Continuing legacy … Building the future
St. Joseph Educational Ministries (SJEM) is a Catholic educational sponsoring entity of the Roman Catholic Church.
Founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet (CSJ), SJEM empowers lay leaders to provide responsibility for the Catholic identity and the mission of their sponsored institutions.
Together we are more
SJEM provides ongoing formation for its Members and constituents, inspiring the future of Catholic education and forging its future with the bold and loving legacy of the CSJ tradition. Sharing in the CSJ motto of “Together we are more …” SJEM believes that we are strengthened by relationships and seeks to maintain strong ties with the educational communities with whom we have the privilege of serving.
Sponsored institutions and SJEM join together working toward the same vision of Catholic faith-based education that promotes social justice bringing about unifying love to the world. We seek to form leaders who join the CSJ vision and reflect God’s love to the dear neighbor everywhere.
Join the CSSJ community in prayer for our immigrant dear neighbors. #cssj #mothercabrini #catholiceducation
SJEM is excited to announce that we are seeking an Assistant Director to join our truly wonderful organization and charism family. Please share our good news! Link in bio for job post.
Thank you to Dr. Brandi Odom Lucas and the @smabelles for making time for an impromptu visit from SJEM’s Cara McMahon! Great visit, great chats, growing relationships! #cssj #catholiceducation
Had a wonderful experience reflecting on discernment with CSSJ circles during today’s Growing session, a part of Weaving Love’s Design CSSJ Discernment program. Thanks to Sr. Beth Levalley, CSJ, Ryan Martin-Spenser, and Kerry Rusack for all of their work to put this program together. Looking forward to the next session and sharing! #cssj
SJEM executive director, SJEM members, and leaders from our sponsored institutions have had a wonderful time at this year’s CSSJ High School Conference. Kinship in charism is a beautiful relationship we have been gifted to share in. Thank you to everyone involved! #cssj #catholiceducation
Happy Founders Day to all of the CSSJ community and our SJEM sponsored institutions! #csj #cssj #catholiceducation
Through ritual, SJEM recognized all of our sponsored institutions with special welcome to our new institutions as we continue to deepen and embody the charism of the Sisters of St. Joseph. So blessed to have this community to share sacrament, prayer, and liturgical celebration together today. The possibilities of all that is to come are endless in the Spirit! We love living this charism with you all!
SJEM Sponsorship Day 2025 was such a beautiful blessing! We welcomed Dr. Claire Noonan, Vice President for Mission Integration at Loyola University Chicago, as our speaker on the theme “Catholic Education: A Hopeful Endeavor”, it was a deeply meaningful and hope-filled day! We love doing mission and charism with our community and so grateful to spend this day with you all! #catholiceducation #csj #unifyinglove
Guests from sponsored ministries in California arrived on September 13th and toured the Motherhouse in St. Louis. Sharing all of the history, charm, and origin by Sr. Laura Gruber, CSJ, was a great way to welcome representatives for our Sponsorship Day events!
A St. Louis sunrise giving a moment of gratitude for the days ahead as we welcome leaders and representatives of our sponsored institutions together for Sponsorship Day. This year, we will welcome 3 new institutions as we join with them and them with us serving the mission of the Sisters of St. Joseph, that all may be one!
Another visitor to San Diego just in time for Taco Tuesday! Thank you to Kristen Whitney Daniels, associate director for the U.S. Federation of the Sisters of St. Joseph @cssjfederation for visiting with some of our sponsored institutions and SJEM’s director. Charism shines brighter together!
When board chairs visit your city, you get to share charism over a coffee. Thank you to @avilauniversity board chair, Ibraheem Badejo, for taking time out his busy work schedule to connect with SJEM director, Cara McMahon! The California sunshine was shining down on our conversation. #csj #catholiceducation #unifyinglove
“The legacy of the Sisters of St. Joseph, lived out through the innovative founding of SJEM, provides an opportunity for the vision of the Second Vatican Council to come alive through and with our committed and creative lay partners.”
Rita Schmitz, CSJ, Founding Member of SJEM, Professor Emerita Fontbonne University