeve
Since arriving in Rochester, New York, the
most common question I am asked is,
“What is your canonical novitiate
like?” Yes, I can confirm the rumors.
Novitiate is very different now than it
was when most of our sisters entered.
First of all, we live in a nicely-updated
convent, which is next to a school
and a parish. We are in a greenly
lush, suburban neighborhood where it Si s
is safe to walk even after dark. We have te
r Kr
two formation directors plus a third vowed i st i n a
member who live in community with us. Daily
Mass is at 8:30 a.m. and we hear the boisterous laughter
of preschool children playing in the playground adjacent to
the convent several times each day. We pray communally at
9:30 a.m. and take turns cooking the evening meal, which we
share six out of seven nights per week.
Our daily schedule as novices is humane. Actually, that is
putting it mildly. We are very blessed to have a formation
schedule that empowers us to deepen our relationship
with God, further discern our call as Sisters of St. Joseph,
live intentional community and begin developing our
interdependent identities.
Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays are “class days” that
focus on one of 20 different topics we’ll learn, reflect and
write about throughout the year. Topics are as expected,
ranging from scripture to each of the vows to our CSSJ
primitive documents to religious life in the 21st century to
our charism in light of all creation.
We normally take two weeks to explore each topic. During
the first week, Monday through Wednesday, we have an
outside facilitator joining us, usually a CSSJ known for her
expertise in that topical area. (Note that our presenters
include four sisters from our own congregation:
thank you, Sisters Mary Flick, Patty Johnson,
Lynn Levo and Mary McGlone.) The
following week, after our presenters leave,
our directors lead us through “Deepening
Days.” Deepening Days, held Monday
through Wednesday, include reflecting
individually and communally on the
topic, taking time with additional
readings or activities and sharing what
resonates and/or challenges us.
e
ev
De N Thursdays are ministry days, where we leave
our humble abode for four to five hours of service
to the dear neighbor. This year, we are serving in a large
retirement community, a neighborhood community center,
a soup kitchen, and a hospitality house serving our poor
and homeless neighbors 24/7. When we return home in
the afternoon, we individually pray a three-step process of
theological reflection. After dinner, we share these prayer-
filled reflections.
Fridays are spent in silence until dinner time as a “retreat”
day set aside once per week for prayer and relationship with
God. Saturdays are “free,” our weekly day off in which we
can do chores, run errands, go to spiritual direction, etc.
Sundays find us going to various parishes for Mass and then
gathering later for dinner, Sharing of the Heart, Order of
the House and Generous Promises.
And then we begin anew on Monday!
Connect with Sister Kristina at the CCSJ Federation
Novitiate at 327 Warrington Drive, Rochester, New
York 14168 or email her at kdeneve@csjsl.org.
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 ASSOCIATION

Associate Spotlight
Loretta and Patrick Jendraszak
By Associate Peggy Baker

Loretta and Patrick Jendraszak, CSJA are Whom They Serve

members of the Matrix Community in Loretta is part of a larger faculty at Saint
Indianapolis. Loretta made her initial Mary-of-the-Woods College. Their
commitment in 1992 and her ongoing Preschool - Grade 3/Mild Intervention
commitment in 2001. Patrick made his program is approved by the Indiana
initial commitment in 1995 and his ongoing Department of Education. She helps to
commitment in 2001. shape the education received by young
students in the field as they engage in
Their Ministries clinical/field experiences and student
Patrick and Loretta’s relationship with teaching. Her students have diverse
s
A

the Community of St. Joseph began more oc a placements, arranged in both private and
s

than 40 years ago, having both worked with
sisters in ministry. Loretta met us as a teacher
in Atlanta and Valdosta, Georgia, and Patrick in
parish ministry in St. Louis. They both were
involved in ministry at the St. Joseph’s
Child Care Center in Chicago where they
met. They married in 1981 and have
two children: Stephen is married with
two children and is in the marketing
department for Augsburg University
in Minneapolis; Andrew is single and
teaches theology at St. Joseph Academy
in St. Louis.
so
A
k
iat a s z public schools in the area. Because St. Mary-
eL r
or etta J e n d
of-the-Woods offers classes both on-campus
and online, Loretta has both traditional students
and those who have already been in the
educational workplace for some time.
Patrick is part of a larger ministry
team at St. Luke Catholic Church.
He is responsible for the temporal
administration of the parish at
the direction of the pastor. His
responsibilities include administration
of facilities, finances, human resources

a and office management, touching on all

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k

at a sz
Loretta continued her educational ministry eP r ministries in the parish. In addition, he is the
a tr i c k J e n d
by working with children at-risk in childcare staff administrator for both the Stewardship and
and preschool settings at St. Mary’s Child Center in Christian Social Action Commissions.
Indianapolis. After getting her master's in education, she
began working with non-traditional students in education Their Call to Ministry
at Ivy Tech Community College and later at St. Mary-of- Loretta always wanted to be involved as a teacher of
the-Woods College. Currently, she is an adjunct faculty young children. As an undergraduate student at Georgia
member at St. Mary-of-the-Woods and supervises both State University, she was part of one of the first academic
field placements and student teachers. You can learn more at programs to award a degree in early childhood education.
smwc.edu. Teaching with sisters at St. Anthony (Atlanta) and St John’s
(Valdosta) was a formative experience.
Patrick continued his ministry, creating a new position in
parish ministry as the parish manager of St. Barnabas Parish Patrick had been a member of the Augustinian Order and
in Chicago in 1982. He assumed the same position at St. finished his master’s degree from Catholic Theological
Luke Parish in Indianapolis in 1995, where he remains in Union after leaving the order. This prepared him and
ministry today. You can find out more about the parish at provided the needed credentials for parish ministry.
stluke.org.

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The Rewards of Ministry
Loretta finds it very rewarding to see her students grow
in the teaching profession and to find their “voice” as a
teacher in their own right, putting into practice what they
have learned over the course of their studies and becoming
colleagues in the profession.
Patrick has been moved by the commitment of a small
number of parishioners to Christian social-action
endeavors. One particular parishioner, owner of his own
business, began a ministry to the homeless men in the city
of Indianapolis. His relationship to those people who live
on the street and yet know this man by name is extremely
moving for Patrick.
Their Challenges
Loretta finds it challenging when caring for the needs of
a student or group of students may be in conflict with
departmental guidelines.
Patrick finds it challenging to be part of the institutional
church, where power is centralized in the hands of a few.
Connection to Charism: Matrix Community
Both Loretta and Patrick see their commitment to God and
the dear neighbor without distinction as paramount to their
ministries. They have been part of the Matrix Community,
which both animates their ministry and reflects our charism
of loving unity.
The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet live ordinary lives
in a broad sense of community, serving a world in need.
They do together what they could not do individually: give
communal and corporate witness to God's love. Through
religious vows, they profess lifelong conversion and witness.
Associates live ordinary lives as laypeople in the world.
However, associates have also made a formal religious
commitment to being companions on this same faith
journey expressed in service to God's people, a deepening
of prayer life and mutual support. Associates extend
the mission of the Community of St. Joseph into their
workplace, families and friendships.
Matrix takes this reality to another level. As a geographically
diverse community of vowed members and associates, they
strive to support each other in their faith journey and in
serving the dear neighbor. They meet as equal members in
community three weekends each year for prayer, sharing,
reflection and education. They keep in contact on a monthly
basis through email, telephone calls and Skype video-
conferencing. As part of the larger Community of St.
Joseph, their members serve in various ways in our common
ministries and give witness to the charism.
How People Can Help
There is the need for more people to be involved in both
Loretta and Patrick’s professional ministries. The help for
which Loretta and Patrick are most grateful is the support of
the Matrix Community, of which they have been a part since
the early 1990s.
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 AGRÉGÉES

Stories of their Sacred Call

The following are a sampling of reflections by participants in the June 2018 Sacred Is the Call
retreat held in St. Paul and facilitated by Jean Wincek, CSJ. The participants from the four
provinces included five from Albany, one from Los Angeles (Rita Scherrei, who later discerned a
call to vowed membership as a sister), one from St. Louis, and eight from St. Paul.

Mary Louise Menikheim Lois Mineau

(St. Paul)
In my room at the Pro House, I hear voices down the
hall. Voices working to synthesize the work of the day ...
to present in the morning. It is a voice of a sister working
while the rest of us, agrégée aspirants, go to comfortable
sleep. I reflect on the Spirit, the essence, the generations of
sisters who have worked, laughed and lived within these
walls. And here today are sisters who invite and welcome
us to community. The courage, humility and generous
spirit of the sisters is not only remarkable, but holy/sacred.
Can we be as generous, as courageous, as welcoming as the
CSJs are? Are we open and inclusive, and do we see God
in the eyes of each neighbor? How do we honor the sisters'
invitation? Do we have the courage to risk, to step into the
unknown?
(St. Paul)
I felt the spiritual engagement of “more” when actually I
was desiring “less” business. I have been very active as a
consociate in the new Community Assembly, and I am
on the Ministry Commission for the St. Paul province. I
have started a consociate ministry and I am on a board
of another consociate ministry. I am active in the St. Paul
province. When I was with others who longed for the
spiritual engagement in the way I did, I got energized for
the "more."
I was surprised and yet delighted that the agrégée call
evoked me, nudged me and brought me to a deep sense
of belonging with others. The connection to others, the
spiritual engagement, the energizing of my desire to serve
and be with the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet and our
larger community grew. Sister Mary Tobias Hagan from
the St. Louis province always said I had the "CSJ stripe." At
the retreat, I met my pack—all our stripes all matched.

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 Kileen Stone
(Albany)
An article in the newspaper about the SSJs in Springfield,
Massachusetts,gave me my first experience with the concept
of agrégées. Janet Derby and I ( Jan was one of the associate
directors at that time) drove to Springfield to meet with
Natalie Caine, SSJ and one of their new agrégées. What
energy these two brought about this new relationship.
We asked them to speak at our Commitment Weekend
and all six agrégées and Sister Natalie came; each told her
story … each read her personal statement of “commitment
with God within the Community of St. Joseph." Over 100
associates and sisters were literally stunned to silence when
they were through. Over the past eight years, interest in the
possibility of agrégées in the Albany province has bubbled
up with small meetings, many discussions and a tangible
fervency.
My own call to this possibility lies in a desire to actually
serve the community ... to have made a clear covenant that I
can be called on to do whatever must be done. It is my hope
that by my actions and attempt to live the charism, these
dear women whom I love and respect will know that I shall
share their work and celebrate their lives.
Jennifer Tacheny
(St. Paul)
Fifteen years ago, I was drawn to work with the CSJ
community because of a common commitment to social
justice action as a constitutive aspect of faith. Over these
years, I’ve realized that my life is grounded in the charism,
and it is alive in me; my work is meaningful and authentic,
and I am at home here with the CSJ community. The
commitment to action on the behalf of justice continues
to draw me and my family into the heart of the CSJ
community. Identifying as an employee never adequately
conveyed my resonance with and commitment to the CSJ
charism and mission. Claiming partner in mission is an
authentic way for me to convey that my work here in young
adult spirituality, mission engagement and membership is
more than a job. Yet, there is a greater draw for me and my
family.
My children and husband are also held in and compelled
by the charism. How do we move deeper in our connection
and commitment to the community and charism together
as a family? How does the charism living in us find a home
here? What form does our commitment take? How does a
formal commitment help me and my family offer more to
the world? The June 2018 congregational agrégée gathering
and other conversations and relationship building around
the agrégée model help me navigate these questions with
generous spaciousness. It seems that this congregational
group is wondering together about what it means to be
grasped by the charism and why it matters to the world. We
care deeply about a CSJ future and we see ourselves in it.
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 MISSION ADVANCEMENT

2019 CSJ Topgolf Event is a "Hole-in-One"

By Marie McGeehan, Mission Advancement Manager

O n Sept. 16, the annual CSJ Golf Tournament introduced

a new venue for the 31-year-old event, and according to
attendees, it was a hole-in-one.

“When Father Medaille told us we must always ‘read the signs

of the times,’ I wasn’t sure he had computerized golf in mind,”
remarked Sister Donna Gunn, mission advancement advisor,
when she welcomed participants to the event.
1
Previously held on a typical course consisting of fairways
and greens, the tournament was moved to the popular golf
venue sweeping the country, Topgolf. Think of a bowling
alley combined with a driving range. Add microchipped golf
balls that calculate length of ball flight and landing distance
from the target, and you have an idea of how Topgolf works.
Instead of driving around an 18-hole course in a cart, teams
competed side-by-side in climate-controlled bays.

“We were very excited to try something new this year for
golf, and it was a great success," says Richard Kranes-Rutz,
executive director of mission advancement. "Not only did 2
we meet our fundraising goal for the event, but our donors
and friends had a great time. It was a thrill to experience the
camaraderie that could be shared because of this new venue.”

All CSJ-sponsored institutions participated in the afternoon

of fun. Even non-golfers on the Province Leadership Team
gave it their best shots.

“I found it absolutely fascinating and the perfect symbol of

our always striving to do things in new and different ways,”
says S. Donna. “Evidence again of our being alive and well!”
3
1. Golfers in the climate-controlled the bays at Topgolf
St. Louis.
2. Champions (from left): Allen Grieve, CSJA, Charlie
Puls, Dr. Regina Mooney (St. Joseph's Academy),
Armand Loehr, Linda Decker and Karen Davis (St.
Joseph's Academy)
3. 3rd Place Winners: Liz Baker and Barbara McCormick
from St. Teresa's Academy, and Chad Wissler and
Tom Phelps from Nazareth Living Center
4. S. Amy Herford, a member of the Province
Leadership Team, lines up her shot.
5. 2nd Place Winners: Maggie Mohrfeld of the Avila
4 5
University team

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 HEALTH & WHOLENESS

Interconnectedness for the Greater Good

By Patty Lindauer, Director of Health & Wholeness

At its core, life is not about things, it is about relationships. As the diagram indicates, we function in a circle with GOD
It is the hands we go on holding in our hearts at the end & MISSION as our center. Keeping in mind our mission is
that define the kind of life we have led. Our relationships to be present to the sisters holistically—mind, body, spirit—
determine the quality of life as we have known it. They show on their life journeys, we believe this circular chart gives a
us the face of God on Earth. They are, too, what batter our better illustration of what our team is all about.
hearts into the feelings of life.
We are in relationship with all of the components of the
The Gift of Years by Sister Joan Chittister image on a regular and sometimes daily basis. It is through
these relationships that we make mistakes, learn, grow, and
Relationship by one definition means the way in which love. There is not any one component of the circle that is
things are connected or work together. A relationship is more important than the other; we are all interconnected for
the way two or more people are connected, or the way they the greater good.
behave toward each other.
We believe this model exemplifies the mission statement of
In the last PNN, I introduced the new CSJ Health & the Sisters of St Joseph.“We live and work to bring all people
Wholeness Team and shared an organizational into union with God and with one another." We
chart explaining our structure and look forward to continuing to serve and be
function. I hope you took time to served.
learn about us. Now, I would All Sisters of
like to share how we are in St. Joseph
relationship to those we
serve.
CSJ Nazareth
Motherhouse Living Center

God
&
CSJ
Leadership
Mission CSJ Associates

Health and
Volunteers Wholeness
Team

Our Mission
To be present to the Sisters holistically – mind, body, spirit– on their life journey.

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 RACIAL & CULTURAL JUSTICE

CSJ's at the Civil Rights Memorial/SPLC, Montgomery, remembering those killed in the 1950's and 60's.
(Monument by Maya Lin who did the Vietnamese Wall) From left to right: Kate Springs, S. Marion Weinzapfel,
Barbara Fonda, S. Barbara Moore and S. Mary Ann Figlino.

A Pilgrimage to "Reframe Our History"

By Jenny Beatrice, Director of Communications

A pilgrimage is a journey to holy ground, made holy by the
lives of the people whose stories are told there. In August,
17 pilgrims traveled to Alabama to know more deeply the
reality at the root of U.S. racial history.
Sister Marion Weinzapfel organized a group from Cure
d’Ars Parish in Denver to visit the Legacy Museum and the
National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery,
which opened in 2018. The trip was sponsored by a grant
from the Sisters of St. Joseph to further promote the
province focus of dismantling racism. The group included
Sisters Marion, Mary Ann Figlino, and Barbara Moore as
well as Associates Barbara Ann Fonda and Kate Springs.
Located on the site of a former warehouse where enslaved
Black people were imprisoned, the museum educates
about the legacy of racial inequality and for the truth and
reconciliation that leads to real solutions to contemporary
problems. The memorial is the nation’s first memorial
dedicated to the legacy of enslaved Black people, people
terrorized by lynching, African Americans humiliated
by racial segregation and Jim Crow, and people of color
burdened with contemporary presumptions of guilt and
police violence.
Barbara Fonda says, “Through historical pictures, video clips
and even jars of sacred soil from lynching sites across the
nation, we were able to more fully understand the suffering
of Black Americans, and appreciate the courage of all who
fought for civil rights in the midst of the vitriol of hate that
was so prevalent and protected by unjust laws.”
“It became clear to me there is a direct connection that can
be made from 1619 when Africans came to the Americas as
indentured servants through today’s voter suppression, racial
profiling and mass incarceration of people of color,” says
Kate. “Systems have evolved maintaining white superiority
and Black inferiority … I am heartsick, angry and awakened.”
Other stops on the pilgrimage included the Civil Rights
Museum and the Southern Poverty Law Center. There,
the group members had the opportunity to sign a

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commitment to work for racial justice. Additional highlights
included prayer, soulful celebrations of liturgy, one-on-one
conversations and a panel discussion with persons from the
community who shared their history of involvement and the
ways in which they continue to promote justice and peace.
“As CSJs and CSJAs, we frequently refer to the fact that
‘together we are more,’” says Barbara Fonda. “I found so many
examples of that during this pilgrimage, but I also felt the
current power of community as we learned together, prayed
together and returned home exhilarated to support one
another in furthering efforts in education and justice.”
“Change doesn’t happen without heart-seeing,” says Sister
Marion, so her advice is to get a group and go. “Immersing
ourselves into the Montgomery and Birmingham experiences
is a good way to love the dear neighbor from whom we do
not separate ourselves. Experiencing these sites and the
explanation of truth that reframes our history is deepened by
walking the walk … Never again.”
Life-size sculpture at the National Memorial for Peace
and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama.
Un-Segregated Heaven
A Racial & Cultural Justice Poem
by Associate Dorothy Dempsey
The seasons of life come and go;
and offer human opportunities;
to live and let go, of all the feeling;
of hatred and discord.
Beliefs sown over centuries;
no relief from the grief and beliefs,
The suffering and loss of lives.
Some believe that God's teachings are a lie
and live a life of denial and false gain;
a life without love and empathy,
A life lived in vain.
Hating a person because of the color of their skin;
knowing that God made all in the likeness of Him.
When you sow seeds of hatred and fear;
and harden your heart to people who are not like you;
because they do not
act, speak, dress, worship like you
then who are you?
God did not make the world different;
one season, one sky, moon or cloud different,
for one group of people then he did the other.
No white world, Nor black world;
there are all colors of people;
that live in God,s world.
When judgment day comes;
There will be no segregated heaven
All people will be together, regardless of skin color
Heaven may be very discriminating
Their is no time schedule on the season of our lives
Living an un-segregated life may be one step up
toward an un-segregated heaven.
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 SHARING OF THE HEART
CSJs Attend Peaceworks Protest in Kansas City
to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
By Associate Julie Broyle
Peaceworks Kansas City is an organization that
has a history of working more than 30 years to
abolish nuclear weapons. During Memorial
Day weekend, they held their ninth annual
peace witness in which 90 activists,
including members of the CSJ community,
participated in the protest march. It began
with a rally at the Bannister Federal
Complex, run by Honeywell, regarding
toxins at this former nuclear-parts plant.
Protesters then marched to the National As
s
Nuclear Security Administration plant where oc
i at e
some crossed the property line and were arrested for
their act of civil disobedience.
Associate Julie Broyle gives us her reflection on the experience
of the day as well as her subsequent visit to the courthouse in
support of those who were arrested.
It is as peaceful a protest as there is anywhere.
Some members of the CSJ community join in, walking
around the plant, singing and hearing speeches. We hear
about how the plant breaks the 1970 non-proliferation
treaty of nuclear weapons. First-hand stories are told by
people who have lost loved ones to illnesses attributed to
their work at the old Bannister Federal Complex where
nuclear parts were made from 1949-2014. Protesters stage a
die-in, and Sister Gabrielle Smits falls to the ground to join
the protest.
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The director of Peaceworks alerts the police
that some people will cross the line onto the
federal property at the Honeywell plant.
The police, who know this group, kindly
bring chairs for them to sit in after they
are arrested for trespassing.
Today, I sit in Courtroom F to hear the
pleas of the people that peacefully took
a step over the line and put their hands
out to be cuffed without resistance. I go
yle in support of those who risk arrest and the
J u li e B r o unknown that follows because of their belief in
peace. I go in admiration of their courage to stand up.
The director of Peaceworks represents the charged, some
who have crossed the line repeatedly. All plead not guilty,
so they go to trial and get more publicity for the cause. But
the news coverage is slim. I have been told none of the major
news agencies in Kansas City will run coverage because of
the power and money of Honeywell. But the director’s wife
tells me that a local radio station is giving coverage to the
cause, and it has been picked up by the “Sprouts” program
that has 60 station locations and may be airing the story.
The world is changed by such seeds of faith.
 CSJ NEWS

Sister Mary Ann Nestel Receives Sister Barbara Jennings Named

Ageless Remarkable St. Louisans
Honor
Sister Mary Ann Nestel is
being honored by St.
Andrew's Charitable
Foundation with the
Ageless Remarkable
St. Louisans award.
Each year, St.
Andrew's, a resource
organization for at-risk
seniors in need, inducts a
new "class" of ageless
St. Louisans, 75 years of age or older, who are actively
making an impact in St. Louis through philanthropy,
volunteerism and leadership. They represent the fact that
at any age, we can make a difference in our communities
and in the lives of others.
Those who know Sister Mary Ann know that she is
passionate about social justice issues and that hard work,
bright colors and a happy laugh are her hallmarks. As
a member of many boards, and with a reputation for
getting things done, Sister Mary Ann has an extensive
resume of making a difference in St. Louis. She is the
board chair of St. Joseph Housing Initiative, dedicated to
quality housing for low and moderate income families in
St. Louis. She serves on the board of the City of St. Louis
Senior Fund, focusing on care and security for seniors in
the city. She is also on boards at Fontbonne University
and St. Joseph's Academy. And she is a founding board
member of Carondelet Leadership Academy and Books
for Newborns.
Chancellor at Fontbonne University
Fontbonne University has
named Sister Barbara
Jennings as chancellor.
Sister Barbara will be
responsible for guiding
the spiritual and
cultural transitions
as the school prepares
for its next university
president. The role of
chancellor is
not a permanent position but
reserved for special projects and circumstances.
Sister Barbara has served on the Fontbonne Board of
Trustees since 2013. She earned a master's degree in
theological studies from the Catholic Theological Union
in Chicago and her bachelor's degree in English literature
and secondary education from Fontbonne.
"Fontbonne is uniquely blessed to maintain a relationship
with the sisters who founded the school and continue to
support its mission," says Dennis Gipson, chair of the
Board of Trustees. "Having Sister Barbara here to interact
with the students, faculty and our community supporters
shows the deep commitment they have for this university."

Sister Mary Ann will receive the honor at St. Andrew's

17th annual gala on October 19 at the Hyatt Regency
at the Arch. For more information visit St. Andrew's
website, worrylessseniors.org.

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 The Hand of God Shall Hold You
Sister Adele Marie Rothan, CSJ
August 21, 1943 - July 6, 2019
A compassionate, gentle woman,
an excellent teacher, a faithful friend
W ilbur and Josephine (Howeler) Rothan of Peoria,
Illinois, and seven-year-old Barb welcomed Mary Jo
on August 21, 1943. About two years later, baby Charlene
arrived. Mary Jo attended St. Cecilia’s school and the
Academy of Our Lady. Though she loved music, beginning
piano lessons in first grade, she really wanted to play the
organ in church. In the summer before sixth grade, Mary Jo
started organ lessons.
Mary Jo entered the Sisters of St. Joseph on September
15, 1961, receiving the habit and the name Sister Adele
Marie on August 6, 1962. S. Adele Marie’s first assignment,
St. Joseph School in West De Pere, Wisconsin (1966),
was followed by St. Mary Magdalen in St. Louis (1967).
St. Thomas Aquinas High in Florissant, Missouri (1968)
was next. While teaching there, she finished her degree in
mathematics from Fontbonne College (1969). In 1970, she
began her master’s degree in mathematics at the University
of Illinois Champaign, finishing in 1971.
S. Adele taught at Fontbonne College until 1977. Then she
started her doctoral studies at the University of Montana in
Missoula, receiving her doctorate in mathematical statistics/
computer science in 1982.
Avila College was her next assignment. S. Marie Joan Harris
recalls:
I lived with Adele when she came to Avila ... She loved her
years in Montana and spoke of its beauty and the joy of
hiking in the mountains ... We both taught in the science
and mathematics department at Avila, so I heard from
faculty and students what an excellent teacher she was ...
Adele spent time with her students and gently led them to
success ... I will always remember Adele as a gentle person,
committed to excellence both as a mathematician and as a
CSJ.
The College of St. Catherine (St. Kate's) n St. Paul,
Minnesota (1985), was S. Adele’s next ministry. S. Shawn
Madigan remembers:
In her early years in St. Paul, Adele was a hardy cross
country skier and an avid cyclist ... As heart issues loomed,
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her active physical enjoyments lessened. A major event in
Adele’s life occurred when she accompanied her sister Barb
to Haiti for a short time. [There] she saw the dire economic
poverty of Haitians. Although health issues prevented Adele
from returning to Haiti, she continued to raise awareness
and obtain assistance for the Haiti clinic.
Two one-year sabbaticals (1994, 2003) permitted S. Adele
the time to publish, take a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, and,
as mentioned, a medical mission to Haiti with Friends of the
Children of Haiti. S. Ida Berreshim says:
She was very much impacted by her visit [there] as they
brought compassionate medical care to the people of Haiti.
She spoke often about those visits and treasured getting to
know a little about Haitian culture, especially the neediness
and poverty of the beautiful people there.
S. Adele ministered at St. Kate’s until she retired from
teaching in 2012. She then donated her time assisting the
archivist in St. Paul until she moved to St. Louis (2013).
S. Adele volunteered as a part-time archival aide for the
St. Louis province until 2018 when deteriorating health
made Nazareth Living Center a better choice for her living
situation.
S. Mary M. McGlone says:
Adele was a math teacher to the marrow of her bones ... She
was a good organist and was one of the few sisters in recent
years to give the Carondelet organ a workout. Adele was
always ready to complement another—a real booster, even
as she did it quietly.
Associate Debbie Gartner is eternally grateful for having S.
Adele as her 2015 associate formation mentor.
Her soft spoken gentle manner led me to see compassion …
through her stories, experiences and outlook on life…. [Her
actions reminded me that] there are no rules, no boundaries,
and no cultural taboos that should inhibit us from loving
those in need.”
Sister Helen Oates
 The Hand of God Shall Hold You
Sister Leo Ann Bub, CSJ
February 16, 1927 - July 31, 2019
Kind, compassionate, fun-loving, grateful
L eo and Ellen (McNamee) Bub of St. Louis, Missouri,
and their three daughters, welcomed twins, Theresa
and Leo, on February 16, 1927. (Bill completed the family
about six years later.)
Theresa and her siblings attended St. Luke’s School. She
recalls that during grade school, "Father Pete coached all of
our teams and because of my twin brother, he let me play
football, soccer, baseball, anything with the boys, which I
preferred because all the girls did was gripe and complain,
and they drove me nuts."
After graduating from St. Joseph 's Academy, she entered
the Sisters of St. Joseph on September 15, 1945, receiving
the habit and the name Sister Leo Ann on March 19, 1946.
“I contribute my vocation to my parents who were very
spiritual and loving and to the Sisters of St. Joseph," she said.
S. Leo Ann received a degree in elementary education from
Fontbonne College and a master’s in education from
St. Louis University.
Her first assignments were in St. Louis at Our Lady of
Presentation (1948), St. Roch (1951) and Holy Rosary
(1957). S. Maryellen Tierney, who practiced teaching under
S. Leo Ann at Holy Rosary, says:
She loved her first graders and, as my supervising teacher,
she taught me by her example. The first day I arrived at
Holy Rosary to begin my practice teaching, she had a large
classroom of first graders. She found an empty classroom
and gave me a set of manuals and asked me to take half
of her children ... She trusted I would be okay on my own
for the weeks I was there. I reminded her the day before I
left that she needed to complete an evaluation form to be
returned to Fontbonne. Since she never had observed me in
the classroom, we both had a good laugh, and she completed
the form after observing me for a few minutes on my last
day.
Sister then taught at St. Viator in Chicago (1963), followed
by Nativity in St. Louis (1964) and Ste. Genevieve in Ste.
Genevieve, Missouri (1966). Sisters Helen Alder and Leo
Ann both taught first grade classes at Ste. Genevieve.
S. Helen shared that sister ...
Was a fantastic and creative teacher ... One year she taught
[her first graders] … 'T’was the Night Before Christmas.'
They were so proud and went to other classes to recite with
gestures and they were terrific ... She was a lovely person to
live with. Always kind and cheerful.
In 1967, S. Leo Ann returned to St. Roch as principal,
remaining there until 1991. S. Mary Joyce Bringer wrote, “I
remember her love for St. Roch's School and … her sense of
humor ...”
Her compassion was so well known that the police
department often called for her help when a child was in
trouble. They presented her with citations in appreciation
for her help.
Next, S. Leo Ann ministered at Cardinal Ritter Senior
Services (1991-2001) in a variety of ways: receptionist,
secretary, gift shop manager, even as administrative secretary.
Briefly in 2002, she spent time at Growing Footprints as a
teacher assistant where she touched many young lives with
her kindness, until she retired (2002). After living with
S. Charles Helene Feckar for almost 24 years, she said of her,
“I never heard her downgrade anybody."
S. Leo Ann moved to Nazareth Living Center (2011) where,
as mentioned at her memorial, she and her good friend
S. Frances Virginia Cholet spent many an hour sharing
stories about their wonder-filled lives.
Associate Patrick K. McDowell recalls,
S. Leo Ann was always cheerful, positive and appreciative.
Sister enjoyed sharing … her memories ... The love that she
had for her students was reflected in her voice as she spoke
... Whenever I helped S. Leo Ann at Nazareth Living
Center, she would say, ‘Thank you, honey. I'll say a prayer
for you.’
Sister Helen Oates
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 CARONDELET CHRONICLES

Motherhouse Staff Member Vladimir Ovcharov

Becomes U.S. Citizen
By Sarah Baker, Communications Specialist

When did you move to the United States and from where?
I moved to St. Louis on April 2, 2014 from the capital of
Bulgaria, Sophia.

Why did you come to St. Louis?

I had a choice between Chicago, Los Angeles and St. Louis
as that is where my Bulgarian friends live. I chose St. Louis
because of the higher-rated school district in West County
for my daughter. That is the only reason.

When did you start working at the motherhouse? What is

your job title?
I began in 2016 and work as a painter for the maintenance
department.

When did you begin the process to become a U.S. citizen?

What was it like for you?
I began a three-month treatment process at the International Vladimir Ovcharov with Sister Fran Maher and Ida
Institute of St. Louis in late September of 2018. There, I Berresheim at the Naturalization Ceremony in St. Louis
took classes to improve my language level and learned about on Aug. 23.
the U.S. government. In January, I began the naturalization
process. I collected my personal documents and filled out a What does it feel like to be a U.S. citizen?
22-page long form, had my fingerprints taken and then had Try imagining the feeling of having a new home that
the naturalization interview. embraces you so warmly, like you never expected. You see
people happy because of you. Truly happy. You can’t find
When did you become a U.S. citizen? that everywhere in the world. For me, citizenship is another
I became a citizen on August 23 during the Nationalization opportunity. It’s made me complete. I’m so happy to be here.
Ceremony at the Thomas F. Eagleton Courthouse in St.
Louis. I was one of 52 petitioners – the 25th person on the What do you like best about working for the CSJs?
list – to receive citizenship. This is the first job ever in my life that I’m singing when
I come in and when I leave. Every day, the people are so
Who was there with you at the ceremony? welcoming. In the mornings, there’s always a good cup of
Sisters Fran Maher and Ida Berresheim, Joe Wingerbuehle, coffee waiting for me, and Gerry Lee in housekeeping always
motherhouse administrator, and Rich Martin, director of has a smile waiting for me.
maintenance.
What are your hobbies?
What was it like to see people there from the I like to travel, listen to music and go to concerts.
motherhouse? How did that make you feel?
I knew Joe and Rich were coming, but it was a nice surprise
to see Sisters Fran and Ida there. To have them all there, it’s a
feeling I can’t explain. It was very touching because you know
you are not alone. Americans really are just so glad for you.

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 Motherhouse Cook Mary Bardo Retires
By Sarah Baker, Communications Specialist

On August 30, after serving six and a half years as a cook for
the Carondelet Motherhouse Dining Services, Mary Bardo
retired. The motherhouse staff, along with Mary's husband
Chris and a family friend, celebrated her retirement with a
special luncheon at the motherhouse on August 28.

"Retirement is going well," says Mary. "It's a little hard to

get used to, and I lose track of the days, but sleeping late is
good."

Mary began working at the motherhouse on Jan. 13, 2013,

on weekends only, preparing meals for special groups and
Sunday brunch. She then trained with the other cooks in
order to cover their shifts when they were not working. And
she began cooking for the sisters' breakfasts, lunches and Mary and her husband Chris at her retirement
dinners. celebration at the motherhouse on Aug. 28.

"The sisters are just like family," she says. "Always caring and
Now that Mary is settling into retirement, she is spending
there if you need them. They made the job worthwhile.
time caring for her husband of 45 years, Chris, who has
Alzheimer's/dementia. She also joined a group of ladies at
Some of Mary's fondest memories include learning the
her apartment complex that gather for various things.
names of the sisters, serving for various groups and their
thankfulness of the meals prepared. She also remembers
In addition, Mary enjoys needlework, crocheting and baking.
working her first jubilee event. "Sister Marion Renkens
She likes to make diaper bags, purses, plastic canvas dolls
asked me how well I liked it. I told her it was tiring, but very
and crocheting doll dresses, along with other items.
rewarding."
We thank Mary for her years of service and wish her well on
Another reward was working with and becoming friends
her retirement and future endeavors.
with fellow cook Jeanette Jamerison and housekeeper Sue
Allender, CSJA.

Communications Specialist Sarah Baker To Continue

Province Work from New Home in Kansas City
Sarah Baker, communications specialist for the St. Louis province, moved from
the St. Louis area to the Kansas City area at the end of September. She will
continue her role as communications specialist from her new location, working
remotely and from the KC Mission Advancement Office. She will travel back to
St. Louis for work and events as well.

"Sarah's outstanding work has been recognized by many and her gracious
presence has been a blessing to us all," says Jenny Beatrice, director of
Communications. "We are grateful that we will continue to benefit from Sarah's
excellent work, her knowledge of the CSJs and the relationship she has built with so
many in the province.

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 CSJ BOOK CLUB

Wearing God: Clothing, Laughter, Fire, and

Other Overlooked Ways of Meeting God
By Lauren F. Winner
Reviewed by S. Joan Pitlyk

In Wearing God, Lauren Winner invites us to
explore the different metaphors for God that can
be found in our daily life. She writes of God as
clothing, scent, bread; God as a laboring woman;
God as laughter; and God as flame.
Are these new images of God for us? Perhaps
not, but what is unique about the book is the
author’s personal reflection and the way she
breaks open each image and offers myriad ways
of looking at God. The book is engaging and
thought-provoking.
Wearing God combines theology, memoir and devotional
reflections. The author hopes that we will discover things
about God by looking around our ordinary, everyday life.
She shows us God hiding in silence, in gardens, in cities, in
prisons, in hunger and privation, and poverty and song.
hope that the book will help you sit down with
God in a place that the two of you have never
visited before.” I also remembered the words
of Barbara Brown Taylor in her review: “It is
impossible to read Wearing God without being
changed, so advance at your own risk.” I learned
much from accepting the personal challenge to
see God portrayed in uncommon, stretching and
occasionally unsettling ways. I discovered a lot
about my own biases.
The second chapter of the book on the gender and language
of God, presents the author’s belief that “how we talk about
God matters.” The last chapter on poverty of expression
reminds us that “when words about God fail us, maybe we
will glimpse the God beneath the picture we had faithfully,
longingly, lovingly made.” I feel both chapters make a
significant contribution to this book.

This is not a theology book. It is the author’s personal At the end of Wearing God, the author documents the
creative reflections on the way God meets her. Through her source for the wonderful short quotations she has placed
story we see how she came to discover and appreciate the throughout the book. These notes of authors and books are
lesser known images of God. stunning in their breadth.

On the front cover of the book is a critique by James Martin,
SJ: “A gorgeously written and compelling investigation into
what it means to strike up a friendship with the Living
God.” In our own search for God, as we seek this friendship
with the Living God, we read of images that comfort, that
challenge, that confound and delight. We discover images
that touch our hearts and minds and body.
Lauren Winner is clear in saying her aim in writing this
book was not to persuade us to stop thinking of God as
shepherd, as king, as rock, as light and God as creator. The
aim rather is to provoke our curiosity, to be inspired in our
imagination and to invite us further into our friendship with
God.
Some images in the book stretched my imagination and took
me out of my comfort zone. It was then that I remembered
the author’s words at the beginning of Wearing God: “I
This past summer I gave the book to Sister Shawn Madigan
to read and asked for her impressions. She wrote:
What if the Genesis story of Adam and Eve was looked
at the way some learned ancient rabbinate scholars looked
at it? Was this an original blessing for the human journey
that God intended all along? This is one of the many ways
God is creatively interpreted while being grounded in very
readable but critical scriptural contexts. The author delights
in finding scriptural wisdom in ever new places!
Lauren Winner helped me to find delights in new places
where I encountered God while continuing to leave me
resting with the God I’ve always known and loved.
Quite honestly, it was the cover and title of the book that
first attracted me to read Wearing God. Now that I’ve read
the book, it is the broadening view of God she brought to
me that makes Lauren Winner one of my favorite writers.

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 Events &Happenings
COME AND SEE THE CSJ WAY
TUESDAYS, OCT. 8 & 15
7-8:30 P.M.
Carondelet Motherhouse
Do you know someone who would
like to learn about the various ways
of being in relationship with the
Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet?
If so, invite them to request more
information and/or to RSVP.
Contact Associate Kay Komotos
at kkomotos@csjsl.org or
314-678-0317.
FOUNDERS DAY
TUESDAYS, OCT. 15
4:30 p.m.
Carondelet Motherhouse
Join us for Founders Day, with
Father Chris Collins presiding.
Dinner to follow in the dining room.
RSVP to motherhousersvp@csjsl.org
or 314-481-8800.
ANNUAL FALL RETREAT
FRIDAY, OCT. 18 at 7 p.m.
SATURDAY, OCT. 19 at 9 a.m.
Carondelet Motherhouse
Fall is a perfect time to reflect
on change and those changes
that matter most to us. Medaille
I Associate Community invites
members of the CSJ/A community
to our annual Fall Retreat.
The retreat will be led by Paul
Coutinho, a noted author, teacher
and Ignatian scholar.
Limited number of spaces
available. Cost is $30, plus
honorarium. Email your reservation
to Associate Cathy Hart at
chart@csjsl.org.
FOR MORE NEWS AND EVENTS,VISIT CSJSL.ORG.
KANSAS CITY EVENTS
WINE & CHOCOLATE
THURSDAY, OCT. 15
6-8 p.m.
Avila University, Whitfield Ctr.
Celebrate the Sisters of St.
Joseph of Carondelet's Founders
Day with a lovely evening
of specialty wines, gourmet
chocolate, fabulous hors
d'oeuvres and live music. Tours
of the Martha Smith, CSJ, Ph.D.
Archives & Research Center will
also be available.
$35 per person. RSVP by Oct. 8.
Learn more and register for both events, visit csjsl.org/events.
For questions, contact Barbara Roberts at 816-501-2944 or csjkc@csjsl.org.
CRAFT FAIR
To Benefit the St. Joseph
Housing Initiative
SATURDAY, NOV. 23
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
St. Mary Magdalen Parish
4924 Bancroft Ave., St. Louis, MO 63109
The CSJs will have a booth at
the St. Mary Magdalen Holiday
Craft Fair. If you'd like to donate
items, deliver them to S. Nancy
Marsh between Nov. 4-20 at 4054
Loughborough Ave, St. Louis, MO
63118. Contact her at 314-421-9494
or nmarsh@csjsl.org.
EATING THROUGH THE
GOSPELS: JESUS AT THE TABLE
with S. Mary Ann Figlino
SATURDAY, OCT. 26 | 9-11 a.m.
Avila University, Whitfield Ctr.
Join us in this scripture adventure
following some of the meals
Jesus shared with the people
of his time. By engaging in their
eating habits, you go between
the lines, appreciating the
culture and customs in the
Gospel. It changes how we
understand or misunderstand
scripture.
$15 per person, breakfast
included. Doors open at
8:30 a.m. RSVP by Oct. 23.
SAVE THE DATES
Dec. 8: Advent Prayers
Carondelet Motherhouse
Dec. 31: Year End Retreat
Sisters Only, Carondelet
Motherhouse
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 Events &Happenings

6-8 p.m. | Carondelet Motherhouse

$35 per person
Learn more and register at csjsl.org.

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