Discover your deepest self

For many people the call to become a Sister is a growing awareness that religious life will bring them the most joy and a sense of fulfillment in their lives. You may realize that a life of service is the best use of your gifts and talents. This call may be sudden or a gradual process.

Are you asking?

  • Is this a good fit for me?
  • Are my priorities aligned with the mission of the Society of the Sacred Heart?
  • What is the discernment process?
  • What are the stages of Sacred Heart formation?
  • Are you longing for greater joy and meaning?

As you think about a possible life-choice for a vowed religious life, we invite you to learn more about the Sacred Heart charism, our priorities, and the ways that we live and respond to addressing the problems and needs of our world today.

Statement following the violence in New Orleans

“Our world is at an historic paradoxical moment. In the midst of extraordinary possibilities that offer promise and life, we simultaneously witness inequality, suffering and violence.” (Philosophy of Sacred Heart Education – Sophie’s Gift…Our Call to the Future, 2023) Moments of such sadness, moments of such loss, moments of such brokenness simply bring us to our…

SacredHeartDNA connects, builds community in Mexico

SHDNA presenting at Colegio Sagrado Corazón in San Luis Potosí. Young adult members of the SacredHeartDNA (SHDNA) core team journeyed to Mexico in late February to connect with young people and promote upcoming SHDNA programs. SacredHeartDNA is a young adult ministry initiative from the Society of the Sacred Heart United States – Canada (USC) Province….

Uchenna Oluoha, RSCJ, and six other RSCJ to profess final vows February 3, 2024

Opening of Probation  This past September, the General Council of the Society of the Sacred Heart officially welcomed seven Religious of the Sacred Heart (RSCJ) in their final stage of formation, known as Probation, to the Villa Lante in Rome. The RSCJ probanists are: Nataly Fabiola of the Province of Chile, Gloria Diaz of the Province of Colombia,…

JPIC International announces Global Service Day, October 20

In 2018, the Society of the Sacred Heart organized a Global Service Day in honor of Rose Philippine Duchesne’s arrival in North America in 1818. It was a concrete experience of how it is possible to create “a wave of grace around the world.” This year we invite the Family of the Sacred Heart to…

Remembering RSCJ Mothers of our past

By Michael Pera, Archives Assistant for the Society of the Sacred Heart United States – Canada Province “Mother” is a particularly resonant term for the Sacred Heart family. It recalls not only the title used by choir religious before the changes of the 1967 Special Chapter, but the love and devotion so central to Sacred Heart…

Our Spirituality

Our Spirituality

Religious of the Sacred Heart root our lives in prayer. With a mission to discover and reveal the love of God, our spirituality and our mission are based in love. Our contemplative outlook is part of who we are, whether in prayer, in ministry or in our daily lives

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Life as a Religious

Life as a Religious

As Religious of the Sacred Heart, community life, prayer, a focus on young people, education, and justice are each integral to our ministry and our life as women religious.

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Become an RSCJ

Become an RSCJ

Connect with RSCJ on our Vocations Ministry Team.

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