Relationships are at the heart of who we are.
At our beginning, the Sisters of St. Joseph were known as “the Congregation of the Great Love of God.” It's a spirituality we received from our founder, Father Jean Pierre Medaille and our early sisters. We believe this love is at the heart of Jesus’ teaching, as he notes the greatest of commandments to be: “love the Lord your God with all your heart” and “love your neighbor as yourself” (Matthew 22:36-39).
The Sisters of St. Joseph have sought to make that love visible for more than 360 years, loving God and neighbor without distinction. This love implies a unity of all people and all of creation. Jesus’ great prayer for his followers “that they all may be one” (John 17:21) is the root of our work for loving unity.
This unity is expressed through a spirituality of relationship that is found in relationships with God, with one another, with neighbor and with creation. It is relationship that enlivens us to share our hearts with one another in community. It is relationship that impels us to reach out to others who are in need.
