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Statement concerning the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on DACA: June 18, 2020

Statement concerning the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on DACA: June 18, 2020

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….

I can’t breathe

I can’t breathe

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…

Your example

Your example

By Lauren Brownlee, Associate, Washington, D.C. Among the most heartening expressions of solidarity that I have experienced in this painful period of following the murder of George Floyd were social media comments from the Stone Ridge community answering the call of the Society’s strong anti-racism statement. My former colleagues and students at Stone Ridge believe, as…

Provincial Leadership Team affirms statement by National Black Sisters’ Conference

Provincial Leadership Team affirms statement by National Black Sisters’ Conference

The Society of the Sacred Heart, United States – Canada Province Leadership Team stands in support of the following powerful “Red Record Statement” issued by the National Black Sisters’ Conference on “21st Century Lynchings in America.” Sheila Hammond, RSCJ Donna Collins, RSCJ Maureen Glavin, RSCJ Mary Theresa Moser, RSCJ Diane Roche, RSCJ   21st Century…

Statement on Racism: May 29, 2020

Statement on Racism: May 29, 2020

The Society of the Sacred Heart in the United States and Canada strongly condemns the gross violation of human dignity that we, along with millions of others, witnessed in the video of George Floyd’s last minutes. We are outraged at yet another killing of an unarmed African-American man, and stand in solidarity with all people…

May crownings shared by Sacred Heart schools

May crownings shared by Sacred Heart schools

During this unprecedented time in Sacred Heart education, all of our Network schools closed and offered virtual learning. The administration, faculty and staff found numerous and creative ways to share normal school activities with students at home. One example of an activity normally held in May at some of our schools is a “May crowning” celebration. Several schools…

Associates go virtual

Associates go virtual

By Sergio Vasquez, Associate, New Orleans On a gloomy Sunday, three groups of Associates – Chicago, Halifax and St. Louis – used Zoom to meet with their groups virtually. A new way of being connected is forming across our province and Associates are embracing it! I had a dream of a Sacred Heart “intranet,” a…

God does not abandon us

God does not abandon us

A message of solidarity to the communities affected by the shootings in Nova Scotia Montreal, April 23, 2020 – On Sunday, April 19, Nova Scotia became the scene of the worst mass shooting of our country’s history, with a toll of 22 victims and their shooter. Religious communities in Canada and all consecrated persons, though currently in confinement, unite…

Be bread beyond borders

Be bread beyond borders

By Peggy Gorman and Lori Wilson, Co-chairs, Associates Leadership Team Coronavirus knows no boundaries nor does the charism to live out of the Heart of Jesus in our wounded world. Our boundaries may now simply be our place of residence, unless we envision a bigger picture of relationship with others. Even then, this pandemic has removed…

The Society of the Sacred Heart in the United States during the 1918 Spanish Influenza

The Society of the Sacred Heart in the United States during the 1918 Spanish Influenza

By Michael Pera, Assistant Archivist Society of the Sacred Heart, United States – Canada Province In seeking to understand and grapple with the current outbreak of COVID-19, many have understandably reached for the worst pandemic of the 20th century, the 1918 Spanish Influenza. Given that interest, the Province Archives of the Society of the Sacred…

In the midst of uncertainty: A statement from the United States – Canada Province

In the midst of uncertainty: A statement from the United States – Canada Province

Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat said it is the relationships we build that sustain us through moments of joy and moments of challenge. These uncertain times surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic have brought our province times of challenge, which we work through, each day, in order to meet the needs of our members, staff and Sacred Heart…

A Letter from the Superior General

A Letter from the Superior General

SOCIETÀ DEL SACRO CUORE CASA GENERALIZIA Rome, 23 March 2020 Greetings from Rome! We wanted to share with you that, faced with the magnitude of this pandemic and the possibility that travel to Italy would potentially become impossible, we decided to cut short our visits to Latin America and return to Rome. Daphne, Bodo, Marie-Jeanne…

A reflection by Juliet Mousseau, RSCJ

A reflection by Juliet Mousseau, RSCJ

The province welcomed and celebrated newly professed Juliet Mousseau, RSCJ, on Saturday, February 22, 2020, in St. Charles, Missouri. The following is Sister Mousseau’s reflection from her celebration Mass. First Reading: Jeremiah 8, 7-8 Second Reading: Romans 8, 28-39 Gospel Reading: John 4: 5-30, 39-42 This reading which tells of Jesus’s encounter with the Samaritan…

Updates from the border witness program, Rio Grande Valley

Updates from the border witness program, Rio Grande Valley

The Stuart Center in collaboration with ARISE, a nonprofit in Alamo, Texas, hosted a four-day border witness program to offer an enriching, educational and powerful experience of life on the Texas – Mexico border. Below is a recap of the program, which ran from February 16-20, 2020. February 17, 2020 Those participating in the Stuart Center’s border witness…