Shannon Green, Director of the CSJ Institute at Mount Saint Mary’s University in Los Angeles, introduces the history and heritage of the Sisters of St. Joseph. She begins with the religious and social world that shaped the Sisters, including the Protestant and Catholic Reformations and the influence of Ignatius of Loyola and Francis de Sales. She then tells the story of the first six sisters in Le Puy, France, in 1650, who divided the city, listened to the needs of the dear neighbor, and taught lace making so women could earn a living with dignity. The story continues with Mother St. John Fontbonne, who survived imprisonment during the French Revolution and refounded the Sisters in Lyon in 1808, and who sent the first sisters to Carondelet, Missouri, in 1836. Green traces how the Sisters grew in the United States, how they returned to their roots after the Second Vatican Council, and what the mission (“that all may be one”) and charism of unifying love mean for SJEM institutions today. This is the first session in a three-part orientation series for those new to SJEM schools or those who want to learn more.
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