By Mary Kubli, RSCJ; Edited by Lyn Osiek, RSCJ October is American Archives Month and so we present excerpts from the United States – Canada Archives, located in St. Louis, Missouri. The seal Most institutions have an official seal that usually contains recognizable symbols and/or the name of the institution. For example, an official transcript from a…
One thing is for certain, in order to wholly live out the mission of the Society of the Sacred Heart, the collective Sacred Heart community must commit to the ongoing work of anti-racism. This work is never completed, but an extension of our call to love each day we walk this earth. On the weekend…
By Faith M. Hodges What is the spiritual lens through which you view the world? What does that look like in action? Several years ago, the Huffington Post published an article, “I Don’t Know How to Explain to You that You Should Care About Other People.” This article had a large impact on the lens through…
Everyone loves family first. But too many of us have forgotten that as children of one Father, we are bonded in a kinship relationship with every created being. The Incarnation reveals definitively that the Heart of God beats at the center of the entire network of life. Discovering this ecological spirituality orients us toward reverence for all life, and…
By Erin Everson What is the spiritual lens through which you view the world? What does that look like in action? As a person who was raised Catholic and a product of catholic education from kindergarten through college, I, no doubt, have been shaped by the Catholic faith, and this foundation informs my spirituality today….
The Society of the Sacred Heart, United States – Canada (USC) Province is pleased to announce that Provincial Sheila Hammond, RSCJ, is being honored with the ACPE: The Standard for Spiritual Care & Education 2020 Distinguished Service Award. This award is ACPE’s highest recognition bestowed upon members and is awarded for long, outstanding service and leadership…
The World Food Program estimates that an additional 130 million people in poor and middle-income countries will face life-threatening food insecurity in 2020 as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. It is urgent to free up funds for governments to use for health care and food assistance. Faith communities around the world are urging wealthier countries, including the United…
The United States – Canada Province created this video for their Special Provincial Chapter, an official gathering that ensures and promotes both communion and vitality in the Province in view of the Society’s mission. This Special Provincial Chapter took place July 9-12, 2020. It was a gathering in preparation for the international Special General Chapter that…
By Iris Longo What is the spiritual lens through which you view the world? What does that look like in action? I characterize myself as a “spiritual” individual. In my terms, this means I have a drive to serve a higher calling, but don’t conceptually identify that drive as a commitment to one particular religion…
The Society of the Sacred Heart, United States – Canada Province, has signed a statement by Catholic leaders demanding that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) immediately release all children and their associated family members detained at three detention centers named in a recent federal court ruling. In the face of a global pandemic, any…
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Juneteenth is a day honored and celebrated in the United States, as it marks the final proclamation, in 1865 in Texas, that enslaved persons were free. One hundred and fifty-five years later, the residual effects of enslavement are present and visible throughout the United States. Black and brown persons, today, continue to endure and raise their…
Dear Sisters and Friends in the Family of the Sacred Heart, This year as we celebrate the Feast of the Sacred Heart in a time of darkness and uncertainty, we listen to the invitation of Jesus: Come, all you who are heavy burdened, take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek…
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients are thriving in the United States. They contribute to our society by working to support their families, by taking advantage of educational opportunities and by serving in the military. Approximately 62,000 health care workers in the United States, on the front lines of a global pandemic, are DACA-eligible….
By Sergio Vasquez, Associate, New Orleans, Associates Leadership Team “At the same physical place in the same chronological time.” I sat at Mass on the Feast of Pentecost and was struck by these words of the homilist, Fr. Greg Walthrop, SJ, unpacking the readings. The disciples had gathered in fear and yet something remarkable took…