Direction Statement: Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph, 2021-2025
It has been my experience that each of our congregational direction statements, like this one, always seem to carry a quality of the now and the not yet. “Moving With Love” is not only a declaration of our mission but beckons us forward on a communal and personal journey. Words committing us to embark on a sacred walk that is evolving, always in progress, and never quite complete.
Personally, the phrases of Moving with Love, have become more than just a directional guide for our community, they have become a soul map and a spiritual checklist for me. Moving With Love invites me to assess the manner in which I move through this world.
Am I tuned into the pulse of God?
Am I listening to others deeply today?
Where have I witnessed the sacred in the ordinary?
Am I risk-taking and justice-making?
Not rhetorical questions, but daily invitations to live more fully, more lovingly, and more intentionally.
Sure, Mazda likely meant something entirely different when it said, “Move and be moved,” but the Spirit finds ways to speak through all things.
May we continue to move and be moved with love as our map and transformation as our path.
-Sister Nancy Wales, csj
