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Peace Ministries
by Kate Chambers, CSJP-A
Nearly 100 years ago, my grandmother transformed the fields near her home by planting two silver maple trees side-by-side in the yard.
A Field of Future Buddahs Waiting to Bloom
by John Daimõku Kingham
The monk asked Layman Vimalakirti, “Where is this place of awakening?” (The Vimalakirti Nirdesa Sutra)
Sent to Find God among Her People
by Sheena George, CSJP
In April 2016, when I was sharing with one of my good friends that I might accept an invitation to volunteer at the Calais Refugee camp, she asked me, “Why? Why do you want to do this?”
Message from Congregation Leadership: The Root is Love
by Susan Francois, CSJP
Hospitality is at the core of what it means to be a follower of Jesus.
A Note of Gratitude for Brian Doyle
On May 27 of this year, the writer Brian Doyle passed away at age 60 from complications due to a brain tumor.
From Hope to Faith to Trust
by Ann Crawley, CSJP
I am fortunate to come from a family of twelve and was blessed to grow up in Dublin surrounded by lots of good friends and neighbors.
History and Roots: St. Mary’s Residence Offering a Stable Alternative in an Unstable World
by Cristina Turino
St. Mary’s Residence, one of the sisters’ oldest ministries, is situated in Paulus Hook, a historic section of Jersey City that has cycled through different socio-economic stratospheres over the last 100 plus years.
Join the Feast of Creation
by Terrence Moran, CSJP-A
At the 2014 Congregation Chapter, a once in six years assembly of sisters and associates to pray and plan their future direction, the Congregation of Saint Joseph of Peace stated: “Disturbed by the Spirit, we recommit ourselves to Jesus’ way of radical hospitality.”
Out of the Jungle
by Frank McCann, CSJP-A
In Calais, we, who thought we came to live out a Congregation Chapter Call to share the radical hospitality of Jesus, were given a lesson in hospitality by people who, like Jesus, had nowhere to call home (Mt. 8:19-22).
Ways to Get involved - Refugee Crisis
by Frank McCann, CSJP-A
What return can I make to God for all goodness shown to me? (PS. 116:12)