Lenten Prayer Guides from JPIC International
The JPIC (Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation) International Office of the Society of the Sacred Heart offers prayer guides throughout this Lenten Season. Check back weekly for new links!
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Stephany Veluz, RSCJ
Birth: December 26, 1955
Profession: January 14, 2001
Death: February 19, 2023
Religious of the Sacred Heart, Stephany Agbay Veluz, died February 19, 2023, in Atherton, California. She was 67 years old and a member of the Society of the Sacred Heart for thirty-two years. Stephany was born on December 26, 1955, in the Philippines, to Filomeno F. Veluz and Rufina Agbay. She was one of four children with an older sister who died two days after birth. Stephany’s father had a son from a previous marriage. When his first wife died, he married Stephany’s mother who was twenty-two years younger.
SacredHeartDNA
SacredHeartDNA creates spaces and opportunities for young adults to connect, grow in faith, build community and take action.
Duchesne Fund for Ministry
Now accepting applications for 2025! The Duchesne Fund For Ministry aims to benefit organizations that have a relationship with an individual Religious of the Sacred Heart (RSCJ) or Associate of the Society of the Sacred Heart. Grants are awarded for projects primarily serving under-resourced and marginalized communities within the United States.
Lillian Conaghan, RSCJ
Birth: February 19, 1923
Profession: July 29, 1954
Death: February 4, 2023
Religious of the Sacred Heart, Mary Lillian Conaghan, died February 4, 2023, in Atherton, California.
Helen Rosenthal, RSCJ
Birth: May 31, 1931
Profession: February 8, 1960
Death: January 19, 2023
Religious of the Sacred Heart, Helen Rosenthal died January 19, 2023, in Atherton, California. Helen was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on May 31, 1931, to George Daniel Rosenthal and Elma McLaughlin Rosenthal. Helen’s grandfather, as the head of General Electric, was responsible for all the lighting for the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis. Helen’s mother grew up in Miami, Oklahoma. The family moved to Joplin, Missouri, where Helen’s mother attended a convent high school.
Students, educators and RSCJ build community, grow in mission
January 17, 2023
In early November, students and educators from member schools of the Network of Sacred Heart Schools traveled to Florissant, Missouri, for "Living Our Sacred Heart Mission," a program aimed to engage participants in intergenerational dialogue on the mission of Sacred Heart Education and
RSCJ at Oakwood commemorate National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
January 13, 2023
On January 11, 2023, Religious of the Sacred Heart (RSCJ) and staff at the Oakwood Retirement Community in Atherton, California, participated in the #WearBlueDay Campaign for National Human Trafficking Awareness Day in the United States.
Heart magazine 2022 | Volume 19 | Issue 2
“Walking into the Future Together With Courage and Confidence” was the theme of the United States – Canada Province Assembly that took place in July 2022. This theme continues throughout the pages of this Heart magazine issue. Amid the Advent season, the stories in this issue shine a light on partnering organizations, donors, alumnae/i, young people, staff and educators, who all share in the Society's mission and journey with the Religious of the Sacred Heart to discover and reveal God's love in the heart of the world.
A letter from the Provincial Team regarding new research on the Society's history of enslavement
November 16, 2022
Dear Family of the Sacred Heart, We believe that the truth will set us free (John 8:32). Our vows as Religious of the Sacred Heart call us to seek the truth, and, once found, to grapple with its implications and challenges. Compelled by Christ, we are called to build the Kingdom of God where justice reigns. We can only respond to that call with integrity if we are willing first to pursue and confront the truth — most especially the truth of the injustices at the heart of our own story.