News & Events
the MORE… Updates
The MORE Update is a monthly newsletter that complements the MORE magazine. Read the MORE Update to stay up-to-date on The Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston’s latest news and events.

the MORE… Online Update September 2023
Saturday, September 9, 2023, marked our second opportunity to celebrate with the people Boston and thank them for their support during these 150 years.

the MORE… Online Update Late Summer 2023
Read about a pre-med student and their volunteer work at a clinic, pizza and prayer, new additions to our team, lacemaking… and MORE!

the MORE… Online Update June 2023
Gracious hospitality is one of the core values of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston. Hospitality is also one of the values here at Bethany Health Care Center, where it is on full display in the recently unveiled Sister Roberta Marie Brown, CSJ Welcome Center.

the MORE… Online Update May 2023
April 24th, an evening filled with joy and reconnection, celebrated our myriad accomplishments, from the initial ministries developed in the mid-19th century, to the current ministries that unite us with our community.

the MORE… Online Update April 2023
During our St. Joseph Day liturgy, immediately following a powerful video reflecting on their 150 years in Boston, Jean McKinney, CSJ, pronounced her perpetual profession of vows as a Sister of St. Joseph of Boston.

the MORE… Online Update March 2023
Did you know that workers who receive tips must be paid $6.75 per hour and, if tips don’t add up to the minimum $15 per hour, the employer is required to make up the difference?

the MORE… Online Update February 2023
Over one hundred attendees, including twenty-five legislators, gathered together on Thursday, January 26th, at the State House to support the Lift Our Kids Coalition Launch. Sisters Carlotta Gilarde, CSJ, Pat Andrews, CSJ, Nancy Braceland, CSJ, and Maryann Enright, CSJ, were in attendance with others who have been involved with this coalition for a number of years.

the MORE… Online Update January 2023
The Boston Anti-Human Trafficking Coalition’s 13th annual vigil to commemorate National Anti-Human Trafficking Awareness Day happened on Sunday, the 8th of January…

the MORE… Online Update December 2022
For the first time, Project Linus reached out to Casserly House to donate handmade blankets for our Roslindale neighbors. Over 25 were donated!

the MORE… Online Update November 2022
Bridges and walls! Our week-long experience in El Paso was about building bridges and breaking down walls. The days were filled with hearing from and walking with scholars, missionaries, and immigrants.

the MORE… Online Update October 2022
What a Journey It Has Been! Jubilarians Celebrate During the October 2nd Jubilee…

the MORE… Online Update September 2022
Check out the newly updated associate section of our CSJ Boston website!

the MORE… Online Update Late Summer 2022
Sister Ann Kaufmann delighted both newcomers and pros alike in her multi-day course on bobbin lacemaking this past late July. The classes were sold out with a waiting list for beginners. One can only hope Sr. Ann will share her time and
talents again.

the MORE… Online Update June 16, 2022
Sunday, June 12th, was a perfect June day. The weather reflected the warmth and fellowship of Donor Appreciation Day.

the MORE… Online Update May 17, 2022
At SJSM’s open house, one board member noted, pointing out the scroll-work that adorns the hinges of the main door, “It’s like a microcosm of the whole house—functional, but beautifully appointed!”

the MORE… Online Update April 13, 2022
Just before the Pandemic hit, we learned of a new trend “going viral” on YouTube. Assisted Living Communities and Nursing homes around America were doing this new exercise program – Cardio Drumming!

the MORE… Online Update March 18, 2022

the MORE… Online Update February 18, 2022
The anti-trafficking coalition, made up of sisters from various Boston congregations, hosted their 12th annual vigil to commemorate National Human Trafficking Awareness Month.

the MORE… Online Update January 31, 2022
At Casserly House, Director Donna Stiglmeier engaged in many conversations with recurring and new donors toward the end of 2021. With an amazing amount of generosity (and gratitude!), the calls came in: “I want to give…” Sometimes the callers filled in the blank (toys, hats, gloves), because this is what they always have given…

the MORE… Online Updates Volume 6.6 December 20, 2021
When Maryann Enright, CSJ, asked for volunteers, many sisters and associates responded. Our charism of “Unifying Love” impels us to reach out in love to every dear neighbor without distinction. In this case, our dear neighbors are refugees from Afghanistan. The volunteers took inventory and organized donated furniture, linens and clothing contributions…

the MORE… Online Updates Volume 6.5 November 18, 2021
In welcoming all who gathered for prayer in celebration of the 35th Anniversary of our Boston CSJ Associate Relationship, Cathy Clifford and more…

the MORE… Online Updates Volume 6.4 October 13, 2021
Cry Jubilee! Called to a Radical Following of Christ and more…

the MORE… Online Updates Volume 6.3 September 17, 2021
Safely reopening “so the house can come alive again”…

the MORE… Online Updates Volume 6.2 June 15, 2021
Cultivating Respect for the Gifts of the Earth and Creation and more. . .

the MORE… Online Updates Volume 6.1.7 May 18, 2021
Helping the “dear neighbor” and more . . .

the MORE… Online Updates Volume 6.1.6 April 26, 2021
Celebrating Earth Day and more . . .

the MORE… Online Updates Volume 6.1.5 March 17, 2021
Mission Meets Moment

the MORE… Online Updates Volume 6.1.4 February 24, 2021
The Year of Joseph

the MORE… Online Updates Volume 6.1.3 January 26, 2021
2020 Anti-Trafficking Prayer Vigil

the MORE… Online Updates Volume 6.1.2 December 23, 2020
Christmas Prayer 2020 – Turning toward the Light

the MORE… Online Updates Volume 6.1.1 November 24, 2020
Thanksgiving Blessings

the MORE… Online Updates Volume 5.1.11 October 21, 2020
Founder’s Day 2020: Rooted in the Future

the MORE… Online Updates Volume 5.1.10 September 23, 2020
Artifacts Celebrating the Foundation of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Boston

the MORE… Online Updates Volume 5.1.9 June 16, 2020
Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston Grieve and Cry Out Against Racism

the MORE… Online Updates Volume 5.1.8 May 18, 2020
Continuing to Serve the Dear Neighbor during the Covid-19 Pandemic

the MORE… Online Updates Volume 5.1.7 April 22, 2020
Celebrating Joseph, Our Patron Saint

the MORE… Online Updates Volume 5.1.6 March 18, 2020
Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston celebrate Mardi Gras!

the MORE… Online Updates Volume 5.1.5 February 18, 2020
Saint Joseph Spiritual Ministries has a new home at 71 Walnut Park, Newton, MA.

the MORE… Online Updates Volume 5.1.4 January 22, 2020
“. . . The work of raising awareness must begin at home, with ourselves, because only this way will we be able to then make our communities aware, motivating them to commit themselves so that no human being may ever again be a victim of trafficking.” Pope Francis, 2018

the MORE… Online Updates Volume 5.1.3 December 24, 2019
The Namaste Room at Bethany Health Care Center is a very special place. According to Catherine Sabatini, Special Care Activities Director, it is here that residents of our special care unit find “sensory stimulation and one- on-one love.”

the MORE… Online Updates Volume 5.1.2 December 11, 2019
In late November, Sisters Betsy Conway, Jeanmarie Gribaudo, Barbara McHugh and Pat Quinn had the privilege of attending the seventh annual Atlantic Region gathering of CSSJ sisters under 65 in Hampton Bays, New York. Sisters Joanie Cassidy and Charlene Diorka from the Philadelphia congregation led us in a contemplative dialogue. The theme of the weekend was “Weaving the Past and Present into the Future”.

the MORE… Online Updates Volume 5.1.1 November 27, 2019
As part of a program entitled “Tending the Garden to Create a Sustainable Earth” at the Pax Christi State Assembly on November 9, 2019, Betty Cawley, CSJ, participated in a panel of “practitioners.” The springboard for her presentation was our 1992 Corporate Stance on Behalf of the Earth, a prophetic statement that we are still “living into.”

the MORE… Online Updates Volume 4.2.9 November 13, 2019
One Iron Man, one pirate, two clowns, two Batgirls and a skeleton all walk into the Regis College student center. Scratch that! All ran into the student center. The excitement the Casserly House kids felt as they saw the decorated student center, filled with sounds of welcome and fun, was obvious in their wide eyes and smiling faces.

the MORE… Online Updates Volume 4.2.8 October 30, 2019
Teach-In 2019: Jornada por la Justicia was a three-day gathering of a powerful network of Catholic Latinx organizers, labor leaders, scholars and activists who desire to make real change through concrete action.

the MORE… Online Updates Volume 4.2.7 October 16, 2019
Eight of us, associates and sisters, travelled to New Mexico to welcome two new CSJ Associates, Charlene Chavez and Angelica Flores, both from Santa Rosa.

the MORE… Online Updates Volume 4.2.6 October 2, 2019
Each year, the Regis College Center for Ministry and Service hosts the Sisters of St. Joseph during Regis’ heritage week. This year the featured speakers were students in last spring’s Honors Seminar: Contributing to the Common Good, taught by Mary L. Murphy, CSJ. A course requirement was to offer 30 hours of service at a CSJ Boston Ministry.

the MORE… Online Updates Volume 4.2.5 September 18, 2019
Tutors and students discover The Literacy Connection in a variety of ways and I’m always amazed by how perfectly people come together! Take Mei Qing Wang and Lois Leventhal, for example.

the MORE… Online Updates Volume 4.2.4 Summer 2019
On July 16, there was a hearing at the State House on the “Lift Our Kids Out of Deep Poverty” bills (S.36 and H.102). The bills would increase Transitional Assistance to Families with Dependent Children (TAFDC) over the next several years until grants reached 50% of the federal poverty level.

the MORE… Online Updates Volume 4.2.3 June 26, 2019
From May 30 to June 2, Pat Quinn, CSJ, and JeanmarieGribaudo, CSJ, attended a conference of the Collaborative Leadership Development Program (CLDP), a gathering of sisters under 65 who have participated in leadership development programs.

the MORE… Online Updates Volume 4.2.2 June 12, 2019
On May 13, sisters, associates and agrégée candidates from Maine, Springfield, Boston, Concordia, and Egypt gathered in Winslow, Maine, for lacemaking workshop hosted by Judy Donovan, CSJ, and the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Lyon, Maine. Guided by Janet Lander, CSJ, Concordia, our week was full as we discovered the basics of lacemaking.