Members and friends of the Little Sisters of the Poor gathered at St. Joseph's Home in Palatine for a Mass of thanksgiving Aug. 30, 2019, the feast day of St. Jeanne Jugan, the community's founder. They were celebrating the 150th anniversary of the community in the United States.
Sisters have been serving Chicago’s needy for 130 years A hundred and thirty years ago, a young Polish woman from Chicago started a religious community to help the mostly elderly people she saw suffering in her community.
Sister Kathy Brazda to become president of LCWR Sister of St. Joseph Kathy Brazda has added another leadership role to her agenda. Sister Kathy, who started her second five-year term as president of the Congregation of St. Joseph last year, was named president-elect of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious in June to fill a vacancy. She will become president of the LCWR Aug. 16.
Women, men religious celebrate milestones With this issue, Chicago Catholic thanks the religious women and men who have devoted their lives to serving the people of God. In the following pages, we honor over 150 teachers, nurses, chaplains and parish priests who have given anywhere from 25 to 85 years in service of the Lord.