The Season of Creation is the annual Christian celebration of prayer and action for our common home. Together, the ecumenical family around the world unites to pray and protect God’s creation. The season starts on September 1, the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, and ends October 4, the Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of ecology.
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,
Mariola Lopez, RSCJ, and Paqui Rodriguez, RSCJ, of the Province of Spain share this prayer-reflection guide for the Feast of the Sacred Heart June 24, 2022.
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.
As we celebrate and reflect during the month of the Feast of the Sacred Heart, we recognize the many ways the wide Sacred Heart family continues to discover and reveal God's love in the heart of the world. The mission of the Society of the Sacred Heart continues to deepen and flourish in the United States – Canada Province, and at the heart of this mission lies connection.
June 14, 2022
June Dolce and Jack Heffernan, dear friends and benefactors of the Society of the Sacred Heart and Sacred Heart schools, stood beside Joan Magnetti, RSCJ, as she lauded the couple for t
