Meg Distler Receives 2024 Saint Katharina Kasper Award
The St. Joe Foundation is proud to honor our Executive Director, Meg Distler, who not only celebrates 25 years of service this year, but also was awarded the prestigious Saint Katharina Kasper Award by our sponsor, the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ! This esteemed recognition celebrates Meg’s unwavering dedication to service, embodying the compassionate spirit of Saint Katharina Kasper.
This story, recently published in the local Catholic Diocesan newspaper, tells of the virtuous history of Saint Katharina Kasper and her order, the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ, who would eventually found the St. Joseph Community Health Foundation, and still inspire the Foundation’s work today!
In the news:
St. Katharina Kasper: A Model of Patience
Michael Heinlein | August 13, 2024 | Today’s Catholic
God’s timing is a mystery. Waiting for God’s plan to be made clear can be difficult. It can test our faith and trust, make us question our hope, distract us from doing God’s will as it presents itself to us in the day-to-day circumstances of our lives.
St. Maria Katharina Kasper experienced this kind of waiting quite dramatically in her life. But, as much as God’s timing is a mystery, by God’s grace, we can begin to see His providence in our exercise of patience – as St. Katharina’s story makes clear. “Be still before the Lord; wait for Him” (Ps 37:7), according to the psalmist’s wisdom. “All things work for good for those who love God,” as St. Paul instructs…
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