Uniting God, neighbor, and all creation

Welcome to the Sisters of Saint Joseph

The Sisters of Saint Joseph of Philadelphia is a Congregation of more than 550 Catholic Sisters. Liberated by God’s Spirit and attentive to the urgent needs of Earth and the global community we commit to be joyful, courageous witnesses to the Gospel imperative of active, inclusive love. We live our mission of unioning love through our ministries of prayer and presence, pastoral care, social services, education, and justice, peace & integrity of creation. Our Motherhouse is located in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia and our sisters live and work in 12 states throughout America. Read More »
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05 June 2023
All day
Sisters of Saint Joseph Center for Spirituality, 21 Main Ave.
Ocean Grove, NJ 07756 United States

Silent Directed Retreats Silent Directed Retreats allow us to deepen out relationship with God. They offer an experience grounded in solitude, silence and prayer, including daily meetings with a a...

19 June 2023
All day
Sisters of Saint Joseph Center for Spirituality, 21 Main Ave.
Ocean Grove, NJ 07756 United States

Images of God in Teilhard and Merton June 19-26 Kathy Duffy SSJ Today when so much of the evolutionary process is being explained from a materialist view, one of the...

10 July 2023
All day
Sisters of Saint Joseph Center for Spirituality, 21 Main Ave.
Ocean Grove, NJ 07756 United States

Silent Directed Retreats Silent Directed Retreats allow us to deepen out relationship with God. They offer an experience grounded in solitude, silence and prayer, including daily meetings with a a...

31 July 2023
All day
Sisters of Saint Joseph Center for Spirituality, 21 Main Ave.
Ocean Grove, NJ 07756 United States

Hospitality of the Heart Transformation for a New Day July 31- August 6 Mary Rowell CSJ “Let us not Forget to Show Hospitality” reminds us that God is the source...

09 August 2023
All day
Sisters of Saint Joseph Center for Spirituality, 21 Main Ave.
Ocean Grove, NJ 07756 United States

Silent Directed Retreats Silent Directed Retreats allow us to deepen out relationship with God. They offer an experience grounded in solitude, silence and prayer, including daily meetings with a a...

14 August 2023
All day

Meeting God at Every Turn of the Journey - Janet Corso Our welcoming God meets us wherever we find ourselves at any given moment including in our questioning, our aging,...

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Sisters of Saint Joseph - Support Our Mission

Support Our Mission

We invite you to join us as a Partner in Mission. When you support the Sisters of Saint Joseph through your prayers and donations, you are helping us fulfill our mission. Your support allows us to respond to the unmet and critical needs of our society and world—especially the needs of the poor, the marginalized and the vulnerable. Learn More »