Connections Magazine Spring 2013

Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet • Spring/Summer 2013 Together we are more

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Dear Friends of the Sisters of St. Joseph:

In this issue of Connections, we are introduced to several wonderful individuals who make a significant difference in the lives of so many of our dear neighbors. They are true witnesses to our slogan “together…we are more.”

And in this Year of Faith, these men and women are living out the invitation of Vatican II to be people of hope. Their stories invite us to ask ourselves, “What have I done that inspires another to be a person of hope? What has touched my heart and reminded me that together we are more?”

This calls to mind the works of Rumi, a thirteenth century spiritual writer and poet, who writes about deepening the love in our divine relationships. If Rumi were reading this issue, he might say, “I have written the perfect poem that expresses all the goodness that I see before me.”

Thank you to all who fill these pages with the faith, hope and love that brings us closer to God and to one another. Aren’t you something?

Many blessings,

Province Leadership

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Province Leadership, left to right: Sisters Elizabeth Brown, Helen Flemington, Jean Meier, Nancy Corcoran, Patty Clune, Pat Giljum and Suzanne Wesley.

Isn’t That Something ~ Rumi, Love Poems from God

I like when

the music happens like this:

Something in Her eyes grabs hold of a tambourine in

me,

Then I turn and lift a violin in someone else,

and they turn, and this turning continues,

It has reached you now.

Isn’t that something?

Sister Elizabeth Brown, CSJSister Patricia Clune, CSJSister Nancy Corcoran, CSJSister Helen Flemington, CSJSister Patricia Giljum, CSJSister Jean Meier, CSJSister Suzanne Wesley, CSJ Jenny Beatrice

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8 Letting Faith Lead the Way A night of prayer led Associate Gerry Rauch from St. Louis to a clinic in Haiti connecting mothers and their babies through the gift of massage.

14 Q&A: Sister Judy Miller, CSJ The Power of Love Sister Judy Miller explains the difference between the love of power and the power of love and how it affects our relationships with God and one another.

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10 Peace and Justice

12 Faith Matters

16 Advancing the Mission

18 Tributes and Memorials

21 Events and Happenings

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Letting Faith Lead the WayPage 8

Back cover: Sister Clare Bass leads the procession at Sister Mary Flick’s first profession on March 10. See photos on page 22.Celebrating our Sister Jubilarians. See stories pages 6-7 and 23.

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New York aNd kaNsas CitY: While sharing the story of their family’s decision to adopt five Peruvian orphans on ABC’s “The View” on February 6, Lauren and Scott Sterling received the surprise of a lifetime when Avila University President Dr. Ronald Slepitza suddenly appeared on the stage to offer the seven Sterling children $500,000 in scholarships to the Kansas City, Mo. university.

The Sterlings, from the Kansas City suburb of Blue Springs, Mo., hugged each other for joy upon hearing Slepitza’s offer.

“This ensures our children get an American education and bright future. We are so grateful,” said Lauren Sterling, whose religious faith led her two years ago on a journey that has more than

doubled the size of her family and captured national media attention.

In January 2011, Sterling received an e-mail from a friend under the subject line, “we need a mommy and daddy.” Inside the message was a photograph of five children—Betsi, Sibila, Joel, Gerson and Yhonni—who had lost their parents to tuberculosis and had been living in an orphanage near Pacasmayo, Peru.

At first, Lauren and her husband Scott agreed that someone wealthy should adopt the children and went about their days. But then curious things began to happen. While in Guatemala to see a friend, Lauren visited an orphanage where more than 120 children were living with little hope of ever having an adoptive family. A friend sent her a copy of Beth Guckenberger’s book Reckless

Faith. And then, on Easter Sunday 2011, Scott turned to her and said he was will-ing to move forward with the adoption.

After raising nearly $85,000 and months of hard work and uncertainty, the Sterlings returned to Kansas City last Christmas with all five children, who joined 17-year-old Logan and two-year-old Laney to transform a four-person household into a family of nine.

Slepitza said Avila University first learned about the Sterlings when one of the school’s administrators saw a news story about them on local television.

“What the Sterlings have done touches our hearts and this is an oppor-tunity where everyone can say ‘YES’ and help this wonderful family,” said Slepitza.

CSJ’s Avila University Surprises Adoptive Family on ABC’s “The View”

PresideNt dr. roN slePitza PreseNts offer of $500,000 iN sCholarshiPs to familY that adoPted five sibliNgs from Peru

After their TV appearance, Avila University President Dr. Ronald Slepitza (third from right) stands with the Sterling family and the stars of “The View.” (Photo by Lorenzo Bevilaqua/ABC)


Sister Honored by St. Rose of Lima Society st. louis: Sister Pat Bober was honored by the St. Rose of Lima Society of Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis for her service as the parish youth ministries coordinator at Sts. Teresa and Bridget Parish in North St. Louis. The St. Rose of Lima honor is presented to women who exemplify the pillars of Dominican spirituality: to preach, to teach, to minister and to lead.

Sister Appointed to Canon Law Society st. louis: Sister Amy Hereford, attorney canonist, has been appointed to the Institutes of Consecrated and Apostolic Life Committee of the Canon Law Society of America. Sister Amy will serve a three-year term on this committee, which assists the society in any matter concerning all laws pertaining to the Institutes of Consecrated and Apostolic Life in the church.

Sister Honored by Pope Benedict XVI Peoria: In recognition of her service to the Church of Peoria in Illinois, Sister Margaret Schulz was bestowed the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice Cross by Pope Benedict XVI. The pontifical honor was officially presented to Sister Margaret, who serves as the assistant principal for student affairs at the Peoria Notre Dame High School, during a Solemn Mass for the Conferral of Ecclesiastical Honors in the Cathedral in Peoria in November.

Sister Receives Legacy AwardkaNsas CitY: Sister Marie Joan Harris, educator and administrator at Avila University for more than 40 years, is the Elbert C. Cole Jr. Legacy Award recipient for 2013. Honorees are chosen for exemplifying Dr. Cole’s vision of

Awards & Recognition

Sister Fran Voivedich Joins Ministry in Gulu, Uganda

On November 29, sisters and staff of the mother-house prayed over Sister Fran Voivedich, sending

her on mission to Gulu, Uganda with the CSJ Ministry Project.

Sister Fran, a native of Alabama, served in health care for 40 years in Augusta, Ga. Journeying more than 8000 miles from home, she brings her compassionate care to our dear neighbors in Africa.

The ministry project in Uganda opened in 2008 with five Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet who traveled to Gulu to serve in healthcare, education and catecheti-cal training. Sister Fran joins Sister Marion Weinzapfel, who has been with the project since its inception.

To read more about the ministry in Uganda go to csjgulu.blogspot.com.

aging as a time for continued growth and giving of knowledge, talents, skills and passions through work or volunteer service. Bestowed by the Nettleton Foundation of the greater Kansas City metro area, the award comes with a $5,000 grant.

Sister Publishes Book st. louis: Sister Joan Whittemore has published an e-book for Amazon Kindle entitled So You Want to Learn to Sing!, a tool for both teachers and students who are on the journey to beautiful singing. Sister Joan is a highly acclaimed

Venetian scholar, composer, editor and guest conductor. She was the founding director of the Carondelet Women’s Chorus and the Carondelet Children’s Chorus. She continues to teach voice at St. Louis Community College, Meramec and she is currently working on her next publication, Maestra, The Legacy of Fiora Corradetti Contino.


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In 1836, six young and courageous Sisters of St. Joseph crossed the sea from France, making

Carondelet, Mo. and Cahokia, Ill. their home for mission.

At the turn of this new year, six young and courageous novices crossed the highways and byways, traveling to St. Louis from the Federation Novitiate in Chicago to experience the birthplace of the Sisters of St. Joseph in America.

The novices and directors were welcomed at the St. Louis province motherhouse in Carondelet, which sits upon the same land aside the Mississippi where the early sisters made residence in a log cabin. During their stay, they had a guided tour, learning about the history that is held within its walls.

Sister Alison McCrary says, “Staying at the Carondelet motherhouse was a profound experience, a way of feeling more connected to those whose shoulders we stand on. This is living history.”

The novices embarked on a historic journey to Cahokia, Ill., one of the sisters’ first missions. They experienced Mass at the “Old Cathedral” in downtown St. Louis, the site of the early sisters’ first stop in America.

“As I visit St. Louis and see the Mississippi River I can feel the spirit of the first sisters, the roads they

walked, the sunsets they watched, the trees they saw,” says Sister Carmen Rojas, a novice from Canada who joined the Chicago group for this St. Louis adventure. “I was moved to tears.”

Novitiate Director Bernadette Dean was moved, particu-larly by the novices’ reactions. “I was delighted to experience St. Louis through the eyes of the novices, actually being in St. Louis standing where our sisters stood.”

Although Sister Clare Bass resides in St. Louis for her formation process, this “history road trip” has brought her an even greater appreciation of the CSSJ heritage. “Everything I

Experiencing a Living HistoryfederatioN NoviCes visit st. louis

Federation novices and their directors take a moment to smile for the camera during their St. Louis journey in January.

“As I visit St. Louis and see the Mississippi River I can feel the spirit of the first sisters, the

roads they walked, the sunsets they watched, the trees they saw.

I was moved to tears.”Sister Carmen Rojas, Novice from Canada

learn about our history is with me in great reverence,” she says.

The novices witnessed how the story of the mission is alive today by connecting with the St. Louis sisters, hearing about their experiences and visiting their ministries. Sister Mary Flick, who calls St. Louis home, expressed her pride in sharing the CSSJ community’s contributions to the dear neighbor literally, serving the needs of the area through the Carondelet Community Betterment Federation.

“I continue to be inspired not only by our remarkable past but by the women today who give of themselves tirelessly to one another and to those outside our doors,” Sister Mary says. “This trip has made me all the more proud of my sisters and our story at Carondelet.”

The novices were inspired by the words of two of these sisters, Sister Roseanne Siebert and Sister Barbara Moore. Sister Roseanne from St. Joseph Institute for the Deaf shared the CSJ’s long-standing ministry of deaf education. Sister Barbara spoke of her experience of the civil rights movement as an African American sister who marched on Selma, Ala. in 1965.

Yet this experience of history is not only about the past for the novices, but serves as a spark for the future. Sister Kelly Smock says, “I hope to carry with me the vision and zeal that our first sisters had for loving and serving the dear neighbor.”

For Sister Anne Davis, novitiate director, the spirit of the first sisters was tangible. “Our first six sisters were willing to respond to God’s call with their whole hearts and entire lives, leaving all that was familiar. Today, the invitation continues…this may mean ‘crossing oceans’ in many ways.”

Sister Heather Ganz reflects, “It has been an incredible experience to be in a place filled with our rich history and to recognize the beautiful ways our story is continuing.”


st. louis: Peter T. Kachris, Ph.D. was named as the new president of St. Joseph Institute for the Deaf (SJI) in

January. Kachris has more than 35 years of experience working in educational organizations, including as the superin-

tendent of schools for the Special School District of St. Louis County, the largest school district in Missouri.

Because of his extensive knowledge of cooperating partnerships among school districts, Kachris served as a consultant to SJI, helping establish and expand local school partnerships to better serve children with hearing loss

within their own neighborhood schools.

Kachris’ familiarity with SJI brings him a deep understanding of the insti-tute’s founding mission. He is excited to broaden its vision and expand those services to additional families, school districts and states.For more information about St. Joseph Institute for the Deaf, visit www.sjid.org.

S. Theresa Desrochers (S. Honora Marie) September 26, 1930 - October 21, 2012

Loving sister, kind, wise and supportive

S. Nora Eftink (S. Mary Raymond) May 7, 1929 - October 22, 2012

Woman of faith, community and friendship

S. Joan Erdmann (S. Rose Wilma) January 13, 1930 - December 5, 2012

A life lived to be of service to others

S. Mary Alexandra Kuhn August 14, 1910 - January 25, 2013

Like her plants, she grew in beauty and grace

S. Mary Engelhard Summers January 22, 1914 - February 11, 2013

Imaginative at “fun-making”

S. Mary Concordia Hennessy, CSJOct. 21, 1914-March 27, 2013

A spirit of generosity

Visit www.csjsl.org to read the life stories of our faithful sisters who have died.

Let Us Remember...

St. Joseph Institute for the Deaf Names New President

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2013 Jubilarians

70 Years

S. Ruth Butler S. Catherine Ann Gleason S. Patricia Marie Hix S. James Lorene Hogan S. Sarah McMahon S. Mary Ann Mulligan

S. Marie Rene Pretti S. Margaret Schmidt S. Rose Seyfried S. Cecilia Sullivan S. Marianne Thomas S. Margaret Eugene Tucker


60 Years

S. Loretta Beyer S. Teresa Lawrence DeRoche

S. Kathleen Eggleston S. Kathleen Elliott S. Arline Eveld

We celebrate these 34 faithful women for continuing Christ’s mission in the world for 2,170 cumulative years.

Read about the lives of the jubilarians and make a donation in their honor at www.csjsl.org.

75 Years

S. Joan Haas

80 Years

S. Mary Concordia Hennessy

2013 JubilariansOnly with difficulty could you

think of profession with a “ripple effect” to match that of teaching.

Now, at age 74, I wake up every morning of my retirement years looking forward with joy to the day’s piano practice on one or two of my four splendid pianos—a 15-year-old Yamaha electronic, a 66-year-old Steinway baby grand, a 100-year-old Mason & Hamlin parlor grand, a 125-year-old Bechstein upright grand, all of which I maintain in perfect tune and like-new condition.

Next to me, in spirit and memory, as I seat myself before the keyboard and start my warm-up with J.S. Bach’s Two-Part Inventions, sits Sister Ellen James, CSJ—now Sister Mary Ann Mulligan—the beautiful young nun who taught me the wonders of classical piano when I was a sixth-grader at St. Mary’s School in Waco, Texas.

I am preparing myself to enter one of the IPCOA’s (International Piano Competitions for Outstanding Amateurs) now held all over the world for old codgers like me who have managed to keep up their piano practice. I will be joined by my childhood classmate, Bill Braden, another student of Sister Ellen James, as we practice weekly through Mozart’s Double Concerto No. 10 in E-flat major.

I cannot count the number of boys and girls to whom I, too, taught piano while sending myself through law school many years ago. Often my neighbors even ask me to open the patio doors of my apartment so they can better listen.

Thank you, Sister Mary Ann, for giving me and so many others the gift of a lifetime of personal fulfillment and achievement, of beauty and fellowship and delight. The ripple spreads on and on.

Share your memories of the jubilarians on our Facebook page at www. facebook.com/csjsl.

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Jubilarian S. Mary Ann Mulligan


S. Mary Ann Fisher S. Audrey Goebel S. Mary Ann Hilgeman

60 Years continued—

S. Eleanor O’Hearn S. Marian Niemann

50 Years

S. Mary Louise Basler S. Elaine Margaret Besand

S. Patricia Clune

S. Margaret Mary Schulz S. Suzanne Wesley S. Joan Margaret Whittemore

S. Kathleen Karbowski S. Maureen Langton S. Rose McLarney

Not pictured: 50-Year Jubilarian S. Carole Ann Walton


In August 2012, accompanied by the support and spirit of the CSJ community, Gerry was on her way

to Haiti to bring mothers and children closer together

through the gift of massage.

There are times we question our sense of purpose, feeling

we have lost our way on our spiritual paths, filled with twists and turns, hills and valleys, beautiful views and treacherous pitfalls. Our faith provides a map for this odyssey; prayer provides a constant companion.

When CSJ Associate Gerry Rauch reached such a valley where she ques-tioned her true purpose, she turned to her faith and spent the night in

prayer. She had no idea that her “answer” would be revealed by morning, an answer that would take her on a spiritual journey from her home in St. Louis more than 1700 miles away to a clinic in Cap-Haitien, Haiti.

That next day Gerry picked up her ringing phone and was surprised to hear the voice of her children’s pediatrician on the other end of the line—surprised because she had not spoken to Dr. Patricia Wolff for many years as Gerry’s children were both healthy adults leading robust lives.

Dr. Wolff is the executive director of Meds and Food for Kids (MFK), an organization that provides medical and nutritional support for children in Haiti. Remembering that Gerry is both an RN and a massage therapist, Dr. Wolff asked if she would like to be a part of a pilot program that teaches Haitian mothers techniques for massaging their infants to improve maternal-child bonding and maternal depression to prevent or ameliorate infant malnutrition. She would partner with Amanda Calhoun, a pre-med student at Washington University, who would teach mothers about pediatric nutrition. They would need to return to Haiti to check on the mothers’ progress as well.

Letting Faith Lead the Way

tabitha graNt helPs CsJ assoCiate gerrY rauCh serve mothers aNd babies iN haiti

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Associate Gerry Rauch (above) holds a baby from the Meds and Food for Kids mother/infant massage program in Haiti.


Realizing God answered her prayer swiftly with this opportunity, Gerry accepted the challenge. She then turned to the community of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet for funding by nominating MFK for a Tabitha Grant, which is given to small nonprofit organizations providing direct service or working for systemic change.

The generosity of the sisters came through without question, and a $7,500 grant was awarded to the non-for-profit. In August 2012, accompanied by the support and spirit of the CSJ community, Gerry was on her way to Haiti to bring mothers and children closer together through the gift of massage.

Massaging an infant holds many benefits, including strengthening the parental bond. “It’s a love story between a mother and her child,” Gerry says. “Parents teach their babies sign language before they can speak so that they can communi-cate. Massage is another form of communication.”

Gerry worked with 20 Haitian mothers and their babies ranging from 3 weeks to 5 months old. She watched as the women developed a deeper bond with their infants through the techniques. “They were able to respect what their babies were telling them.”

She also gave the mothers homework during one of their classes, asking them to bring a lullaby to share with the class. The next day, she witnessed the shyness of the mothers melt away as their songs filled the classroom. The mothers exuded joy, and the babies reacted positively to both massage and music. Her class was energized. “I couldn’t get enough of it,” Gerry says.

Five months later Gerry and Amanda made a second trip to Haiti. Of the 40 mothers who attended the massage or

nutrition classes, 26 returned for the follow up. And of the 12 returning mothers in the massage class, 11 were still massaging their infants. As a courtesy, Gerry taught the mothers in the nutrition class the massage techniques so they could give the gift of massage to their babies as well.

“Life in Haiti is hard,” says Gerry. “I feel privileged to be able to give these mothers the gift of a deeper bond with their babies.”

“Gerry ministered to these women in all the meaning of ministering and blessed them in their motherhood,” Dr. Wolff says. “It was awesome to behold.”

Gerry and Amanda hope to return to Haiti. The data they gathered is currently being analyzed by one of the program’s creators, Dr. John Constantino, a specialist in child/adolescent psychiatry and pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. It will be used to determine if the program will be continued.

Although the future of this project is uncertain, Gerry is sure her future holds more interactions between mothers and infants with massage as the common factor. Whether she travels to Haiti, or teaches infant massage in the St. Louis area, Gerry knows she has found a purpose in her God-given gift—one she is able to share with mothers and their children.

“I will go wherever this leads me,” she says.

For more information about infant massage and Gerry Rauch’s massage practice in St. Louis, contact her at 314-664-5770 or [email protected].

Gerry Rauch poses with the participants in the MFK program. “I feel privileged to be able to give these mothers the gift of a deeper bond with their babies,” she says.


On February 7, more than 150 people gathered at the St. Louis province

motherhouse for prayer, coffee and conversation with Sister Helen Prejean, CSJ, whose mission is to spark national dialogue on the death penalty.

With her Southern drawl and passionate words, Sister Helen captured the eyes, ears and hearts of the audience members seeking her wisdom on this complex issue.

“If you have found yourself strug-gling with this issue, we all struggle with it because of the horror when innocent people are killed…but there is another way.”

In today’s world of products and outcomes and numbers to justify existence, how

do I even begin to talk about my work as a justice coordinator? Do I count the number of emails I send? The meetings I attend? The cups of coffee I drink?

I found the answer at the Think Tank for the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, where presenter Anthony Gittins, CSSP invited us to examine discipleship through Jesus by boiling it down to four basic categories.

Relationship Building — Jesus never said, “I’ll meet you in my office.” He was out among the people, being present to their needs. We have to be “out there” in order to build relationships.

Boundary Crossing — Jesus was a boundary crosser, not afraid to go into forbidden places to build relationship. He kept company with tax collectors, lepers and women of questionable status and he called them “good.”

Foot Washing — Jesus washed the feet of his disciples as an act of leadership through humility, one which he calls us to follow. And, like Jesus who allowed a sinful woman to wash his feet, we must allow ourselves to receive the goodness of others to fully engage in relationship.

Bread Breaking — Jesus was always breaking bread with people. Sharing a meal is a powerful experience—it’s how we come together, slow down and get to know one another. To nurture just relationships, we need to be at the table with others.

When we look at discipleship in this way, the work of justice ministry becomes clear. If we are to live our lives as disciples, we are called to be in relationship with one another—up close and personal. The healing this world needs cannot happen in us alone. Together, we can heal an unfinished world.

In your personal call to discipleship, ask yourself:

Am I willing to encounter all who come in my path?

Am I willing to cross boundaries to find the good in people?

Am I willing to be humbled in order to give and receive love?

Am I willing to hold space at the table for others and for God?

When you are finished reflecting, I hope you will join us at the table, where great things are going on for the sake of the mission and the coffee is always good. Continue the conversation with Anna on our social justice blog at AnUnfinishedWorld.org.

At the TableBy Anna Sandidge, Justice Coordinator

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Another WaySister Helen Prejean Speaks at the Motherhouse on the Death Penalty

All eyes and ears in the motherhouse dining room were focused on Sister Helen Prejean as she told of her personal experiences with the death penalty issues.

By Sarah Baker

“If you have found yourself struggling

with this issue, we all struggle with it because

of the horror when innocent people

are killed…but there is another way.”

Sister Helen Prejean, CSJ


On January 10 the St. Louis Rescue & Restore Coalition and the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet partnered to host two events for National Human

Trafficking Awareness month.

The day began with a lunchtime rally, with participants raising signs and aware-ness about the issue in the business district of Clayton, Mo.

In the evening, more than 100 people gathered at the province motherhouse for a panel presentation. Speakers included Noelle Collins from the U.S. Attorney’s Human Trafficking Task Force; Amber Jones, trafficking survivor; and Adel Peterson, Mrs. Missouri International, who has made trafficking awareness her platform.

The evening concluded with a candlelight prayer service to pray for the victims of human trafficking.

“The problem of human trafficking is advanced through our silence and complacency,” says Anna Sandidge, justice coordinator for the Sisters of St. Joseph. “We can consciously choose to take action in our business decisions and personal relationships that exposes and prevents human trafficking. We want to share this message with others that each one of us is able to break the chain of modern day slavery.”

Breaking the Chain of Human Trafficking

Representatives from the Sisters of St. Joseph, St. Louis Rescue and Restore, the International Center, and others gather for the Human Trafficking Awareness Rally on the streets of downtown Clayton, Mo.

Amber Jones, trafficking survivor and Adel Peterson, Mrs. Missouri International, were two of the speakers at the prayer service at the motherhouse.

Best known for her book and subsequent film “Dead Man Walking,” Sister Helen explored culture, race and poverty as the core issues that lead to the injustice of the death penalty. “We are made to be very afraid of people. We think our peace and safety is in killing the enemy,” she says.

She shared her message of dignity for all by sharing her experiences of working with the poor in New Orleans, meeting death row inmate Patrick Son-nier and having a hand in the Vatican’s revised Catechism on the subject.

She also looked to the Gospel and the cross as the path to wholeness for the victims, their families, our society and the perpetrators. “Think of the cross—there are two arms,” she says. “One arm is the perpetrator who has done an unspeakable crime against innocent people; the other is the victim’s family. It stretches us over to both sides and brings us right to the heart of the Gospel of Jesus.”

And after 20 years of traveling the nation as an advocate for the cause, Sister Helen holds up the victim’s families who speak out against the death penalty as the real heroes, for it is from their pain that they call us to love our enemies.

“The death penalty is not about people who do terrible things, Sister Helen says. “It’s about us. It’s about what our response is going to be.”

“The problem of human trafficking is advanced

through our silence and complacency.”

Anna SandidgeCSJ Justice Coordinator


Part of the celebration of the “Year of Faith” proclaimed by Pope Benedict this year is the

celebration of the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council.

It was a great surprise when Pope John XXIII announced the council stating, “I want to throw open the windows of the church so that we can see out and the people can see in.” Suddenly, the Catholic church was becoming open, inclusive and relevant in the modern world. And the world was watching.

On February 11, Pope Benedict XVI made a surprising and historic decision for the church by announcing his resignation due to his advancing age and declining health. And again, the eyes of the world are on Rome. We find historians, news media and cultural critics trying to understand what this means for Catholicism and its future.

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“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.”

These historic surprises teach us much about beginnings and endings. Pope John XXIII began a new era for the church, but he was also signaling an ending. The old ways were passing away, ending an era that had continued since the Council of Trent. Shortly after he began this new time for the church, John XXIII was told he had terminal cancer. He would not live to see the results of his inspiration and dreams.

Pope Benedict XVI is ending the way the church governs itself by stepping aside and prayerfully trusting in the presence of the Holy Spirit to inspire our future. Ending his time in the Chair of Peter, he was keenly aware of the short-ness of days. He is helping us to discover new ways of being church.

As I write this today, we look forward to another beginning with Pope Francis I, these words from Ecclesiastes ring true: “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.” Times of endings open the way for new beginnings. Every beginning requires us to leave something behind.

We have seen a new pope from the New World step outside the papal apartment window onto the balcony. May the Holy Spirit’s presence continue helping us to look outward and allow the world to see in.

It was a great surprise when Pope John XXIII

announced to the council stating,

“I want to throw open the windows of the

church so that we can see out and the people

can see in.”

By Mary Kay Christian, CSJAProvince Liturgist


I love living in the Wild West; it’s where the “wild things are.” Just turn the corner, and there’s

something beautifully wild to be savored and enjoyed. At my local grocery store, a rather large flock of mallard ducks seems to like spending the day in the handi-capped parking spaces. You could call it: squatters’ rights. However, if someone really needs to be in that space, she can gently, very gently, drive into the spot, and a few ducks give up their spaces. Meanwhile, sea gulls circle overhead—yes, sea gulls! And there are the wild geese, which seem to be everywhere.

Turn another corner and a pair of red foxes frolic in the snow. They’re called the “city foxes.” There are also “city coyotes,” those shape-shifting creatures, which in Native American culture are the messengers, the heroes and the tricksters, all at the same time.

The greatest wild magnificence is the Rocky Mountain range. It’s not like I can look out a window and see them. But, I can go west, turn a corner, and there they are, singing: “Look at me, look at me, I’m still here! I’m faithful! For millions of years!”

Before I moved to Colorado, I did some camping in the Rocky Mountains. I recall going up the Snake River early in the morning in a frosted-over raft heading toward the Grand Tetons. Suddenly, the sun came up and it was a transfiguration moment! There have been many numinous moments in the Rockies: Glacier National Park, with the blue, blue waters of the Saint Mary and McDonald Lakes, and the glaciers, luminous and shining with joy.

The great movement of tectonic forces is also evident in the Canadian Rockies: Moraine Lake and the Valley of the Ten Peaks in Banff National Park, and that magnificent jewel, Lake Maligne, in Jasper National Park—ce-rulean blue water and sky surrounded by glacial mountains.

Something about the mountains brings me closer to my father’s spirit—his wilderness strength. Before immigrating to the United States when he was 18 years of age, my father was a shepherd of sheep in the hills in Benevento, Italy, 30 miles northeast of Naples. He knew what it meant to have

a vast sky, the sheep and the herding dogs as companions. Our family pet was a male German Shepherd dog, strong and intelligent with great instincts. Interestingly enough, he hardly ever came into the house. I think my father didn’t want him to become too domesticated, too dependent on others for his needs.

The wild ones remind me to trust my instincts, to never become over-domesticated, or fearful of living at the edges. And the mountains—I stand in awe before them praying for their ancient wisdom, strength and eternal faithfulness. I continue to have faith because the mountains are still singing.

I bought a birthday present for myself this year. It’s a fossil ammonite, a distant relative of the chambered nautilus, that eternal spiral image, an Imago Dei. It used to live in the sea bed near the Atlas Mountains in Morocco. It’s approximately 100 million years old. Now, it lives over my heart.

Within every woman there is a wild

and natural creature, A powerful force,

filled with good instincts,

passionate creativity, And ageless knowing.

Her name is Wild Woman.Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Author

Women Who Run With the Wolves

faithmatters

By Sister Jean Iadevito, CSJ

In our society, associating power with control is common-place, while the power of love only takes precedence in the latest hit singles on the radio. What exactly does power as

love look like in our relationships with God, community, Church and creation? In this interview, Sister Judy Miller sheds light on the difference between the controlling love of power and the God-given gift of the power of love.

What is “power”? I define power as the capacity to act, to influence, to create change. God is the source of all power. We are made in the image of God; therefore, we are powerful. The question is: how do we use our power?

How do we use it? For some, power is one-sided. “I want to influence and change you, but I do not allow myself to be influenced or changed by you. My concern is how something affects me.” This is power as control. Power as control is “power over.”

What does control look like in our relationships? Power as control is manipulative. Inequalities are exploited. “I know your weak spot. I know how to make you feel guilty. I know what is good for you.” Experiencing this kind of power dimin-ishes our person. It drains us, it limits us.

And in our society? It induces fear. We live in a fear-based society, particularly since 9-11, where force, violence and domination seem to be the preferred methods for solving differences. We act as though it is easier to defeat our enemies by force than by love.

Is there such a thing as “healthy” power? Absolutely! Shared power is relational and interdependent. “I am aware of the effects of my decisions on others. I know what I do impacts others.” Rather than diminishing, this power energizes us, connects us and allows us to be our best selves. This is “power with.” This is power as love.

What does love have to do with power? Everything! The profound truth that God, the source of all power, is love and we are created in God’s image reminds us that love is our very nature. God is

engaged in our world through this healthy relationship with us. The more we know we are one with God, the more we share the love, and the more love there is.

How can we shift our mindset from “power as control” to “power as love”?

The shift calls us to live with greater awareness and mindfulness. How easy it is to go through the motions of every day, yet how rich it is to live with awareness that God is everywhere. I don’t want to miss God in the myriad of ways God’s energy of love is manifest here and now.

What practices can help us open our eyes to God and love around us and with us? We can remain open to learning, reading, listening and incorporating ideas that may be new to us.

We can be aware of expressions of violence in our language such as, “I could have killed them!” We can be mindful of the energy put forth by our thoughts. Imagine how our world would be dif-ferent if we took a moment each day to “think peace”?

“Our spirituality manifests the power of love.

The Sisters of St. Joseph have looked to the words of Jesus as

recorded in John 17:21-23, ‘that we all may be one.’ His prayer was not ‘Oh,

someday may this happen.’”Sister Judy Miller, CSJ


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The Power of Loveby Jenny Beatrice

Sister Judy Miller, CSJ

The spirituality of the Sisters of St. Joseph focuses on right relationships with God, neighbor, Church and creation. How can the power of love deepen these relationships?

Our spirituality manifests the power of love. The Sisters of St. Joseph have looked to the words of Jesus as recorded in John 17:21-23, “that we all may be one.” His prayer was not “Oh, someday may this happen.” The original language of Jesus is more, “I wish they’d get it that they are all one.” It is a truth mystics have known for centuries; a truth science is proving in our times. God is not “out there” but everywhere. Expanding our notion of God releases us from images that are too narrow and frees us to deepen our relationship with God, which manifests in all our relationships.

How do you experience power in your life? I want to use my power as love. I want to live with the awareness that I am made of love and for love. Divine Energy is what fuels my life, my ministry, and my relationships. And I am very much a work-in-progress.

Hear Sister Judy's presentation,“The Love of Power and the Power of Love” at Linger Over Breakfast, Kansas City on October 19. Visit www.csjsl.org for details.

Sister Judy Miller, CSJ has spent much of her 50+ year ministry serving in the Diocese of Green Bay as a parish director. After partici-pating in the Institute

for Spiritual Leadership she returned to the Green Bay diocese where she is on the staff of the Norbertine Spirituality Center in DePere.


The Love of Power or the Power of Love: reCogNiziNg our PatterNs

We may think it is easy to spot controlling behaviors, especially in others. But control comes in many forms, sometimes disguised in well-meaning

efforts. Sister Judy shares some ways control sneaks into our relationships and how we can make the shift to being love. If I see power as control, then I may:

• Take care of others. “I am indispensable.”

• Feel I have to do something here.

• Know what others need. “I know what is good for you. I know where you should be

and how to get you there.”

• Know just what you are feeling.

• Be an authority on everything from A to Z. Others may want to give us power;

relate to us as an authority.

• Engage in parent/child relationships. Create dependency.

• Interrupt when people are in their own process.

• Be an advice-giver as a pattern.

• Push people. Dig.

• Make everything God’s responsibility. “God must have wanted that person to…”

• Try to break down resistance.

• Engage in non-mutual relationships.

If I see power as love, then I may:

• Foster self care. Take authority for the rhythm of one’s own life.

• Develop healthy self-esteem. “I am a good person. I have my weaknesses but I can

live with them and make friends with them.”

• Be caring rather than care-taking.

• Let people find out for themselves what they need.

• Relate to God in mutual relationship, partnership.

• Assume responsibility for self.

• Claim personal power.

• Foster inner authority in others.

• Foster mutuality.

• Live out of interdependence.

• Allow others to come to their own answers.

• Stay out of the way.

• Learn from others.

“If you have more, you give more,” is the motto of Peter and Clare Genovese, who believe wealth of all kinds—

resources, knowledge, experience, family and faith—must always be at the service of God’s people. And their service has been overflowing for many years in the St. Louis area.

Strengthened by the faith and love they share with one another, they have made a positive difference in the St. Louis community through their service in many religious, educational and non-profit organizations, such as the Archdiocese of

St. Louis, Fontbonne University and Boys Hope/Girls Hope.

Sister Mary Ann Nestel, CSJ, who has experienced their generosity through her work as director of the Carondelet Community Betterment Federa-tion, says, “What they do, they do quietly and without fanfare because that’s how Jesus would do it.”


aNgel outreaCh St. Joseph’s Academy, St. Louis

Serves others without distinction

The St. Joseph’s Academy Angel Outreach brings the saying “touched by an angel” to life for so many in need in the St.

Louis area.

In 2006, social studies teacher Jane Garvin founded the extra-curricular club as a way for the SJA students to live out the Sisters of St. Joseph’s call to serve the dear neighbor.

Today, Angel Outreach provides many opportunities for the students to serve those in need in the St. Louis area, includ-ing at Sts. Peter and Paul Homeless Shelter and Meals program and Shriner’s Hospital.

“In their mission of educating women, they stretch beyond the classroom and seek to create women who will be active advocates for causes of justice,“ says Sister Donna Gunn, CSJ.

revereNd moNsigNor robert “father bob” gettiNger

St. Augustine Parish, St. LouisPromotes justice with a particular

concern for the poor

Father Bob Gettinger may be the pastor of St. Augustine Parish, but considers anyone

in need a part of his flock. He believes strongly in the Northside neighborhood and has a great love of ministering with the African-American community.

Consumed with working with and for the poor in the community, Fr. Bob conducts an emergency outreach program helping people with their utility bills, prescriptions, tuition and even funeral expenses. He supports the Wellston Center’s food pantry and thrift store, as well the St. Louis University Health Clinic.

“Father Bob is a man of the Gospel and there is no one who is denied his touch,” says Sister Helen Flemington, CSJ. “He is a reflection of the great Love of God in his daily life.”

Generosity of Joseph HonorshoNors PreseNted at the geNerositY of JosePh gala, aPril 18, 2013

Presenting the 2013 honorees who live the mission of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet by healing relationships, serving others, defending the human dignity of all, caring for creation

and promoting justice with a particular concern for the poor.

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Peter aNd Clare geNoveseSt. Louis

Enable others to continue the mission of Jesus

Dr. Benjamin Meade is a CSJ Associate and former Avila University professor. Throughout his life, he watched his mother, Dotty, model the CSJ value of service to the dear neighbor. It is in her honor that he has made a generous gift to the Sisters of St. Joseph and in her memory that he tells her story.

(Adapted by Patricia Cassens and Jenny Beatrice for Connections)

The earliest memories of my mother were of her tootling around Kansas City in her 1959

Nash, going back and forth between five schools that could not afford their own full-time music teachers. She was a regular traveling show, bopping into the classrooms, loading up her instruments and heading down the road to fill the next inner city Catholic school with the sound of music.

We lived on Forest Street then in a parsonage where my dad was a Southern Baptist preacher, making Dotty, the daughter of two Pottawattamie Indians, the preacher’s wife. And with that role came moving to wherever my father was called, bringing our family to St. Joseph, Mo. when I was in the first grade.

The move also brought Mom’s gifts of music and compas-sion to children who were severely mentally challenged at the Missouri State Training Center. The center, housed in a Catholic church, became my hangout on my days off. It also became a window into another world. Many of these children were shunned by society, but not by my mother. In the short 18 months we spent in St. Joseph, Mom showed me that not everyone is perfect, beautiful or intelligent by society’s standards, but that we were all created by God for a purpose.

Dad was called back to Kansas City and we moved into a parsonage on Brooklyn Avenue in an African American neighborhood. The only job Mom could find was an hour away in Atchison, Kan., again teaching mentally challenged students.

Although I was only 8 years old, my mother felt it was time for me to be financially resourceful and earn my own spending money. My brother and I parked cars in the yard at the Kansas City Athletics home games ($1 per car, 13 cars on a good day). And at 11, Mom let me work as a dishwasher.

Mom continued teaching, all while cleaning houses and managing a household with three sons in the inner city. It was the 1960s and we were in the midst of the civil rights movement. Mom and Dad were activists, seeking justice for the oppressed and publicly opposing the war in Vietnam.

On a cold winter’s day, Mom was involved in a serious automobile accident on her way to work. She took a job closer to home. We moved to mid-town. I graduated from high school. Years went by. Things changed. Times changed. Dad died of cancer at age 56. My younger brother took his life in 1993. My older brother died in 2002. My mother and I were the lone

survivors. She talked about how parents should not outlive their children.

What remained steady was Mom’s service to others. She continued to teach children in need, retiring from Lee’s Summit public schools at age 70 after working with junior high kids with behavioral disorders. Yet she never retired from teaching. She moved to Shawnee, Kan. and taught four days a week at Sylvan Learning Center. On Fridays, she taught math at the Shawnee County Jail.

Returning home from church on October 31, 2010, Mom was in another automobile accident. It was bad. It was believed that the other driver was drinking. There were no witnesses. She spent the next three weeks curled in the fetal position. On the morning of November 20, Mom looked at me and said, “Benny, please let me go to be with the rest of the family.”

She is missed. And so it was. And still is.


In Memory of…dorothY J. “dottY” meade

1930-2010

Mom showed me that not everyone is perfect...

but that we are all created by God for a purpose.

Dr. Benjamin Meade, CSJA


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In Honor of…

Thank you for the following gifts received between September 1, 2012, through January 31, 2013.

Tribute donations of $25 or greater will be published. Thank you for your continued generosity in paying tribute to your loved ones with a gift to the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet.

Sister Helen Alder, CSJMr. & Mrs. Kenneth J. Berra

Sister Claireita Atha, CSJMr. Patrick K. McDowell

Sister Agnes Marie Baer, CSJMrs. Myrtle L. Herwig

Sister Josephine Breiner, CSJBreiner & Breiner, L.L.C.Ms. Mary Breiner

Sister Mary Teresita Browne, CSJMrs. Patricia Browne Sullivan

Sister Rose Cento, CSJMr. & Mrs. William A. Skaggs

Sister Ann Chamblin, CSJMr. & Mrs. David W. Fitzgerald

Opal ClarkSteven B. Clark & Jessie Fuller Clark, CSJA

Sister Patty Clune, CSJMr. & Mrs. John F. Marx, Jr.

Sister Roseanne Cook, CSJMs. Mary E. FeaganMr. & Mrs. John Edward Murphy

Sister Loretta Costa, CSJMr. & Mrs. James A. Peniston

The Wonderful CSJsMr. & Mrs. Vincent P. Ventimiglia

CSJs who taught at St. Anthony High School

Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. SnyderCSJs who taught at St. Mary Magdalen School

Mr. John E. Wrobel, Jr.

CSJs that taught at St. Francis de Sales, Colo.

Mr. Philip E. FortuneThe CSJs at St. Therese Little Flower

Charles & Clara Uhlrich, CSJASister Olive Louise Dallavis, CSJ

Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. McCowenSister Mary Rita Essert, CSJ

Mr. Patrick K. McDowell Sister Ann Everett, CSJ

Ms. Sharon EverettSister Kate Filla, CSJ

Mr. James ManzSister Rosemary Flanigan, CSJ

Ms. Teresa J. HouseRuby Fuller

Steven B. Clark & Jessie Fuller Clark, CSJA

Sister Joy Gilder, CSJMr. & Mrs. Eugene J. King

Pat & Jim GiljumMr. & Mrs. Donald Giljum

Ron & Karen GiljumMr. & Mrs. Donald Giljum

Sister Pat Giljum, CSJMr. & Mrs. Donald Giljum

Sue & Mark GiljumMr. & Mrs. Donald Giljum

Mrs. Frank HarrisonMs. Cynthia Harrison

Sister Sarah Heger, CSJMr. William J. Bollwerk

Sister Loretta Hennekes, CSJMr. & Mrs. Thomas P. Hennekes

Reverend Edward J. HilgemanMr. John P. Hilgeman

Sister Mary Ann Hilgeman, CSJMr. John P. Hilgeman

Sister Roberta Houlihan, CSJMr. & Mrs. Robert J. Novack

Jerome L. HoweConner Ash P.C.Howard M. Rosen, CPA,JD,AEP

Sister Mary Helen Kane, CSJMrs. Angeline N. Barber

Sister Anna Kern, CSJMr. & Dr. Walter Fague

Susan Klepper, CSJAMs. Mary G. Sheppard, CSJA

Madeleine Korfmacker’s 60th birthdayMs. Luisa BadaraccoMr. & Mrs. Gerard M. McCabe

Sister Joan Lampton, CSJMrs. Geraldine F. Stassi

Peggy Maguire, CSJAMr. Robert H. Mace, Jr

Margaret & Dan MarshallMr. & Mrs. Donald Giljum

Jerry & Phi McCaig’s wedding anniversary

Mrs. Patricia Ann DunnSister Rita McGovern, CSJ

Mr. Patrick K. McDowellKatherine Mary Miller

Mrs. Marilyn F. Koncen, CSJASister Mary Adelaide Moeller, CSJ

Mrs. Margo VillarAnne Montileone’s 100th birthday

Mr. & Mrs. Bernard A. Purcell IIISister Pat Murphy, CSJ

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph CarneySister Martha Niemann, CSJ

Mrs. Joan KilianMary K. O’Leary & Jerry J. O’Leary

Mrs. Peggy O. CorcoranBernard O’Reilly’s 80th Birthday

Ms. Elizabeth O’ReillyMr. Tom O’ReillyMs. Maura Papas

Sister Marilyn Peot, CSJCharles & Clara Uhlrich, CSJA

Sister Mary Socorro Richey, CSJMs. Marcia R. Hula

Mary Sheppard, CSJAMr. & Mrs. Donald Giljum

Sister Martha Smith, CSJDr. Ellen M. Dukes, CSJA

Sister Gabrielle Smits, CSJMs. Peggy Lou Neal

Maryhelen & Joe Van DykeMr. & Mrs. Bryan P. Wilkerson

Sister Margaret Vincent, CSJ Dr. & Mrs. Ali A. Arbab

Sister Suzanne Wesley, CSJMr. & Mrs. John F. Marx, Jr.

Judy WierciakMr. & Mrs. Donald Giljum

Anne ZiemerMs. Mary K. Conaway


In Memory of…Mary Jane Adelsberger

Mr. Jim FitchSister Rosarita Allen, CSJ

Mr. & Mrs. Gary R. Van BlarcumSister Helen Alwes, CSJ

Mr. & Mrs. Jerry D. RiceRichard J. Aylward

Mr. & Mrs. Steve WirtzDolores M. Baumgartner

Mr. & Mrs. Ronald A. KujakReverend Patrick Bernardy

Ms. Barbara E. WetzelFreda Stauch Bowes

Mr. & Mrs. John F. BuchananEdith Brainerd

Ms. Vickie VippermanSister Regina Catherine Brandt, CSJ

Ms. Viola LaraClaude Braze

Mr. & Mrs. Edward W. MooneyPatricia Bredenkamp

Mr. & Mrs. Claude B. MartinGerald Brennan

Dr. & Mrs.Todd P. LindleyBernie Brown

Mr. & Mrs. Carl H. WillSister James Patrice Browne, CSJ

Mrs. Patricia Browne SullivanSister Jean Margaret Browne, CSJ

Mrs. Patricia Browne SullivanClara Burke

Nazareth Living CenterSister Regina Clare Burke, CSJ

Sisters at Nazareth Living CenterWilliam Bussen

Mr. & Mrs. Kevin DeschlerSister Joan Louise Clish, CSJ

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph A. WickleyPeter & Mary Joe Clune

Mr. & Mrs. Peter Clune, Jr.Kathy Coco

Mr. & Mrs. John W. RichmondMr. & Mrs. John D. Rushing

Bill Compas Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Claude B. Martin

Sister Patricia Cramer, CSJMr. & Mrs. Gerald E. AndersonMrs. Linda CramerMs. A. Carolyn Henry, CSJA

Todd Nicholas DanielsMs. Kathy A. Wertman

Sister Marcia Ann Daume, CSJMr. & Mrs. Robert J. Novack

Angelina de LeonMr. & Mrs. John P. Wolk

Sister Mary de Paul Berra, CSJMs. Mary K. Conaway

Sister Mary de la Salle McKeon, CSJMrs. Janet Gayle Bauer

Donna DenuMr. & Mrs. John P. Wolk

Sister Theresa Desrochers, CSJAnonymousMr. & Mrs. Tom ArtleyMr. & Mrs. James DesrochersMr. & Mrs. Ray DesrochersMr. & Mrs. Richard DesrochersMr. & Mrs. Mark A. KruegerMr. & Mrs. Joe SheredaMs. Sheryl A. SullivanMr. & Mrs. Raymond Trudgeon

Sister Elizabeth Deutsch, CSJMr. & Mrs. Robert A. Liepold

Sister Colette Marie Doering, CSJMs. Vera L. Ludwig

Dorothy DuBuqueMs. Linda Fogelbach

Elaine EbelingMr. John J. Ebeling

Sister Nora Eftink, CSJAnonymousMr. & Mrs. Don BraseMr. & Mrs. Albert EftinkMr. & Mrs. Jim EftinkMr. & Mrs. Robert EftinkMs. A. Carolyn Henry, CSJAMr. & Mrs. Roger RhodesMr. & Mrs. Don SchutteMr. & Mrs. Sam Walker

David EnosMrs. Patricia Ann Dunn

Sister Joan Erdmann, CSJMr. & Mrs. Michael EdwardsMr. Chris EhemanMr. & Mrs. Calvin Simper

Sister Mary Ann Fahey, CSJMr. & Mrs. Charles J. DoughertyMr. & Mrs. John P. Fahey

Dr. Michael FederMr. & Mrs. Gerald R. Whited

Alex Flemington, Sr.Mrs. Mary Alice Flemington

Sister Marie Pasqualine Frigo, CSJMrs. Margaret S. Boveri

Sister Marion Joseph Gerl, CSJMr. Steven G. Grall

Jim GoesslingDr. & Mrs.Todd P. Lindley

Sister Mary Mathias Grall, CSJMr. Steven G. Grall

Ann HarringtonMrs. Janet Gayle Bauer

Sister Rose Daniel Harrington, CSJMrs. Janet Gayle BauerMr. & Mrs. James S. Harrington

Niki HohmannMr. William D. Hohmann III

Virginia N. HughesMr. & Mrs. Michael E. Hughes

Sister Mary Hughes, CSJMs. Susan E. Mottola

Mary Alice HungerfordMr. & Mrs. Raymond BrownMr. & Mrs. Robert BurgerVillas at Chesterfield Pointe Homeowners AssociationMr. Elliot GrissomMs. Barbara GlicksbergMs. Jill HeadbloomNancy & Bill HoffmanMr. & Mrs. Eugene J. HuffineMiss Rosemarie HughesPearson EducationDr. Madelon PerreaultMs. Phyllis RobinsonMrs. Mary Ellen RothEllen RyanGerald RyanJoseph & Rose RyanMr. & Mrs. Joseph Thimm, Jr.

Jackie KaiserMr. & Mrs. James A. Miller

Kane daughtersMrs. Marcia E. Bequette

Sister Florence Kane, CSJMrs. Loraine M. Clancy

Thomas & Elizabeth KernMr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Hesemann

Sister Rose Augusta Klaas, CSJMr. & Mrs. Robert L. Kemper

Elizabeth Marie KoncenMrs. Marilyn F. Koncen, CSJA

Sister Mary Alexandra Kuhn, CSJMr. & Mrs. Alexander J. KuhnMs. Joan KuhnMr. & Mrs. Raymond J. KuhnMr. & Mrs. Basil H. Pflumm

Al LaGatesMr. & Mrs. Carl H. Will

Tommy Dow Ming LeeMs. Jie Zhang

Sister Christiana Lippert, CSJMr. Norbert P. Schott

Louis MarinoMr. & Mrs. Joseph E. Renshaw

Sister M. Anselma Matté, CSJMs. Sandra L. Carlyon

Ruth MayMs. Catherine May

Sister Winefred McConaughey, CSJMr. & Mrs. Patrick McConaughey

Ann McGee, CSJAMs. Carol A. Johnson, CSJA

Margaret O’Meara McGloneMrs. Eileen O. AllenMr. Thomas K. AngererMs. Rita S. CampbellMs. Teresa CastellanoMr. Peter O’MearaMr. & Mrs. James N. Turner

Helen McGuireAnn EspistoAscension HealthAnthony R. Tersigni

Peter McNerneyMs. Mary Louise Gunther

Patricia J. MeyerMr. & Mrs. Ernest W. DohackMr. & Mrs. Warren A. DohackMr. & Mrs. Gary S. GianinoMr. & Mrs. Robert HermansonMr. & Mrs. Scott MerrittMr. J. Brian OliverMr. & Mrs. Brian PaluchRedcard SystemsMs. Virginia SchenkUnited Networks of America

Bob MillerMr. & Mrs. Sean Miller

Joan MooneyMr. & Mrs. Edward W. Mooney

Sister Annette Moran, CSJMr. & Mrs. Thomas D. Rush

Adam MufflerMr. & Mrs. David J. Murnan

Ann MulcahyMr. Bernard J. MulcahyMr. Larry Mulcahy

Mary Kay MulloyMr. & Mrs. Edward Mulloy

A. R. MurphyMrs. Frances W. Murphy

Mary Ellen NeilsonMs. Lois AlbersMs. Kathleen DaceyFriday Literary ClubDiane KolarMr. & Mrs. Phillip KingMr. & Mrs. Marvin E. MuellerMs. Jennifer A. West

Anna M. NischbachMs. Mary Anne Brooks

Yvonne PoppMrs. Patricia Ann Dunn

Mary PurkAnonymous Ms. Virginia BischofLeonard BochantinMr. Dale BordingMr. & Mrs. Alex D. CissiMs. Ann DonnellyMrs. Clement P. DonnellyMs. Rosalind FlandreauMs. Marianne GillisMr. & Mrs. Tom GuntliMr. & Mrs. Richard J. Licari, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Bill Siebert

Sister Mary Evarista Quigley, CSJMrs. Theresa McGinnis Mueller

Sister Grace Marie Rahn, CSJMr. & Mrs. Jim Barnes

Kathleen RauschMr. & Mrs. James W. Abkemeier, Jr.

Ronald ReaganMr. Paul E. Donovan

Jack RocheMr. Michael R. Roche

James Albert RyanMr. & Mrs. Martin R. BickelMr. & Mrs. John P. BuckMr. & Mrs. Kenneth GabelMr. & Mrs. John G. GrafHunter Engineering CompanyMs. Becky JonesMr. Bob RobertsThe Sunshine Fund ClubMs. Barbara J. SuttonMs. Jeanine TiemannMr. & Mrs. Gene Villa

Armondo SolisAnonymousMr. & Mrs. Robert M. RadinskyMr. & Mrs. Carl H. Will

Sister Dorothy Scheidler, CSJMr. Mike Akulow

Sister Anna Robert Sheeley, CSJMr. & Mrs. Charles E. Harding

Gifts received September 1, 2012 through January 31, 2013.

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Our friends in St. Louis and Kansas City participated in our first-time fundraiser, Dining to Donate, enjoying fine Italian cuisine in support of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. During the week of March 4-7, all four locations of Garozzo’s

Ristorante in the Kansas City area donated 20 percent of all of lunch and dinner food sales to benefit the Sisters of St. Joseph. On March 20 in St. Louis, Favazza’s on the Hill donated 20 percent of all dinner sales to the sisters as well. Thanks to those who patronized Garozzo’s and Favazza’s, making this new endeavor a huge success. And special thanks to the Garozzo and Favazza families for their generosity and support. Salute!

Front row, left to right: S. Mary Ann Donovan, S. Ruth Stuckel, Michael Garozzo. Second row, left to right: Barb Roberts, and Chris Waters, KC Development Board Member.


Mangia! Mangia!diNiNg to doNate week for the

sisters of st. JosePh of CaroNdelet

Nancy SherwoodMr. & Mrs. John P. Wolk

David SimonMrs. Mary Jean Weber

Sister Dorothy Eleanor Sipp, CSJDr. & Mrs. Salvatore J. Enna

Mary A. SkvaraMr. & Mrs. John P. Wolk

Anne SlatteryMs. Catherine Katapodis

Sister Mary Anne Smith, CSJMrs. M. Bernadette Eisenbarth

Mary Frances SmithMr. & Mrs. Claude B. Martin

Todd SmolinskiMr. & Mrs. Thomas L. Petri

Norma Jean SollarsKathleen L. Grewe, CSJA, & Diana BurnsonMs. Mary G. Sheppard, CSJA

Carol SpehrEugene U. Mariani

Sister M. Adelaide Stanton, CSJDr. & Mrs. John C. Stanton

Sister Ligouri Tackaberry, CSJMrs. Mary S. Wiegert

Betty Ann TauserMr. & Mrs. Edward W. Mooney

JoAnn TeahanMrs. Joan R. Rubesch

John H. TeepeMr. & Mrs. James A. Miller

Richard L. & Marie M. ThompsonMs. Angelita ThompsonMr. Jerome ThompsonMrs. Mary Tlapek

Dr. D. F TuteraMrs. Lucille M. Tutera

Kenneth J. Ulrich Sr.Mr. & Mrs. Carl H. Will

John A. ValentinoKathleen L. Grewe, CSJA, & Diana Burnson

Jim WaldropMs. Mary Louise Gunther

Norman R. WesleyMrs. Joan B. Wesley

Dr. Keith WhittakerMrs. Patricia Whittaker

David WidzinskiMrs. Patricia Ann Dunn

Don Winslow, Jr.Mrs. Adeline E. Winslow

Classmates from Redemptorist Grade and High School (1958), and their spouses. Left to right, back row: Charles Lictenauer, Carole Kohler, Larry Donaldson, Dee Anna Lichtenauer and Kip Donaldson. Left to right Front row: Nicole Nicoll, CSJA, S. Mary Kay Liston, CSJ, John Kohler and Arthur Hernandez.

S. Nancy Corcoran, John Favazza, S. Barbara Dreher and Tony Favazza.

Gifts received September 1, 2012 through January 31, 2013.

On Sunday, March 3, over 100 guests enjoyed a lovely afternoon at the Sisters of St. Joseph Society of Benefactors Mass and Reception. The sisters had the

opportunity to show their gratitude to their wonderful benefactors for the continuation of their faithful support of the sisters’ mission. Visitation Parish provided a beautiful setting for this special Mass. The St. Teresa’s Acad-emy Choir’s outstanding vocal performance during Mass added to the pleasant afternoon.

Special thanks to Mario and Kathy Scaglia of 2020 Restaurant for again catering the reception and to Aggie Stackhaus for providing beautiful corsages for the sisters. Students from St. Teresa’s Academy and Ascension Parish volunteered their time and talent to serve the guests at the reception.

soCietY of beNefaCtors mass & reCePtioN

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1. Sisters Helen Flemington and Barbara Dreher with members of St. Joseph Medical Center Auxiliary.2. Dr. Tom Coppinger and Sisters of St. Joseph process into Mass. 3. Sister Ann Landers offers her warm welcome to the guests. 4. Members of St. Joseph Medical Center Auxiliary bringing up the gifts.5. A member of St. Teresa’s Academy Choir. 6. Sister Paddy Lorenz shares a smile with a friend.7. St. Teresa’s Academy and Ascension Parish student volunteers.

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On Sunday, March 10, Sister Mary Flick professed her first vows in

Holy Family Chapel.

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On December 8, Sister Sarah Heger professed her final vows surrounded by family, friends

and her CSJ community.

PerPetual ProfessioN

1. S. Sarah with her former classmate and friend from Fontbonne University, Alumna Meghan Mueller. 2. S. Sarah’s students at Marian Middle School. 3. S. Sarah signs the book of profession. 4. S. Rita Marie Schmitz of S. Sarah’s novitiate team.

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1. Sandra Spencer gives the reflection. 2. Province Leaders Sisters Helen Flemington and Jean Meier lead the profession. 3. S. Mary reflects as the service begins. 4. Cantor Kathy Reid leads the song. 5.Lector S. Maura Luffy, CDP.

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1. Sixty-year Jubilarians gather outside Holy Family Chapel: Sisters Kathleen Eggelston, Kathleen Elliott, Marianne Niemann, Arline Eveld, Mary Ann Hilgeman, Mary Ann Fisher, Eleanor O’Hearn and Audrey Goebel. 2. Sister Kathleen Elliott reads from the Book of Micah. 3. Before the Mass at Nazareth Living Center, Sister Pat Giljum congratulates Sister Sarah McMahon on 70 years as a CSJ. 4. Sister Mary Ann Hilgeman makes a joyful recession after the 60th jubilee Mass. 5. Photographer Bernie Elking takes a portrait of Sister Teresa Lawrence DeRoche at Nazareth Living Center. 6. Sister Margaret Guzzardo kneels to take a photo with Sister Joan Haas, a 75-year jubilarian at Nazareth.

On March 16 and 17 the CSJ Community honored the sister jubilarians at two celebrations. The 60-year jubilarians celebrated with family and friends with

Mass and lunch at the motherhouse on March 16. The festivities continued at Nazareth Living Center on March 17 with a Mass in honor of the sister jubilarians who reside at Nazareth.

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assoCiate CommitmeNts

CSJ Associates are women and men, married and single, who are called by God to commit to extending the mission and sharing the

spirit of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet without becoming vowed members. Association is steadily growing with recent commitments bring-ing the total membership to nearly 300 associates who are living out the CSJ spirit in their jobs, parishes and families as they share their gifts in works of justice and peace, care for the poor and for the earth.

On November18 the CSJ Community gathered in Holy Family Chapel for the initial and ongoing commitments of associates from Fontbonne University. 1. Initial Commitments: Cheryl Baugh, Kate Mennes, Lucy Allen, Mary Kay Sullivan and Dennis Golden 2. Ongoing Commitments: Sharon Jackson and Carolyn Hebenstreit. 3. Mary Kay Sullivan signs the book of commitment. 4. In a February 3 ceremony at the motherhouse, five people made their initial commitments as associates: (Left) Lynette LaHay, (Back) Allen Grieve, Cindy Costello, (Front) Cindy Grieve, Tracy Brown. 5. On December 1, Diane Heflin (center) of Denver was welcomed into association by Sisters Ellen Roach, Delores Bland, Mary Ann Figlino and Associate Diane Dean.

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Summer Concert Sunday, June 23, 6:00-8:00 p.m. Carondelet Park, St. Louis, Mo.

The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet join in celebrating our dear neighbor by sponsoring a free summer concert as part of the Carondelet Community Betterment Federation, Inc. 25th anniversary concert series. Join us to dance and sing with one of our favorite St. Louis bands, Fanfare, whose sound includes Motown, R&B, classic rock, disco, pop, country, standards & jazz, big band and music of today.

For more information on CCBF’s summer concert series visit: carondeletliving.com.

Linger Over BreakfastTreat yourself to these enriching

Saturday morning programs to feed your mind, body and spirit.

Now in St. Louis and Kansas City.

In St. Louis: October 19Becoming One in the Digital Age with Sister Patty Johnson, CSJThe same technology that allows us to join countless conversations also expands our connections to the divine. Sister Patty explores how we can use technology to encounter God, to expe-rience interconnectedness and to act, bringing to fruition the words of John, “that all may be one.”

In Kansas City: October 19The Power of Love and the Love of Power with Sister Judy Miller, CSJPower is central to spirituality. To be alive is to have power. How do I exercise my power and how does it influence my spirituality? (See story page 14.)

Visit csjsl.org and click on “Motherhouse Services” for more information.

More information on Upcoming Events online

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Join the Conversation:Visit Our New Blogs on Prayer and Justice

TogetherWePray.org: Through the lens of the spirituality of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Liturgist and Associate Mary Kay Christian offers wonderful spiritual resources, including prayer and reflection as well teachings about our church history and faith traditions.AnUnfinishedWorld.org: Through musings, conversations and links to the works of others, Justice Coordinator Anna Sandidge shows us how the spirituality of the Sisters of St. Joseph and the Gospel guides us to do justice, live peace and be love.


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Connections Magazine Spring 2013