Fontbonne Ministries was founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Toronto in 2000 to respond to changing societal needs much as the Sisters have done throughout their 167 years of history in Canada.
Today, March 22, is World Water Day. To commemorate this date, the Federation of Sisters of St. Joseph of Canada produced a short video illustrating the crisis facing our planet and our commitment to clean drinking water as a human right. We are the first group of religious communities to be designated a Blue Community and urge others to join us.
Since 2002, December 12 has been the National Day of Prayer in Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples. Let us pray for and with our First Nations People in Canada, asking God to bless them on this day and all days.
I always wanted to be a nurse, but a stronger desire grew within me — that of responding to God's love by becoming a Sister of St. Joseph. I studied nursing; later I taught nursing and loved to teach the students about caring for patients at the bedside, in the nursery and operating room. Many still keep in touch.
