“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Today, January 18, 2021, the United States commemorates the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. King gave his life to a vision of a peaceful,…
By Kristi Laughlin, Associate, San Francisco, Associates Leadership Team “Every life that is led very near to God is a life in which great sorrows and great joys meet, no close union with God is effected without real suffering, and that the fruit of suffering is joy.” –Janet Erskine Stuart, RSCJ This quote from Janet…
By Elizabeth Hicks, chair, Network of Sacred Heart Schools Board On behalf of the Network of Sacred Heart Schools board, it is my pleasure to announce that Dr. Korin Visocchi has accepted the position of Executive Director of the Network of Sacred Heart Schools. She is currently the Associate Head of School at Academy of the…
The Provincial Team of the Society of the Sacred Heart, United States – Canada Province, affirms and supports the statement released by The Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR): The Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) joins with the world in praying for peace after witnessing the violence and lawlessness yesterday in our nation’s capital. We are deeply…
The Society of the Sacred Heart celebrates the launch of the 2020 Goals and Criteria for Sacred Heart Schools in the United States – Canada Province. The Goals and Criteria for the Sacred Heart Schools in the United States – Canada Province defines the mission of Sacred Heart schools as part of the Society’s educational mission in…
The provincial staff and leadership team present this holiday-themed video!
The world waits for our hope to become acts of justice, mercy, compassion, and love and love and love so that winter may give way to spring in the heart of our suffering world. And the world may rise, refreshed and renewed once again. May the Star of Wonder lead us to the Christ-child,…
On November 28, Pope Francis elevated Archbishop Wilton Gregory to the Catholic Church’s College of Cardinals, making him the first African American to receive the honor in the history of the church. Ordained as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Chicago, Illinois, Gregory served as the Bishop of Belleville, Illinois, and led the Archdiocese of…
By Lori Wilson and Peggy Gorman, Co-Chairs of the Associates Leadership Team On December 6, 2020, the United States – Canada Associate Leadership Team hosted a presentation by Sisters Anne-Louise Nadeau, SNDdeN and Patty Chappell, SNDdeN. The presentation introduced Associates, RSCJ and provincial staff to transformational anti-racist values that can help us, the Sacred Heart…
The Provincial Leadership Team is pleased to announce Flavia Bader has been named the new director of communications and public relations for the Society of the Sacred Heart, United States – Canada (USC) Province. Flavia is a native of São Paulo, Brazil, and has lived in the United States since 1988. She holds a…
By Caroline Richard The Shrine of Saint John Berchmans located in Grand Coteau, Louisiana, sits on the site of the miraculous cure of Religious of the Sacred Heart (RSCJ) novice Mary Wilson following an apparition by Berchmans in 1866. As the convent’s original infirmary, the site has seen its share of illnesses and epidemics. When the shrine…
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 Kristi Laughlin, Associate, San Francisco, Associates Leadership Team The walk must begin with talk, but it can’t end there. This was the guiding principle of the Racial Justice Book Discussion hosted by the United States – Canada (USC) Associates Leadership Team on Sunday, September 13. The goal was to bring Associates and RSCJ together…
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…