Maria Cimperman, RSCJ, Ph.D., honored by Mount St. Joseph University
November 5, 2021
Maria Cimperman, RSCJ, Ph.D., received the St. Elizabeth Seton Medal from Mount St. Joseph University, an award given to recognize distinguished women in theology.
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Society of the Sacred Heart commemorates 200 years in Louisiana
By Caroline Richard, Director of Le Petit Musée and Shrine of Saint John Berchmans in Grand Coteau, Louisiana
October 19, 2021
On October 5, 2021, members of the Sacred Heart family filled St. Landry Catholic Church in Opelousas, Louisiana, to celebrate a day 200 years in the making.
Society of the Sacred Heart renews JPIC Commitment
October 4, 2021
Our world is at an historic paradoxical moment. It holds new possibilities while it is also wrought with inequality, suffering, and violence. As such, we are citizens of a world that is both broken and blessed. We feel profoundly the cry of the poor and the pain of the earth.
United States – Canada Province signs on to Catholic Letter to Biden Administration
September 16, 2021
Ahead of the 107th World Day for Migrants and Refugees on September 26, 2021, we the undersigned Catholic organizations reach out in shared faith to urge you to end the use of Title 42 immediately. In his recent encyclical Fratelli Tutti, Pope Francis offers us two paths for the future, writing: “Once this health crisis passes ... God willing ... we will think no longer in terms of ‘them’ and ‘those,’ but only ‘us.’”
RSCJ are doing something new, RSCJ set sail for the future!
September 10, 2021
Religious fo the Sacred Heart (RSCJ) from around the world were asked what new initiatives they are pursuing in their provinces, and what kind of future they dream of for the Society. In this series of videos, you will be able to hear their answers, learn more about what our sisters are doing in every corner of the world, and get an idea of what our future might hold!
About the Sacred Heart athletes and staff at the Tokyo Olympics
July 21, 2021
Learn more about the Sacred Heart Olympians and staff from around the world present at the Tokyo Games.
Ruth Cunnings, RSCJ, professes first vows
July 20, 2021
On July 10, 2021, Ruth Cunnings, RSCJ, professed her first vows in the Society of the Sacred Heart. The vow ceremony and liturgy, which took place at the Shrine of Saint Philippine Duchesne in St. Charles, Missouri, were live-streamed for friends, family and RSCJ who could not be present.
United States – Canada Province statement in support of the Cuban people
July 19, 2021
The Society of the Sacred Heart, United States – Canada Province, wholeheartedly supports the July 13 statement from the Cuba Conference of Religious, who have affirmed the right of Cubans to express their desire for a better life through peaceful protests. Our hearts go out to the people of Cuba, including our religious there, who are struggling for the basic necessities of life in the midst of a continuing surge of COVID-19 deaths.
For three nuns, answering God’s call meant finally finding their home
July 16, 2021
For Catholic women, the reforms of Vatican II and the promises of the equal rights movement in this country created a perfect storm for a profound change of habit.
We’re not just talking clothes here. What transpired was much more than allowing nuns to shed those formal headpieces and flowing tunics that reached down to their sensible shoes.
Oakwood Retirement Community celebrates 50 years
July 14, 2021
July 14, 2021, marked the 50th anniversary of our Oakwood Retirement Community, located in Atherton, California (on the same property as Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton).