January 16, 2024
All are invited to be with the Society’s probanists as they celebrate their Perpetual Profession in the Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on Saturday, February 3, 2024.
Birth: August 25, 1930
Profession: July 21, 1960
Death: January 11, 2024
Religious of the Sacred Heart Margaret “Margie” Conroy died on January 11, 2024, in Uganda. She was 93 years old and a religious for 72 years. Margie was born on August 25, 1930, in St. John’s, Newfoundland, to Betty McGrath Conroy and Jim Conroy. She had one older brother, Charlie. When she was nine months old, her father died suddenly, leaving her mother with two small children. Her father and grandfather had worked in partnership as barristers.
Birth: October 15, 1931
Profession: July 30, 1958
Death: January 4, 2024
Religious of the Sacred Heart Rosemary Dobler died on January 4, 2024, in Atherton, California. She was ninety-two years old and a religious for seventy-four years. Rosemary, or “Rody” as she was called, was born on October 15, 1931, in St. Joseph, Missouri, to William Oscar Dobler and Rose Beardsley Dobler. She was the fifth girl and the youngest of seven children.
This winter issue of Heart magazine explores the myriad ways our Sacred Heart family lives out and continues to grow the mission of the Society of the Sacred Heart to discover and reveal God's love in the heart of the world, with a focus on the RSCJ's fourth vow, a commitment to the education of youth.
Birth: December 5, 1934
Profession: July 21, 1962
Death: December 19, 2023
Religious of the Sacred Heart Mary Louise (Mary Lou) Gavan, died December 19, 2023, at Oakwood in Atherton, California. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on Wednesday, December 5, 1934, the first child of John Patrick Gavan and Louise Ann Murphy. Her brother, John Christopher, was born the following year. Her father joined the U.S. Army Air Force Medical Corps in 1942 with the rank of Captain, only to die six months later of pneumonia at Mitchell Field in New York.
If you know someone to whom you would like to introduce Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat, this is the book! Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat (1779-1865): Founder of the Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is a short biography that presents the essential facts of her life and significance for education and religious life. Written in response to many requests for something short on Sophie, it is suitable for young people, Associates, Sacred Heart alumnae/i, colleagues, and friends.
By educators and middle school students from Sapporo Sacred Heart School
December 13, 2023
Reflecting over the 2023 school year, one of the blessings we are grateful for is the 10-day “Study Tour to the Roots of Sister Schools in the U.S.” The tour was planned and organized by Donna Collins, RSCJ.
Birth: October 29, 1931
Profession: July 21, 1960
Death: October 31, 2023
Rosemary Frances Bearss, RSCJ
By Carrolton School of the Sacred Heart
October 30, 2023
Carrollton unveiled its new Mater Admirabilis Chapel and Spirituality Center to the community, fittingly beginning with our celebration of the Feast of Mater.
