Sisters of St. Joseph of Baden
2025 JUBILARIANS
Sister Jane Stephen Rosko, CSJ
75th Jubilee
With her playful and loving presence and unrivaled “corn toss” skills, Sister Jane Stephen Rosko brings delight to every interaction, inviting you to share in her zeal for life's simplest joys: watering plants, sharing stories, feeding the birds, being together.
Sister Jane taught in parochial schools for 13 years before setting off for a remote village in Amazonas, Brazil, where she spent the next six years teaching catechism and staffing a walk-in clinic — not because she was a nurse, but because “I was the only one of the three Sisters who wasn’t afraid of blood.”
Returning to the U.S., Sister Jane became an occupational therapist and moved to Thelma, Ky., helping mostly working-age patients recover from injuries suffered in coal mines, cotton mills, and car accidents. She later served as assistant director of physical therapy at Forest Hills Senior Center in South Fork, Pa.
“Even if we just come out with making them feel a little better about themselves for being alive, it’s worth it,” she says of the difficult but rewarding ministry. “I always encouraged them to never give up hope.”
Sister Natalie Lann, CSJ
70th Jubilee
A caring and creative child with a desire to help others, Sister Natalie Lann saw two paths for her future: the arts, or religious life. She shared a love for dance with her father, who she remembers watching Fred Astaire on TV one night and thinking: “If he can give that up for me, I can give it up for God.”
She entered the congregation and began a 19-year ministry in elementary education, bringing a deep love for each child and a desire to develop their God-given gifts. Incorporating the arts evolved naturally, she explains, as a way to understand where each child was developmentally. They would count snowflakes, write stories together, listen to music, and dance — free to express themselves and unlock their unique potential.
In her early 40s, the gift she’d once given up was returned to her, with an opportunity to study and teach dance as a form of sacred prayer. In 1991, she entered parish ministry and later, volunteered at the Villa St. Joseph. “When you see a need, you respond,” she says.
Sister Honora McCawley, CSJ
70th Jubilee
Religious education and universal love have been central to Sister Honora McCawley’s life, shaping her ministries and guiding her commitment to fostering unity among neighbors and God.
Sister Honora taught mathematics and science at St. Joseph High School in Natrona and St. Canice in Pittsburgh, among other schools, before transitioning into religious education. There, she discovered deep joy in forming parishioners, catechists, religion teachers, and lay leaders.
With a spirit shaped by God’s grace, she dedicated herself to developing faith formation programs as the coordinator of catechist formation for the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C.
As director of religious education at St. Mary in Kittanning, the priest called her a “remarkable woman,” adding, “I am a better pastor and we are a better people” because of Sister Honora’s nurturing presence.
Her vocation came full circle when she ministered as RCIA director at St. John Gualbert in Johnstown, not far from her childhood home in the town where her faith first took root.
Sister Janet Mock, CSJ
70th Jubilee
Sister Janet (Generosa) Mock has shared compassionate leadership and creative vision, not only with her Baden Sisters, but also with religious across the country.
After serving as director of novices, Sister Janet was elected to Congregational Leadership, a springboard to numerous national leadership positions impacting the lives and ministries of women and men religious. She served as executive director of the Religious Formation Conference (RFC), director of Institute for Leadership and Catholic Missions at the Washington (D.C.) Theological Union, and executive director of the Leadership Council of Women Religious (LCWR). With humility and gratitude, Sister Janet received several national awards for her contributions to religious life.
In early ministries, Sister Janet was a teacher at Annunciation, Nativity, Holy Rosary, and St. Titus in Pittsburgh, and at St. Joseph in Beaver County. As she celebrates her 70th Jubilee, Sister Janet continues to nurture relationships through spiritual direction, presentations, and consultations.
Sister Janet’s message to four young women entering the Congregation decades ago continues to echo within her: “Love God with your woman’s heart, and let God love through you.”
Sister Diane Cauley, CSJ
50th Jubilee
Growing up in a large Irish Catholic family and attending Catholic schools inspired Sister Diane Cauley to serve others and seek social justice.
“While those experiences were the seeds for my religious life, the Sisters of St. Joseph made me who I am,” she says, reflecting on 50 years of service.
As residential counselor at Girls Hope of Pittsburgh from 1993 to 2001, Sister Diane welcomed opportunities to make a difference in the lives of girls and young women with challenging home situations.
From 1975 to 1993, Sister Diane ministered in educating, serving as a teacher at Quigley High School in Baden, Holy Rosary in Pittsburgh, assistant principal at St. Benedict the Moor in Pittsburgh, co-administrator at Holy Rosary and principal at St. Bernard in Indiana, Pa. In 2009, she returned to education as team administrator at St. James School in Sewickley.
Sister Diane was elected to Congregational Leadership in 2003 and again in 2013. Her diverse congregational ministries include transition coordinator on the Wellness Team, co-manager of the gift shop, and administrative liaison to Villa St. Joseph of Baden, Inc.
Sister Patricia Montini, CSJ
50th Jubilee
Sister Pat Montini’s journey into religious life began in a surprising place: the local JCPenney! A graduate of Quigley Catholic, she would later serve as a teacher, vice principal and the go-to resource on computer science. She remembers the warmth and kindness of the Sisters who visited her salon for haircuts, and one day, their invitation to come to Baden for a retreat.
Sister Pat entered the novitiate in 1975 before enrolling at Duquesne University. She furthered her education while teaching at Holy Rosary in Pittsburgh, completing a master’s degree before returning home to teach and serve as an administrator at Mount Gallitzin Academy and principal at St. Alexis in Wexford.
Working with diocesan schools, she helped faculty and students alike develop fluency with computers and the internet as a tool for learning.
Quiet, sensitive, and with a heart to serve, Sister Pat co-founded the Pets with Heart therapy dog outreach in 2012 to bring comfort and healing to people of all ages, with the help of her golden companions, Luca (2011-2020) and Zoey (2020-).
Sister Jeanine Swartzlander, CSJ
50th Jubilee
Active, inclusive love is the common thread woven through Sister Jeanine Swartzlander’s ministries in education, pastoral care, health care, and youth development.
She admired the Sisters of St. Joseph as her teachers at St. Mary in Kittanning, and later served with them as principal at St. Mary in Freeport before transitioning into pastoral and health care roles.
Sister Jeanine was a warm and welcoming presence to incoming patients at UPMC Montefiore. As an admitting interviewer, she gently helped patients navigate the emotional, physical, and psychological stressors of illness and uncertainty. “I always tried to be a compassionate presence there with each patient,” she says.
Shifting from hospital to home, she served 20 years with Girls Hope of Pittsburgh, starting as a residential counselor before becoming the organization’s longtime finance associate and office manager.
She found joy in watching the scholars grow through academic, athletic, cultural, and artistic opportunities, especially the moments when they would “realize what a great experience it is.”
Sister Jeanine has volunteered at Casa San José and 412 Food Rescue and continues to serve God and neighbor each day through her steadfast presence and care for others.
Sister Valerie Zottola, CSJ
50th Jubilee
Deeply attuned to the internal struggle of those who hunger for meaning and connection, Sister Valerie Zottola describes the evolution of her ministry as “growing closer to the dream God has for me.”
Initially drawn to the congregation by a desire to serve the poor, she says religious life has been an experience of “overwhelming love and gratitude.”
As a teacher at Mount Gallitzin Academy in Baden, principal at Holy Rosary in Pittsburgh, assistant principal at North Catholic High School in Pittsburgh, and director of faith formation for youth and families at Mt. St. Peter in New Kensington, Sister Val sought to create an atmosphere of hospitality.
She brings that same spirit to her roles as volunteer coordinator with Casa San José and co-minister of the House of Discernment, an inter-congregational community supporting women who are discerning religious life.
A dreamer and a doer, Sister Val brings a gentleness and sensitivity to helping each person uncover their unique path and “become part of something bigger than themselves” — a journey she hopes will lead all to “experience the incredible Incarnate Love of God.”
Sister Kari Pohl, CSJ
25th Jubilee
“I wanted my life to be about more than just me, and I knew I couldn’t do it alone,” Sister Kari Pohl says of the pull she felt toward religious life. She recalls first meeting Sisters of St. Joseph during her time as a nursing student at the University of Detroit Mercy in her home state of Michigan.
“What drew me to this community in particular was the joy and love that the Sisters had — and continue to have — toward each other.”
Serving as a nurse at the East Liberty Family Health Care Center has allowed Sister Kari to care for her patients’ physical, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing — and to see the systemic injustices they carry the weight of each day. It’s something she also observed during a 6-year mission in Nicaragua, accompanying people experiencing extreme poverty.
Through her ministry as Congregational Coordinator of Justice and Peace, she transforms that awareness into action, working to end exploitation across systems and relationships.
Authentic, appreciative, and justice-seeking, Sister Kari enjoys reading, walking in nature, photography, and painting.
Other 2025 Milestones
Sister Jeanette Bussen, SCJ
65 Years
Sister Melissa Joyce, CSJ
65 Years
Sister Barbara Czyrnik, SCJ
65 Years
Sister Sue Ann Orange, CSJ
65 Years
Sister Sally Witt, CSJ
65 Years
Sister Barbara Ann Graff, SCJ
65 Years
Sister Mary Louise Wessell, CSJ
65 Years
Sister Corinne Kirsch, CSJ
60 Years
Sister Frances Hurley, CSJ
65 Years
Sister Carolyn Wiethorn, CSJ
65 Years