In honour of the Year of Consecrated Life, we have created this video, which features images of Sisters of St. Joseph of Toronto engaged in ministry. In the background you can hear the song commissioned for this special year: “Wake the World with Dawning Joy.”
The Catholic Register, January 25, 2015 — Pope Francis called for “the globalization of charity and co-operation” on the 101st World Day of Migrants and Refugees, but the Sisters of St. Joseph may have beaten the Pope to it with their submission to a United Nations commission in early January.
The Federation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Canada is spearheading a worldwide effort by Sisters of St.
On January 13, 2015, the Annual General Meeting of Becoming Neighbours took place at Loretto College. Representatives of the 20 religious congregations who make up the organization’s members gathered with many of the newcomers and other guests to pray, tell their stories, and celebrate what has been achieved.
February 2 is designated throughout the world to remember and celebrate the gift of “consecrated life.” What does this mean? What exactly is it that is being honored on this day?
In its broadest sense, consecration is a solemn commitment of life or time to some cherished purpose. Throughout history, to be consecrated has meant to be set apart for a special purpose.
At the time of my birth, my father, a Roman Catholic, was hoping that I would be baptized in his religion. My mother was a High Anglican and my two brothers and I were baptized in her religion.
As a teenager, forever researching other churches for meaning in my life, I was slowly drawn to the Catholic Church.
