Sophie’s Well, a center for Sacred Heart spirituality, hosted a hiking retreat in Halifax, Nova Scotia this summer. Led by Mary Frohlich, RSCJ, the retreat brought together a group of twelve women from their 20s to their 70s for a week of praying and hiking together. The group included Associates, Religious of the Sacred Heart, Sacred…
On September 8, Religious of the Sacred Heart, Associates, Province staff and Heads of Schools gathered in the spirit of gratitude, grace and hope for a Province-wide Zoom prayer service. During this occasion that marked the beginning of Suzanne Cooke’s second term as Provincial of the United States – Canada Province, the larger community thanked outgoing…
The Society of the Sacred Heart United States – Canada Province is pleased to announce the appointment of Julie L. Castellini as Advancement Director, Illinois – Florida, starting this September. Julie is an alumna of the Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart in Lake Forest, Illinois, and has over 10 years experience in advancement, admissions,…
Updated on August 30, 2024 In the early hours of August 20, 2024, the secretary general of the Society’s General Chapter 2024 announced the election of Claire Castaing, RSCJ, as the next superior general of the Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Sister Castaing is from the Belgium-France-Netherlands Province and will serve an eight-year…
With the Olympics in Paris underway, we as a Sacred Heart community wish good luck to those Sacred Heart alumnae and alumni from around the world who are and will be competing in the Olympics and Paralympics! The Following athletes are competing in Paris: Georgia Bell ’10 Sacred Heart High School, Hammersmith, London Athletics (1500m) Blanca…
This past June Sacred Heart educators, in partnership with the Society of the Sacred Heart, came together for the Sacred Heart Stories workshop, at which they conducted primary source research that would help bring more of the rich history of Sacred Heart Education to U.S. and World History courses throughout the Network of Sacred Heart…
By Lisa Buscher, RSCJ In the fall of 2021, I participated in a day offered to women religious of the Diocese of San Diego focused on ministries of direct service to people on the move — migrants and refugees at the United States–Mexico border in Southern California. I was deeply touched hearing about the variety…
The Sacred Heart School of Halifax community came together for the Feast of Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat to celebrate Mass and the conclusion of its 175th anniversary school year. The theme for the year was “Celebrating 175 years – Learning from the Past, Living in the Present, Building for the Future.” Not only did this year…
On Monday June 3, Archbishop Carroll High School honored Helen McCulloch, RSCJ, with the Patrick Cardinal O’Boyle Award, recognizing her 34 years of service to the school. This award, which was created in 2013, honors those members of the religious community and/or members of the lay community who have worked in conjunction with the fundamental…
Members of the Newton Country Day community gathered on Sunday, June 2 to celebrate Barbara Rogers, RSCJ, and her 34 years of service to Newton Country Day School of the Sacred Heart. Among the upwards of 800 attendees were: students and alumnae with their families; past and present faculty, staff, and trustees; members of Sister Rogers’…
On Friday, May 24, the Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart community recognized and celebrated Marcia O’Dea, RSCJ, and her 50 years of service to the school. Sister O’Dea wrote in her letter announcing her retirement, “I know I will always treasure the gift I have known in my mission as an RSCJ educator…
On Thursday, May 16, Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart hosted a Founders Thank You Reception, during which they honored the school’s first class of Cor Unum Award recipients – Antonio and Conchi Argiz, Armando and Margarita Codina, Suzanne Cooke, RSCJ, Nelson and Consuelo Rodriguez, Mike and Constance Fernandez, and Ann Taylor, RSCJ. Carrollton shares…
Religious of the Sacred Heart (RSCJ) and SacredHeartDNA Ambassadors from Poland gathered with young people last week to prepare for their upcoming Camino de Santiago pilgrimage that will take place May 1-9, 2024. The group, including six young adults and two RSCJ, embarked on a practice hike from Tuczno, Poland, through the Zielonka Forest to…
On April 3, 2024, Florence de la Villéon, RSCJ, was awarded the prestigious National Order of Merit by the French government. This insignia recognizes notable military or civil achievements demonstrating courage, generosity, and dedication to serving others or France. Florence was knighted with the medal for her religious work and her humanitarian activities with people on the…
SHDNA presenting at Colegio Sagrado Corazón in San Luis Potosí. Young adult members of the SacredHeartDNA (SHDNA) core team journeyed to Mexico in late February to connect with young people and promote upcoming SHDNA programs. SacredHeartDNA is a young adult ministry initiative from the Society of the Sacred Heart United States – Canada (USC) Province….
This Catholic Sisters Week, March 8-14, the Society of the Sacred Heart joined 11 other congregations of Catholic sisters in the St. Louis area to launch a special video series entitled “Ask a Nun Anything.” The series comprises of short videos featuring sisters answering a range of questions about their lives, their faith, their experiences serving the…
Clare Pratt, RSCJ, and Diane Roche, RSCJ, represented Anne Montgomery House (a Province welcoming community) at a moving Ash Wednesday liturgy in front of the White House, praying for an end to the fighting between Israel and Hamas that has caused so much suffering and destruction. Most of the hundred or so people who participated were…
At the start of Probation, each probanist was asked to share what she was most grateful for. Watch the video below to hear their responses. To see the subtitles in English, click play, then click on the subtitles/closed captions button (CC) located in the lower right corner of the screen, then click on “Settings”, then…
Opening of Probation This past September, the General Council of the Society of the Sacred Heart officially welcomed seven Religious of the Sacred Heart (RSCJ) in their final stage of formation, known as Probation, to the Villa Lante in Rome. The RSCJ probanists are: Nataly Fabiola of the Province of Chile, Gloria Diaz of the Province of Colombia,…
By educators and middle school students from Sapporo Sacred Heart School Reflecting over the 2023 school year, one of the blessings we are grateful for is the 10-day “Study Tour to the Roots of Sister Schools in the U.S.” The tour was planned and organized by Donna Collins, RSCJ. At the end of March 2023,…
By Carrolton School of the Sacred Heart Carrollton unveiled its new Mater Admirabilis Chapel and Spirituality Center to the community, fittingly beginning with our celebration of the Feast of Mater. The original fresco displayed in the Trinità dei Monti in Rome, Italy, and painted in 1846 by French novice of the Society, Pauline Perdrau, is a beautiful…