What do the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace do?
Our community’s charism (or founding spirit) is pursuing social justice as a path to peace. The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace is an international Roman Catholic Congregation of about 300 Sisters living in the UK, the East Coast (mostly in New Jersey) and the West Coast(mostly the Seattle area but also in Oregon, Alaska, California & El Salvador). We also have a dynamic and very active group of lay associate members – both men & women. Different Sisters pursue this mission of peacemaking in a variety of ways. Sisters minister in health care, education, faith communities, social work, counseling, political advocacy, housing for women and children, retreat work, with persons living with AIDS, with Native Americans and immigrants. In the Western Province, the Sisters sponsor a number of ministries including the Peace Health Hospital System (with hospitals in Eugene, Cottage Grove, Florence, Longview, Bellingham and Ketchikan), an affordable housing program called Inter
