By Bridget Bearss, RSCJ In 2016, the Society of the Sacred Heart held a General Chapter where four calls were identified for the shaping of our direction: To reach new frontiers To live more humanly To create silence To be and act as one Body Nearly simultaneous to experiencing the depth of these calls for…
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…
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…
By Peggy Gorman, Associate, Halifax, Co-chair, Associates Leadership Team Recently, Anne-Marie Conn, RSCJ, facilitated a process with Associates, using Theory U and mental models as tools to help us identify who we are as Associates of the Society of the Sacred Heart, what is essential to that relationship, how we cultivate the relationship on a…
Since 1994, many RSCJ have served with the Indian people at the Soboba Reservation near Hemet, California. The last two RSCJ, Marianna Torrano and Adele Schroeder, acknowledge it is their time to leave this ministry to the care of others. They will end their ministry on February 1, 2020. The community hosted a farewell celebration…
By Kristen Pedersen Erdem ‘86, Academy of the Sacred Heart (The Rosary) in New Orleans, Louisiana The opportunity to be a Virtual Associate is one that shows God’s love for us, and our love for the Sacred Heart of Jesus knows no boundaries. It is a reminder there are ties that bind us to others…
Juliet Mousseau, RSCJ, and eight other RSCJ will profess their final vows on January 26, 2020. With great joy, we invite you to join us in thought and prayer as we celebrate their Perpetual Profession in the Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Those professing their vows are: MarÃa Jimena O’Neill, RSCJ, Argentina/Uruguay Province Amélie…
By Linda Kato, RSCJ Why this mission I was drawn as a child of the ‘60s to the Society’s mission of making God’s love visible in the world, with a focus on education, human development and promotion of social justice. I spent years teaching in Sacred Heart Schools and worked for decades in corporate research…
This holiday is meant for us to remember. To remember Martin Luther King’s stance on justice and peace – a message relevant for today. Also, it is a day to revisit his letter from Birmingham Jail. These three quotes below are just a sampling of his wisdom for us today: “Injustice anywhere is a threat…
Long ago, in a state far, far away from where I am now, I was in the backseat of our family VW, riding home from the original Star Wars movie, A New Hope, and looking up at the night sky, thinking … All of that is happening up there … maybe … but wow … what if…
Long ago, in a state far, far away from where I am now, I was in the backseat of our family VW, riding home from the original Star Wars movie, A New Hope, and looking up at the night sky, thinking … All of that is happening up there … maybe … but wow … what if…
The Provincial Leadership Team is pleased to announce that Caroline Richard has been hired as director of Petit Musée and Shrine of Saint John Berchmans, located at Schools of the Sacred Heart at Grand Coteau in Grand Coteau, Louisiana. Caroline first day will be January 6, 2020. As director, she will be responsible for, among other…
Christmas 1819 in Florissant The transfer from the bishop’s farm to the new convent in the village happened December 23 and 24, 1819, in very cold, snowy weather. “… We were very late in reaching Florissant because we had lost our way. But we had to hurry with the work of preparing the chapel. Owing…
Edited by Kathleen Hughes, RSCJ Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne, 1769-1852 A native of Grenoble and child of the French Revolution, Philippine was attracted to a life of prayer, but also filled with longing to bring God’s love to the New World. With great-hearted courage, she became a woman of the American frontier in 1818, opening…
Edited by Kathleen Hughes, RSCJ Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne, 1769-1852 A native of Grenoble and child of the French Revolution, Philippine was attracted to a life of prayer, but also filled with longing to bring God’s love to the New World. With great-hearted courage, she became a woman of the American frontier in 1818, opening…
As I look back on my almost 20 years of Associate life, I am grateful that my life has been changed in these five areas: 1. Shaping my spirituality I learned and experienced various meditation and contemplation methods in our gatherings, and silence became possible in my prayer life. Ignatian spirituality was unconsciously imbedded into…
I teach a stained glass workshop course, and I worked with our high school art students over the last three semesters to fabricate a group project in honor of Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne. The window was a labor of love. Students enrolled in the course and took turns jumping in and out of the work…
On Saturday, November 16, 35 people, representing the various identities within our Sacred Heart family – alumnae, Associates, descendants of persons enslaved by the Society, educators, partners and colleagues in mission, RSCJ – gathered with facilitators, Patricia Chappell and Anne-Louise Nadeau (both Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur), to move forward our province’s commitment to…
The provincial team is pleased to welcome Meg Beugg as the new mission advancement associate for the United States – Canada Province, after having served the province in a temporary capacity. As the newest member of the provincial administrative staff, she brings with her a wealth of experience and Sacred Heart connections, as well as…
Last January, I had the opportunity to hear a presentation given by Caitlin Morneau from the Catholic Mobilizing Network on the circle process of restorative justice. At that time, I recognized a synchronicity with the mission of the Society of the Sacred Heart and Stuart Center that resonated in a way that called me to action. Restorative justice values…
The pilgrims completed their 330+ mile walking journey from Mound City to St. Charles, Missouri, when they arrived at the Shrine of Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne on November 18. The pilgrims toured the shrine, prayed at Saint Philippine’s sarcophagus and attended Mass with the students at the Academy of the Sacred Heart. During the 25…