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The United States – Canada Province is happy to announce that Sandy Ahlheim will serve as the new director of the Shrine of Saint Philippine Duchesne in St. Charles, Missouri. She attended St. Louis University and has a degree in education. She is certified in elementary education and middle school science. She holds 25 years’ experience…

This January, members of The Sarah Community, a retirement facility in Bridgeton, Missouri, thanked and honored Elaine Abels, RSCJ, at their annual Founders’ Day Award Ceremony as she concludes 12 years of service to the community. Gifted a bouquet and mounted butterfly, the symbol of The Sarah Community, Elaine was recognized for her work across…

This January, Gail O’Donell, RSCJ, and Gina Rodee, RSCJ, facilitated a Busy Person’s Retreat (BPR), a Sacred Heart retreat tradition within the province and Network schools for over 10 years, at the provincial office in St. Louis, Missouri. During the week long retreat, staff members had the option to participate in daily morning prayer, meet…

Carol Pfitzinger has served as the director of the Shrine of St. Rose Philippine Duchesne in St. Charles, Missouri, for the last 30 years. For over three decades, she has welcomed visitors from around the world in addition to countless local groups to the Shrine to learn more about our beloved Philippine. Her three decades…

On Monday, December 3, 2018, at the John Joseph Moakley Courthouse on Boston’s waterfront, the Conservation Law Foundation of New England (CLF) honored Protect South Portland (PSP) for their work to ban the transportation of tar sands oil through the Portland Montreal pipeline through the city’s harbor and Casco Bay. Mary-Jane Ferrier, RSCJ, received the…

The Provincial Team is pleased to announce that Janet Anderson has been named the new director of finance in the United States for the United States – Canada Province. In addition, the team welcomes Mary Halsey as the new controller for the province. Janet has worked for the Society for 10 years, having served as…

Christmas 1818 in St. Charles The girls who had already made their First Communion were invited to spend Christmas Eve at the convent with the boarding pupils. They arrived with their blankets or buffalo robes, each prepared to make her own shake-down for the night in the school room. After supper they gathered around the…

Dear Sisters and Friends, Since the closing celebration of the bicentennial, these weeks have been filled with expressions of gratitude from across the province and across the world. The family of the Sacred Heart has experienced deeply the cor unum that binds us together, whether in weekly emails, a common day of global service or…

About the Award Since 2017, the Sister Carol A. Haggarty, RSCJ Leadership Award has been given to an RSCJ, a Sheridan Road alumna/us, or a former Sacred Heart School faculty or staff member who best exemplifies the leadership and commitment to Sacred Heart education, as demonstrated by the late Sister Haggarty. Sister Haggarty served Sacred…

Over 1,000 members of the Sacred Heart family, near and far, gathered at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis on the Feast Day of Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne to celebrate the closing of the Province’s bicentennial celebrations. Members of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, along with 30 descendants of the Duchesne and Perier families, Network of…

Written by Mary Frohlich, RSCJ On September 4, 1838, 859 members of the Potawatomi Nation began a forced relocation march from their home near Twin Lakes, Indiana, to lands to be given them in Kansas. Their chief, Menominee, refused to sign the removal papers and so he was transported in a prison wagon. Water was scarce…

Written by Mary Bernstein, RSCJ Saturday, September 29, 2018, at noon was a special moment in the RSCJ Cemetery in Lake Forest, Illinois. What had been a gloomy, cold day suddenly became sunlit and beautiful as 64 people gathered to bless the refurbished cemetery of 154 RSCJ who served Chicago and Lake Forest beginning in…

The Academy of the Sacred Heart and the Rosary Sacred Heart Alumnae Association are pleased to announce Sister Jane McKinlay, RSCJ, as recipient of the 2018 Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat Award. This award is given to a Religious of the Sacred Heart (RSCJ) who has contributed greatly to the needs of the students and the…

Brother Frank calls during his opening song and drumming. Sunday, September 23, was full of emotions as descendants of known persons enslaved by the Society of the Sacred Heart gathered at St. Charles Borromeo Church and Academy of the Sacred Heart in Grand Coteau, Louisiana, to remember and honor their ancestors. This gathering, formally named…

On September 18, 2018, St. Philomena School in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, formally entered the application process to become a member of the Network of Sacred Heart Schools in the United States and Canada. The Faithful Companions of Jesus (fcJ), an international order of Roman Catholic sisters living and ministering in Asia, Australia, Europe and the…

On Friday, September 14, 2018 students, faculty, parents, alumnae/i, RSCJ and friends of the Sacred Heart gathered at the Academy of the Sacred Heart (ASH) in St. Charles, Missouri, to celebrate Mass in honor of its 200th anniversary. Archbishop Robert Carlson presided in a packed gym decorated in honor of Philippine. Students and alum of…

Friday, August 10, sisters from all over the country, including several RSCJ, gathered at the Old Courthouse in St. Louis, Missouri, to participate in the action “Being in Communion: Standing Against Racism.” This action was a part of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) Assembly and included song and several minutes of silence and…