October 6, 2022
On a rare rainy day in Atherton, California, in mid-September the staff, residents, and friends of Oakwood Retirement Community – one of and the largest of the Province’s retirement communities – gathered for an open house to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Oakwood.
September 30, 2022
From the Office of Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation (JPIC) at The Stuart Center for Mission,
As Religious of the Sacred Heart (RSCJ) in the United States – Canada Province, we are called by our 2016 Chapter Calls to stand in solidarity with “those who have been wounded, displaced, and excluded,” and “to defend justice, peace, and the integrity of creation in response to all of those who are searching for meaning in their lives.” (General Chapter 2016)
September 29, 2022
The Academy of the Sacred Heart in St. Charles, Missouri, held a memorial Mass in honor of Mary Loretta “Buschie” Busch, RSCJ, on the First Friday of September 2022.
August 31, 2022
This past July, Elizabeth Hicks, Chair of the Network of Sacred Heart Schools Board of Trustees, announced Sheila Haggas as Executive Director of the Network of Sacred Heart Schools in the United States and Canada.
By Lyn Osiek, RSCJ, Provincial Archivist of the Society of the Sacred Heart, United States – Canada Province
August 16, 2022
The recent terrible flooding in Florissant, Missouri, is the continuation of a pattern that goes back centuries.
July 18, 2022
The Provincial Team and the Stuart Center for Mission are pleased to announce and welcome Megan Wilson-Reitz as JPIC Coordinator for the Society of the Sacred Heart, United States – Canada Province. Megan will serve in her role at the Stuart Center for Mission based in Washington, D.C
By Caroline Richard, Director of Le Petit Musée and Shrine of Saint John Berchmans in Grand Coteau, Louisiana
July 7, 2022
For nearly 100 years, St. Peter Claver School provided quality Catholic education to African Americans in Grand Coteau, Louisiana. Its graduates became educators, clergy members, business owners, and the first Black female mayor of the town.
June 23, 2022
The Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) is happy to welcome Bridget Bearss, RSCJ, to the conference staff, as Ann Scholz, SSND, leaves her position on June 30 after serving as the associate director for social mission since 2011. We are deeply grateful to Ann for her enormous contributions to the work of justice and wish her all the best.
June 22, 2022
Dear Sisters and Family of the Sacred Heart,
June 20, 2022
All are welcomed and invited to join the Religious of the Sacred Heart and the Sacred Heart family in the St. Louis area for the Feast of the Sacred Heart Friday, June 24, 2022. Mass will be celebrated in the Villa Duchesne and Oak Hill School chapel at 5:30 p.m. Central Time.
Villa Duchesne and Oak Hill School will also be offering a live stream.
