Edited by Jean M. Bartunek, RSCJ Social scientists develop knowledge that is directly pertinent to global challenges and crises and need to be included in initiatives taken to address them. This book is a step towards such presentation and involvement.

Religious of the Sacred Heart, Mildred Peterkin, died January 9, 2022, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Born in 1921 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Mildred Peterkin was the daughter of Frank Edwin Peterkin and Mary Loretta Noonan.  Sister Peterkin was predeceased by her parents, two brothers, Dr. David Peterkin and Reverend Allan Peterkin, SJ, as well as her only sister, Dr. Edith Peterkin of Belleville, Ontario. She is survived by one brother, John (Esme) of Winnipeg, and by several beloved nephews and nieces in Canada and the USA.

I have always valued Walter Brueggemann’s insight that “Advent is an invitation …”

The United States – Canada Province administrative staff and Provincial Team present a holiday-themed video!

The Special Chapter of the Society of the Sacred Heart closed on December 2, 2021. The delegates representing the United States – Canada Province were Provincial Suzanne Cooke, RSCJ; Imma De Stefanis, RSCJ; Juliet Mousseau, RSCJ; and former Superior General Kathleen Conan, RSCJ.