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Connections is published twice a year for the friends of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, St. Louis Province. Please send address changes and requests for additional copies to Editor, Connections, at the address above or to communications@csjsl.org. Province Leadership Sister Elizabeth Brown, CSJ Sister Patricia Clune, CSJ Sister Nancy Corcoran, CSJ Sister Helen Flemington, CSJ Sister Patricia Giljum, CSJ Sister Jean Meier, CSJ Sister Suzanne Wesley, CSJ Editor Jenny Beatrice Contributor Development Office Proofreaders Sister Jane Behlmann, CSJ Sister Audrey Olson, CSJ Sister Charline Sullivan, CSJ Contributing Writers Sarah Baker Rebecca Brogan Patricia Cassens Kathy Futhey Barbara Roberts Design Barnes & Liston Creative Photography Sarah Baker Fred Barnes Jenny Beatrice Bernie Elking

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

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 togetherwe 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. Isnt 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. Isnt that something? Thank you to all who fill these pages with the faith, hope and love that brings us closer to God and to one another. Arent you something? Many blessings,

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Letting Faith Lead the Way
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F eatures

8 Letting Faith Lead the Way A night of prayer led Associate

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.

Gerry Rauch from St. Louis to a clinic in Haiti connecting mothers and their babies through the gift of massage.

D epartments
2 Around the Province 10 Peace and Justice 12 Faith Matters 16 Advancing the Mission 18 Tributes and Memorials 21 Events and Happenings

Back cover: Sister Clare Bass leads

Celebrating our Sister Jubilarians. See stories pages 6-7 and 23.

the procession at Sister Mary Flicks first profession on March 10. See photos on page 22.

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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)

CSJs Avila University Surprises Adoptive Family on ABCs The View

President Dr. Ron Slepitza Presents Offer of $500,000 in Scholarships to Family that Adopted Five Siblings from Peru
New York and Kansas City:
While sharing the story of their familys decision to adopt five Peruvian orphans on ABCs 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 Slepitzas 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
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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 childrenBetsi, Sibila, Joel, Gerson and Yhonniwho 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 Guckenbergers book Reckless

Faith. And then, on Easter Sunday 2011, Scott turned to her and said he was willing 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-yearold 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 schools administrators saw a news story about them on local television. What the Sterlings have done touches our hearts and this is an opportunity where everyone can say YES and help this wonderful family, said Slepitza.

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Sister Honored by St. Rose of Lima Society

St. Louis: Sister Pat Bober was

Awards & Recognition

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.

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 Fran Voivedich Joins Ministry in Gulu, Uganda

n November 29, sisters and staff of the motherhouse prayed over Sister Fran Voivedich, sending her on mission to Gulu, Uganda with the CSJ Ministry Project.

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 Honored by Pope Benedict XVI

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 catechetical 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. Venetian scholar, composer, editor and guest conductor. She was the founding director of the Carondelet Womens Chorus and the Carondelet Childrens 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.

Sister Receives Legacy Award

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.

Kansas City: Sister Marie Joan

Sister Publishes Book

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. Coles vision of

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

Experiencing a Living History

Federation Novices Visit St. Louis
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

n 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 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.

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.
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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, particularly 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

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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 communitys contributions to the dear neighborliterally,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 CSJs 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 Gods 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.

Let Us Remember...
Visit www.csjsl.org to read the life stories of our faithful sisters who have died. September 26, 1930 - October 21, 2012 Loving sister, kind, wise and supportive

S. Theresa Desrochers (S. Honora Marie)

May 7, 1929 - October 22, 2012 Woman of faith, community and friendship

S. Nora Eftink (S. Mary Raymond)

S. Joan Erdmann (S. Rose Wilma)

January 13, 1930 - December 5, 2012 A life lived to be of service to others

August 14, 1910 - January 25, 2013 Like her plants, she grew in beauty and grace January 22, 1914 - February 11, 2013 Imaginative at fun-making

S. Mary Alexandra Kuhn

S. Mary Engelhard Summers

S. Mary Concordia Hennessy, CSJ

Oct. 21, 1914-March 27, 2013 A spirit of generosity

St. Joseph Institute for the Deaf Names New President

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-

St. Louis: Peter

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 institutes 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.
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2013 Jubilarians
W
Read about the lives of the jubilarians and make a donation in their honor at www.csjsl.org. e celebrate these 34 faithful women for continuing Christs mission in the world for 2,170 cumulative years.

80 Years

75 Years

70 Years

S. Mary Concordia Hennessy

S. Joan Haas

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

60 Years

S. Margaret Eugene Tucker

S. Loretta Beyer

S. Teresa Lawrence DeRoche

S. Kathleen Eggleston

S. Kathleen Elliott

S. Arline Eveld

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60 Years continued

The Ever-Widening Ripple

by Patrick Dunne on Jubilarian S. Mary Ann Mulligan

S. Mary Ann Fisher

S. Audrey Goebel

S. Mary Ann Hilgeman

nly with difficulty could you think of profession with a ripple effect to match that of teaching.

S. Eleanor OHearn

S. Marian Niemann

50 Years

Now, at age 74, I wake up every morning of my retirement years looking forward with joy to the days piano practice on one or two of my four splendid pianosa 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. Bachs Two-Part Inventions, sits Sister Ellen James, CSJ now Sister Mary Ann Mulliganthe beautiful young nun who taught me the wonders of classical piano when I was a sixth-grader at St. Marys School in Waco, Texas. I am preparing myself to enter one of the IPCOAs (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 Mozarts 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.

S. Mary Louise Basler

S. Elaine Margaret Besand

S. Patricia Clune

S. Kathleen Karbowski

S. Maureen Langton

S. Rose McLarney

S. Margaret Mary Schulz

S. Suzanne Wesley

S. Joan Margaret Whittemore

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

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

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Letting Faith Lead the Way

By Rebecca Brogan

Tabitha Grant helps CSJ Associate Gerry Rauch serve mothers and babies in Haiti

here 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 quesAssociate Gerry Rauch (above) holds a tioned her true purpose, baby from the Meds and Food for Kids she turned to her faith mother/infant massage program in Haiti. 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 childrens pediatrician on the other end of the linesurprised because she had not spoken to Dr. Patricia Wolff for many years as Gerrys 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.

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.
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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.

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. Its 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 communicate. 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 couldnt 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 programs 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 giftone 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 Rauchs massage practice in St. Louis, contact her at 314-664-5770 or gerrauch@gmail.com.

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By Anna Sandidge, Justice Coordinator
n todays 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. 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.

At the Table

with people. Sharing a meal is a powerful experienceits 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.

Bread Breaking Jesus was always breaking bread

Relationship Building Jesus never said, Ill meet

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.

Continue the conversation with Anna on our social justice blog at AnUnfinishedWorld.org.

Sister Helen Prejean Speaks at the Motherhouse on the Death Penalty

By Sarah Baker

Another Way

n 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 struggling with this issue, we all struggle with it because of the horror when innocent people are killedbut there is another way.

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.
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If you have found yourself struggling with this issue, we all struggle with it because of the horror when innocent people are killedbut there is another way.
Sister Helen Prejean, CSJ

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.

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 Sonnier and having a hand in the Vaticans 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 crossthere are two arms, she says. One arm is the perpetrator who has done an unspeakable crime against innocent people; the other is the victims 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 victims 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. Its about us. Its about what our response is going to be.

Breaking the Chain of Human Trafficking

n 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 awareness about the issue in the business district of Clayton, Mo.

The problem of human trafficking is advanced through our silence and complacency.
Anna Sandidge CSJ Justice Coordinator

In the evening, more than 100 people gathered at the province motherhouse for a panel presentation. Speakers included Noelle Collins from the U.S. Attorneys 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.
Amber Jones, trafficking survivor and Adel Peterson, Mrs. Missouri International, were two of the speakers at the prayer service at the motherhouse.

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By Mary Kay Christian, CSJA Province Liturgist

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

art 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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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.
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 shortness 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 Spirits presence continue helping us to look outward and allow the world to see in.

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love living in the Wild West; its where the wild things are. Just turn the corner, and theres 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 handicapped 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.

Something about the mountains brings me closer to my fathers spirithis 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 Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Author Benevento, Italy, 30 miles northeast of Women Who Run With the Wolves Naples. He knew what it meant to have Turn another corner and a pair of red foxes frolic in a vast sky, the sheep and the herding dogs as companions. the snow. Theyre called the city foxes. There are also city Our family pet was a male German Shepherd dog, strong coyotes, those shape-shifting creatures, which in Native and intelligent with great instincts. Interestingly enough, American culture are the messengers, the heroes and the he hardly ever came into the house. I think my father didnt tricksters, all at the same time. want him to become too domesticated, too dependent on others for his needs. The greatest wild magnificence is the Rocky Mountain range. Its 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, Im still here! Im faithful! For millions of years! The wild ones remind me to trust my instincts, to never become over-domesticated, or fearful of living at the edges. And the mountainsI 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.

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.

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 Parkcerulean blue water and sky surrounded by glacial mountains.

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.

I bought a birthday present for myself this year. Its 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. Its approximately 100 million years old. Now, it lives over my heart.

By Sister Jean Iadevito, CSJ

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Sister Judy Miller, CSJ

The Power of Love
by Jenny Beatrice

n 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. 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.

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.

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

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 dont want to miss God in the myriad of ways Gods energy of love is manifest here and now.

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 diminishes our person. It drains us, it limits us.

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 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 different if we took a moment each day to think peace?

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.
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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 Gods image reminds us that love is our very nature. God is

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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 theyd 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.

The Love of Power or the Power of Love:

Recognizing Our Patterns
e 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 Gods responsibility. God must have wanted that person to Try to break down resistance. Engage in non-mutual 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.

If I see power as love, then I may:

Foster self care. Take authority for the rhythm of ones 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.

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 participating 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.

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Honors 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.

Generosity of Joseph Honors

Reverend Monsignor Robert Father Bob Gettinger

St. Augustine Parish, St. Louis
Promotes justice with a particular concern for the poor

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St. Josephs Academy, St. Louis

Angel Outreach

he St. Josephs Academy Angel Outreach brings the saying touched by an angel to life for so many in need in the St. Louis area.

Serves others without distinction

ather 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 AfricanAmerican community.

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. Josephs 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, including at Sts. Peter and Paul Homeless Shelter and Meals program and Shriners 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.

Consumedwith 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 Centers 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.

Peter and Clare Genovese

Enable others to continue the mission of Jesus

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 Federation, says, What they do, they do quietly and without fanfare because thats how Jesus would do it.

St. Louis

f 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 faithmust always be at the service of Gods 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
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In Memory of
Dorothy J. Dotty Meade 1930-2010
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)

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 winters day, Mom was involved in a serious automobile accident on her way to work. She Mom showed me that not took a job closer to home. We moved everyone is perfect... to mid-town. I graduated from high but that we are all created school. Years went by. Things changed. Times changed. Dad died of cancer at by God for a purpose. We lived on Forest Street then age 56. My younger brother took his Dr. Benjamin Meade, CSJA in a parsonage where my dad was a life in 1993. My older brother died in Southern Baptist preacher, making 2002. My mother and I were the lone Dotty, the daughter of two Pottawattamie Indians, the survivors. She talked about how parents should not outlive their preachers wife. And with that role came moving to wherever children. my father was called, bringing our family to St. Joseph, Mo. What remained steady was Moms service to others. She when I was in the first grade. continued to teach children in need, retiring from Lees Summit The move also brought Moms gifts of music and compaspublic schools at age 70 after working with junior high kids sion to children who were severely mentally challenged at with behavioral disorders. Yet she never retired from teaching. the Missouri State Training Center. The center, housed in a She moved to Shawnee, Kan. and taught four days a week at Catholic church, became my hangout on my days off. It also Sylvan Learning Center. On Fridays, she taught math at the became a window into another world. Many of these children Shawnee County Jail. were shunned by society, but not by my mother. In the short Returning home from church on October 31, 2010, Mom 18 months we spent in St. Joseph, Mom showed me that not was in another automobile accident. It was bad. It was believed everyone is perfect, beautiful or intelligent by societys standards, that the other driver was drinking. There were no witnesses. but that we were all created by God for a purpose. She spent the next three weeks curled in the fetal position. Dad was called back to Kansas City and we moved into On the morning of November 20, Mom looked at me and said, a parsonage on Brooklyn Avenue in an African American Benny, please let me go to be with the rest of the family. neighborhood. The only job Mom could find was an hour away She is missed. And so it was. And still is. in Atchison, Kan., again teaching mentally challenged students.
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he 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.

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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.

In Honor of
Sister Helen Alder, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth J. Berra Sister Claireita Atha, CSJ Mr. Patrick K. McDowell Sister Agnes Marie Baer, CSJ Mrs. Myrtle L. Herwig Sister Josephine Breiner, CSJ Breiner & Breiner, L.L.C. Ms. Mary Breiner Sister Mary Teresita Browne, CSJ Mrs. Patricia Browne Sullivan Sister Rose Cento, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. William A. Skaggs Sister Ann Chamblin, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. David W. Fitzgerald Opal Clark Steven B. Clark & Jessie Fuller Clark, CSJA Sister Patty Clune, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. John F. Marx, Jr. Sister Roseanne Cook, CSJ Ms. Mary E. Feagan Mr. & Mrs. John Edward Murphy Sister Loretta Costa, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. James A. Peniston The Wonderful CSJs Mr. & Mrs. Vincent P. Ventimiglia CSJs who taught at St. Anthony High School Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Snyder CSJs who taught at St. Mary Magdalen School Mr. John E. Wrobel, Jr. CSJs that taught at St. Francis de Sales, Colo. Mr. Philip E. Fortune The CSJs at St. Therese Little Flower Charles & Clara Uhlrich, CSJA Sister Olive Louise Dallavis, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. McCowen Sister Mary Rita Essert, CSJ Mr. Patrick K. McDowell Sister Ann Everett, CSJ Ms. Sharon Everett Sister Kate Filla, CSJ Mr. James Manz Sister Rosemary Flanigan, CSJ Ms. Teresa J. House Ruby Fuller Steven B. Clark & Jessie Fuller Clark, CSJA Sister Joy Gilder, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Eugene J. King Pat & Jim Giljum Mr. & Mrs. Donald Giljum Ron & Karen Giljum Mr. & Mrs. Donald Giljum Sister Pat Giljum, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Donald Giljum Sue & Mark Giljum Mr. & Mrs. Donald Giljum Mrs. Frank Harrison Ms. Cynthia Harrison Sister Sarah Heger, CSJ Mr. William J. Bollwerk Sister Loretta Hennekes, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Thomas P. Hennekes Reverend Edward J. Hilgeman Mr. John P. Hilgeman Sister Mary Ann Hilgeman, CSJ Mr. John P. Hilgeman Sister Roberta Houlihan, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Novack Jerome L. Howe Conner Ash P.C. Howard M. Rosen, CPA,JD,AEP Sister Mary Helen Kane, CSJ Mrs. Angeline N. Barber Sister Anna Kern, CSJ Mr. & Dr. Walter Fague Susan Klepper, CSJA Ms. Mary G. Sheppard, CSJA Madeleine Korfmackers 60th birthday Ms. Luisa Badaracco Mr. & Mrs. Gerard M. McCabe Sister Joan Lampton, CSJ Mrs. Geraldine F. Stassi Peggy Maguire, CSJA Mr. Robert H. Mace, Jr Margaret & Dan Marshall Mr. & Mrs. Donald Giljum Jerry & Phi McCaigs wedding anniversary Mrs. Patricia Ann Dunn Sister Rita McGovern, CSJ Mr. Patrick K. McDowell Katherine Mary Miller Mrs. Marilyn F. Koncen, CSJA Sister Mary Adelaide Moeller, CSJ Mrs. Margo Villar Anne Montileones 100th birthday Mr. & Mrs. Bernard A. Purcell III Sister Pat Murphy, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Carney Sister Martha Niemann, CSJ Mrs. Joan Kilian Mary K. OLeary & Jerry J. OLeary Mrs. Peggy O. Corcoran Bernard OReillys 80th Birthday Ms. Elizabeth OReilly Mr. Tom OReilly Ms. Maura Papas Sister Marilyn Peot, CSJ Charles & Clara Uhlrich, CSJA Sister Mary Socorro Richey, CSJ Ms. Marcia R. Hula Mary Sheppard, CSJA Mr. & Mrs. Donald Giljum Sister Martha Smith, CSJ Dr. Ellen M. Dukes, CSJA Sister Gabrielle Smits, CSJ Ms. Peggy Lou Neal Maryhelen & Joe Van Dyke Mr. & Mrs. Bryan P. Wilkerson Sister Margaret Vincent, CSJ Dr. & Mrs. Ali A. Arbab Sister Suzanne Wesley, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. John F. Marx, Jr. Judy Wierciak Mr. & Mrs. Donald Giljum Anne Ziemer Ms. Mary K. Conaway

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Mary Jane Adelsberger Mr. Jim Fitch Sister Rosarita Allen, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Gary R. Van Blarcum Sister Helen Alwes, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Jerry D. Rice Richard J. Aylward Mr. & Mrs. Steve Wirtz Dolores M. Baumgartner Mr. & Mrs. Ronald A. Kujak Reverend Patrick Bernardy Ms. Barbara E. Wetzel Freda Stauch Bowes Mr. & Mrs. John F. Buchanan Edith Brainerd Ms. Vickie Vipperman Sister Regina Catherine Brandt, CSJ Ms. Viola Lara Claude Braze Mr. & Mrs. Edward W. Mooney Patricia Bredenkamp Mr. & Mrs. Claude B. Martin Gerald Brennan Dr. & Mrs.Todd P. Lindley Bernie Brown Mr. & Mrs. Carl H. Will Sister James Patrice Browne, CSJ Mrs. Patricia Browne Sullivan Sister Jean Margaret Browne, CSJ Mrs. Patricia Browne Sullivan Clara Burke Nazareth Living Center Sister Regina Clare Burke, CSJ Sisters at Nazareth Living Center William Bussen Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Deschler Sister Joan Louise Clish, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Wickley Peter & Mary Joe Clune Mr. & Mrs. Peter Clune, Jr. Kathy Coco Mr. & Mrs. John W. Richmond Mr. & Mrs. John D. Rushing Bill Compas Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Claude B. Martin Sister Patricia Cramer, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Gerald E. Anderson Mrs. Linda Cramer Ms. A. Carolyn Henry, CSJA Todd Nicholas Daniels Ms. Kathy A. Wertman Sister Marcia Ann Daume, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Novack Angelina de Leon Mr. & Mrs. John P. Wolk Sister Mary de Paul Berra, CSJ Ms. Mary K. Conaway Sister Mary de la Salle McKeon, CSJ Mrs. Janet Gayle Bauer Donna Denu Mr. & Mrs. John P. Wolk Sister Theresa Desrochers, CSJ Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Tom Artley Mr. & Mrs. James Desrochers Mr. & Mrs. Ray Desrochers Mr. & Mrs. Richard Desrochers Mr. & Mrs. Mark A. Krueger Mr. & Mrs. Joe Shereda Ms. Sheryl A. Sullivan Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Trudgeon Sister Elizabeth Deutsch, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Liepold Sister Colette Marie Doering, CSJ Ms. Vera L. Ludwig Dorothy DuBuque Ms. Linda Fogelbach Elaine Ebeling Mr. John J. Ebeling Sister Nora Eftink, CSJ Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Don Brase Mr. & Mrs. Albert Eftink Mr. & Mrs. Jim Eftink Mr. & Mrs. Robert Eftink Ms. A. Carolyn Henry, CSJA Mr. & Mrs. Roger Rhodes Mr. & Mrs. Don Schutte Mr. & Mrs. Sam Walker David Enos Mrs. Patricia Ann Dunn Sister Joan Erdmann, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Michael Edwards Mr. Chris Eheman Mr. & Mrs. Calvin Simper Sister Mary Ann Fahey, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Charles J. Dougherty Mr. & Mrs. John P. Fahey Dr. Michael Feder Mr. & Mrs. Gerald R. Whited Alex Flemington, Sr. Mrs. Mary Alice Flemington Sister Marie Pasqualine Frigo, CSJ Mrs. Margaret S. Boveri Sister Marion Joseph Gerl, CSJ Mr. Steven G. Grall Jim Goessling Dr. & Mrs.Todd P. Lindley Sister Mary Mathias Grall, CSJ Mr. Steven G. Grall Ann Harrington Mrs. Janet Gayle Bauer Sister Rose Daniel Harrington, CSJ Mrs. Janet Gayle Bauer Mr. & Mrs. James S. Harrington Niki Hohmann Mr. William D. Hohmann III Virginia N. Hughes Mr. & Mrs. Michael E. Hughes Sister Mary Hughes, CSJ Ms. Susan E. Mottola Mary Alice Hungerford Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Brown Mr. & Mrs. Robert Burger Villas at Chesterfield Pointe Homeowners Association Mr. Elliot Grissom Ms. Barbara Glicksberg Ms. Jill Headbloom Nancy & Bill Hoffman Mr. & Mrs. Eugene J. Huffine Miss Rosemarie Hughes Pearson Education Dr. Madelon Perreault Ms. Phyllis Robinson Mrs. Mary Ellen Roth Ellen Ryan Gerald Ryan Joseph & Rose Ryan Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Thimm, Jr. Jackie Kaiser Mr. & Mrs. James A. Miller Kane daughters Mrs. Marcia E. Bequette Sister Florence Kane, CSJ Mrs. Loraine M. Clancy Thomas & Elizabeth Kern Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Hesemann Sister Rose Augusta Klaas, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Kemper Elizabeth Marie Koncen Mrs. Marilyn F. Koncen, CSJA Sister Mary Alexandra Kuhn, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Alexander J. Kuhn Ms. Joan Kuhn Mr. & Mrs. Raymond J. Kuhn Mr. & Mrs. Basil H. Pflumm Al LaGates Mr. & Mrs. Carl H. Will Tommy Dow Ming Lee Ms. Jie Zhang Sister Christiana Lippert, CSJ Mr. Norbert P. Schott Louis Marino Mr. & Mrs. Joseph E. Renshaw Sister M. Anselma Matt, CSJ Ms. Sandra L. Carlyon Ruth May Ms. Catherine May Sister Winefred McConaughey, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Patrick McConaughey Ann McGee, CSJA Ms. Carol A. Johnson, CSJA Margaret OMeara McGlone Mrs. Eileen O. Allen Mr. Thomas K. Angerer Ms. Rita S. Campbell Ms. Teresa Castellano Mr. Peter OMeara Mr. & Mrs. James N. Turner Helen McGuire Ann Espisto Ascension Health Anthony R. Tersigni Peter McNerney Ms. Mary Louise Gunther Patricia J. Meyer Mr. & Mrs. Ernest W. Dohack Mr. & Mrs. Warren A. Dohack Mr. & Mrs. Gary S. Gianino Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hermanson Mr. & Mrs. Scott Merritt Mr. J. Brian Oliver Mr. & Mrs. Brian Paluch Redcard Systems Ms. Virginia Schenk United Networks of America Bob Miller Mr. & Mrs. Sean Miller Joan Mooney Mr. & Mrs. Edward W. Mooney Sister Annette Moran, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Thomas D. Rush Adam Muffler Mr. & Mrs. David J. Murnan Ann Mulcahy Mr. Bernard J. Mulcahy Mr. Larry Mulcahy Mary Kay Mulloy Mr. & Mrs. Edward Mulloy A. R. Murphy Mrs. Frances W. Murphy

Mary Ellen Neilson Ms. Lois Albers Ms. Kathleen Dacey Friday Literary Club Diane Kolar Mr. & Mrs. Phillip King Mr. & Mrs. Marvin E. Mueller Ms. Jennifer A. West Anna M. Nischbach Ms. Mary Anne Brooks Yvonne Popp Mrs. Patricia Ann Dunn Mary Purk Anonymous Ms. Virginia Bischof Leonard Bochantin Mr. Dale Bording Mr. & Mrs. Alex D. Cissi Ms. Ann Donnelly Mrs. Clement P. Donnelly Ms. Rosalind Flandreau Ms. Marianne Gillis Mr. & Mrs. Tom Guntli Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Licari, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Bill Siebert Sister Mary Evarista Quigley, CSJ Mrs. Theresa McGinnis Mueller Sister Grace Marie Rahn, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Jim Barnes Kathleen Rausch Mr. & Mrs. James W. Abkemeier, Jr. Ronald Reagan Mr. Paul E. Donovan Jack Roche Mr. Michael R. Roche James Albert Ryan Mr. & Mrs. Martin R. Bickel Mr. & Mrs. John P. Buck Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Gabel Mr. & Mrs. John G. Graf Hunter Engineering Company Ms. Becky Jones Mr. Bob Roberts The Sunshine Fund Club Ms. Barbara J. Sutton Ms. Jeanine Tiemann Mr. & Mrs. Gene Villa Armondo Solis Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Radinsky Mr. & Mrs. Carl H. Will Sister Dorothy Scheidler, CSJ Mr. Mike Akulow Sister Anna Robert Sheeley, CSJ Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Harding

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

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Nancy Sherwood Mr. & Mrs. John P. Wolk David Simon Mrs. Mary Jean Weber Sister Dorothy Eleanor Sipp, CSJ Dr. & Mrs. Salvatore J. Enna Mary A. Skvara Mr. & Mrs. John P. Wolk Anne Slattery Ms. Catherine Katapodis Sister Mary Anne Smith, CSJ Mrs. M. Bernadette Eisenbarth Mary Frances Smith Mr. & Mrs. Claude B. Martin Todd Smolinski Mr. & Mrs. Thomas L. Petri Norma Jean Sollars Kathleen L. Grewe, CSJA, & Diana Burnson Ms. Mary G. Sheppard, CSJA Carol Spehr Eugene U. Mariani Sister M. Adelaide Stanton, CSJ Dr. & Mrs. John C. Stanton Sister Ligouri Tackaberry, CSJ Mrs. Mary S. Wiegert Betty Ann Tauser Mr. & Mrs. Edward W. Mooney JoAnn Teahan Mrs. Joan R. Rubesch John H. Teepe Mr. & Mrs. James A. Miller Richard L. & Marie M. Thompson Ms. Angelita Thompson Mr. Jerome Thompson Mrs. Mary Tlapek Dr. D. F Tutera Mrs. Lucille M. Tutera Kenneth J. Ulrich Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Carl H. Will John A. Valentino Kathleen L. Grewe, CSJA, & Diana Burnson Jim Waldrop Ms. Mary Louise Gunther Norman R. Wesley Mrs. Joan B. Wesley Dr. Keith Whittaker Mrs. Patricia Whittaker David Widzinski Mrs. 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.

Mangia! Mangia!
Dining to Donate Week for the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet

ur 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 Garozzos 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, Favazzas on the Hill donated 20 percent of all dinner sales to the sisters as well. Thanks to those who patronized Garozzos and Favazzas, making this new endeavor a huge success. And special thanks to the Garozzo and Favazza families for their generosity and support. Salute!

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

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.
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Society of Benefactors Mass & Reception

n 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. Teresas Academy Choirs 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. Teresas Academy and Ascension Parish volunteered their time and talent to serve the guests at the reception.

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. Teresas Academy Choir. 6. Sister Paddy Lorenz shares a smile with a friend. 7. St. Teresas Academy and Ascension Parish student volunteers.

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n December 8, Sister Sarah Heger professed her final vows surrounded by family, friends and her CSJ community.
1. S. Sarah with her former classmate and friend from Fontbonne University, Alumna Meghan Mueller. 2. S. Sarahs students at Marian Middle School. 3. S. Sarah signs the book of profession. 4. S. Rita Marie Schmitz of S. Sarahs novitiate team.

Perpetual Profession

n Sunday, March 10, Sister Mary Flick professed her first vows in Holy Family Chapel.
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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n 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.
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 OHearn 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.

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SJ 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 bringing 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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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.

More information on Upcoming Events online

Linger Over Breakfast
Treat yourself to these enriching Saturday morning programs to feed your mind, body and spirit. Now in St. Louis and Kansas City. Sunday, June 23, 6:00-8:00 p.m. Carondelet Park, St. Louis, Mo.

Summer Concert

In St. Louis: October 19

Becoming One in the Digital Age with Sister Patty Johnson, CSJ The 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 experience interconnectedness and to act, bringing to fruition the words of John, that all may be one.

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 CCBFs summer concert series visit: carondeletliving.com.

25th Annual

In Kansas City: October 19

The Power of Love and the Love of Power with Sister Judy Miller, CSJ Power 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.

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