Today's women religious are not as readily identified as in the past when they wore habits and had a greater presence in many Catholic schools.

Today, Sisters choosing the vowed religious life come with a wide range of education training and experiences. We've earned graduate and undergraduate degrees and mapped out careers. Some have years of service in both the public and private sectors.

Today, the ministries of our Sisters are shaped by the needs of our neighbors. We minister in parishes, hospitals, clinics, transitional housing sites, retreat centers, hospices and women's centers, to name only a few.

Today, we advocate for our sisters and brothers who are voiceless, lending our support to peace making, reconciliation and non-violence. We are especially moved by the plight of women and children relegated to the margins of society.

You’re invited to learn more about our Sisters’ ministries by visiting the links to the left.

Food Drive for Word Day for Consecrated Life

World Day for Consecrated Life on Sunday, February 5, 2012 is a day of prayer and thanksgiving for religious women and men.  The Catholic Sisters of Western Pennsylvania have chosen to witness to those in religious life - past, present and future - by joining together to serve families in need and inviting others to join us in service. 

We are sponsoring a food drive to benefit several local food banks in Western PA.  The following congregations have volunteered to sponsor food drop-off sites:

• Benedictine Sisters – Pittsburgh (North Hills)
• Felician Franciscan Sisters– Coraopolis, PA
• School Sisters of St. Francis – Pittsburgh (Bellevue)
• Sisters of Charity of Nazareth – Pittsburgh (McCandless)
• Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill – Greensburg, PA
• Sisters of Divine Providence – Pittsburgh (Allison Park)
• Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth – Pittsburgh (North Hills)
• Sisters of the Holy Spirit – Pittsburgh (North Hills)
• Sisters of the Humility of Mary – Villa Maria, PA
• Sisters of Mercy – Pittsburgh (Oakland)
• Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities – Pittsburgh (Millvale)
• Sisters of St. Francis of the Providence of God – Pittsburgh (South Hills)
• Sisters of St. Joseph – Baden, PA

We invite you to find the congregation closest to you, and bring you donation to that location.  For drop-off locations and times, please CLICK HERE. 

We will also be giving out black and white ribbons in support of religious life along with a special prayer bookmark that can also be found HERE.  If you would like a ribbon to wear in support of religious life, please e-mail rgallentine@osfprov.org or call (412) 885-7232.

If you hear bells tolling at noon on Sunday, February 5, that is local religious communities and parishes honoring World Day for Consecrated Life and witnessing to the service and works women and men do for the sake of the gospel.