Sister Susan Francois, CSJP
@susanfrancois.bsky.social
Blessed to be a Sister of St Joseph of Peace. Posts are mine and do not represent any group
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I have said it before and I will say it again: the world needs more dance parties. 💃 🕺 💃 🕺 💃 🕺
Joy is resistance.
(This post brought to you by an evening dancing with my CSJP sisters and associates at our community assembly)
Joy is resistance.
(This post brought to you by an evening dancing with my CSJP sisters and associates at our community assembly)
November 16, 2025 at 4:29 AM
I have said it before and I will say it again: the world needs more dance parties. 💃 🕺 💃 🕺 💃 🕺
Joy is resistance.
(This post brought to you by an evening dancing with my CSJP sisters and associates at our community assembly)
Joy is resistance.
(This post brought to you by an evening dancing with my CSJP sisters and associates at our community assembly)
Speaking from Cop30, Jamaican economist Mariama Williams said historical injustices must be confronted and addressed.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...
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Hurricane Melissa a ‘real-time case study’ of colonialism’s legacies
Destruction in Jamaica shows why climate justice cannot be separated from reparatory justice, campaigners say
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November 15, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Speaking from Cop30, Jamaican economist Mariama Williams said historical injustices must be confronted and addressed.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...
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We cannot be silent. Grateful to our brothers Bishops for this strong statement in support of human dignity and against the indiscriminate mass deportation of our immigrant kin.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Catholic Bishops Rebuke U.S. ‘Mass Deportation’ of Immigrants
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:28 AM
We cannot be silent. Grateful to our brothers Bishops for this strong statement in support of human dignity and against the indiscriminate mass deportation of our immigrant kin.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Fourteen years ago today on 11.11.11, I professed my perpetual vows as a Sister of St. Joseph of Peace.
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November 11, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Fourteen years ago today on 11.11.11, I professed my perpetual vows as a Sister of St. Joseph of Peace.
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Praying and standing in solidarity with the families and our migrant kin detained in Delaney Hall this Sunday morning.
We began at 7 am in prayer on the theme Holy Resistance, led by Rev. Shannon Smythe.
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We began at 7 am in prayer on the theme Holy Resistance, led by Rev. Shannon Smythe.
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November 9, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Praying and standing in solidarity with the families and our migrant kin detained in Delaney Hall this Sunday morning.
We began at 7 am in prayer on the theme Holy Resistance, led by Rev. Shannon Smythe.
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We began at 7 am in prayer on the theme Holy Resistance, led by Rev. Shannon Smythe.
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IASJ’s next 50 years depend on our collective action. This December, join us at the Gala or give today to fuel campaigns that hold corporations accountable: givebutter.com/iasjlegacy
IASJ's 50th Anniversary Celebration!
We cannot challenge corporate power by ourselves! IASJ does not receive support from corporations, which means we rely on generous contributions from individuals like you. Thank you for joining the pu...
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October 31, 2025 at 4:19 PM
IASJ’s next 50 years depend on our collective action. This December, join us at the Gala or give today to fuel campaigns that hold corporations accountable: givebutter.com/iasjlegacy
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This Vocation Awareness Week, we honor the women and men religious whose faith and conviction have guided IASJ’s mission. Their prophetic witness continues to inspire our work for justice, equity, and the common good.
November 3, 2025 at 9:25 PM
This Vocation Awareness Week, we honor the women and men religious whose faith and conviction have guided IASJ’s mission. Their prophetic witness continues to inspire our work for justice, equity, and the common good.
May we who are made in the image and likeness of God, imperfect as we are, strive to mirror God's excessive seeking for goodness, light, love, and peace. May we never give up on ourselves or one another. May we be steadfast like God is steadfast. Amen.
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Steadfast & Extravagant God
“In the absence of holiness, You are still God. You are steadfast.” This morning, I prayed with these words from the song Steadfast by singer songwriter Leslie Jordan. A good reminder w…
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November 6, 2025 at 2:02 PM
May we who are made in the image and likeness of God, imperfect as we are, strive to mirror God's excessive seeking for goodness, light, love, and peace. May we never give up on ourselves or one another. May we be steadfast like God is steadfast. Amen.
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Finding some time this morning to pray with Dielxi Te, Pope Leo's Apostolic Exhortation
October 28, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Finding some time this morning to pray with Dielxi Te, Pope Leo's Apostolic Exhortation
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More than 150 Catholics, including religious sisters, brothers, clergy, lay people and students gathered outside the Delaney Hall inmigrant detention center in Newark this morning for a powerful prayer and blessing.
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October 22, 2025 at 6:16 PM
More than 150 Catholics, including religious sisters, brothers, clergy, lay people and students gathered outside the Delaney Hall inmigrant detention center in Newark this morning for a powerful prayer and blessing.
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More than 150 Catholics and friends joined in prayer at Delaney Hall today as part of the national #OneChurchOneFamily movement. Newark Bishop Manny Cruz offered the closing blessing
October 22, 2025 at 6:13 PM
More than 150 Catholics and friends joined in prayer at Delaney Hall today as part of the national #OneChurchOneFamily movement. Newark Bishop Manny Cruz offered the closing blessing
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Plans are coming together for our October 22 Prayer and Blessing at Delaney Hall in Newark as part of the One Church, One Family national Catholic day of public witness. We will be joined by Catholic Sisters, parishes, students, ministry leaders, and local organizations. forms.gle/aRgdkGK2b94p...
October 21, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Plans are coming together for our October 22 Prayer and Blessing at Delaney Hall in Newark as part of the One Church, One Family national Catholic day of public witness. We will be joined by Catholic Sisters, parishes, students, ministry leaders, and local organizations. forms.gle/aRgdkGK2b94p...
Every Sunday morning at 7 am we gather for an ecumenical prayer service outside Delaney Hall the private for profit migrant prison in Newark.
October 19, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Every Sunday morning at 7 am we gather for an ecumenical prayer service outside Delaney Hall the private for profit migrant prison in Newark.
Saturday update from Delaney Hall detention center in Newark. Dropped off donations collected by the Sisters to support families. You can donate to orgs providing assistance: First Friends NJ/NY, Cosecha NJ & Action 21
October 18, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Saturday update from Delaney Hall detention center in Newark. Dropped off donations collected by the Sisters to support families. You can donate to orgs providing assistance: First Friends NJ/NY, Cosecha NJ & Action 21
My double sided sign is ready for tomorrow
October 17, 2025 at 11:24 PM
My double sided sign is ready for tomorrow
Trump Considers Overhaul of Refugee System That Would Favor White People
www.nytimes.com
October 16, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Sisters Chero Chuma and @susanfrancois.bsky.social will be hosting an #Advent #Retreat for Young Adults (18-40) on December 13th in New Jersey. For more information and to register: tinyurl.com/SMVAdventRet...
Registration deadline is December 5th.
Registration deadline is December 5th.
October 15, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Sisters Chero Chuma and @susanfrancois.bsky.social will be hosting an #Advent #Retreat for Young Adults (18-40) on December 13th in New Jersey. For more information and to register: tinyurl.com/SMVAdventRet...
Registration deadline is December 5th.
Registration deadline is December 5th.
When this many events are scheduled across the country for peaceful witness and support of the separation of powers into three branches of government, I think it is safe to say they are "I ❤️ America gatherings."
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October 11, 2025 at 12:26 PM
When this many events are scheduled across the country for peaceful witness and support of the separation of powers into three branches of government, I think it is safe to say they are "I ❤️ America gatherings."
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I love reading the (Old) Catholic Encyclopedia from 1917 and to see how Catholic theology put things then. “Care of the Poor by the Church,” unsurprisingly, coheres with a lot of what the new papal exhortation says.
In case we’re worried about tradition.
www.newadvent.org/cathen/12236...
In case we’re worried about tradition.
www.newadvent.org/cathen/12236...
October 9, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I love reading the (Old) Catholic Encyclopedia from 1917 and to see how Catholic theology put things then. “Care of the Poor by the Church,” unsurprisingly, coheres with a lot of what the new papal exhortation says.
In case we’re worried about tradition.
www.newadvent.org/cathen/12236...
In case we’re worried about tradition.
www.newadvent.org/cathen/12236...
Mic Drop from Pope Leo in his new teaching document just out today, Dilexi Te (I have loved you)
“The same questions keep coming back to us. Does this mean that the less gifted are not human beings? Or that the weak do not have the same dignity as ourselves? ...
-Pope Leo
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“The same questions keep coming back to us. Does this mean that the less gifted are not human beings? Or that the weak do not have the same dignity as ourselves? ...
-Pope Leo
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October 9, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Mic Drop from Pope Leo in his new teaching document just out today, Dilexi Te (I have loved you)
“The same questions keep coming back to us. Does this mean that the less gifted are not human beings? Or that the weak do not have the same dignity as ourselves? ...
-Pope Leo
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“The same questions keep coming back to us. Does this mean that the less gifted are not human beings? Or that the weak do not have the same dignity as ourselves? ...
-Pope Leo
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Reflection on this Sunday's scripture readings. And a prayer:
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Courage and Power to Love
I spent yesterday morning with other volunteers at Delaney Hall providing hospitality and solidarity to families visiting loved ones. I have been recovering from Covid so hadn’t been in a whi…
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October 5, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Reflection on this Sunday's scripture readings. And a prayer:
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