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An Act of Hope: Priorities |
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At this moment in our
history we want to focus our energies anew, in an act of hope, in
response to God’s call discerned through our charism and the needs of
our time. We choose as Province to orient our life and apostolic
service toward:
- joining the poor in the
struggle for resources and conditions essential for human well-being,
recognizing that education is central to this effort and to our
vocation;
- working
against racism, sexism, and violence of every kind, recognizing in
these forces a call to become, in truth, women who build communion.
Further,
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order to realize our priorities, we commit ourselves in our planning to
make those choices that will help to make our lives and work consistent
with them.
Certain central dimensions
of our lives undergird these priorities and are constitutive of our
vocation. Without them, we would lack both the contemplative vision to
shape the priorities and the spiritual strength to live them out.
Specifically, these include a life rooted:
- in prayer, contemplation, and attention to the woundedness of humanity,
- in our call to be educators grounded in the spirit of the Society,
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Mission Statement of the Society of the
Sacred Heart of Jesus,
United States Province
The
Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is an international community of
women in the Catholic Church, founded in 1800 by St. Madeleine Sophie
Barat. Sharing her vision and mission, we are convinced of the
centrality of prayer and contemplation in our lives. We are committed
to discover, live and announce God’s love through the service of
education for transformation, in diverse ministries, particularly
addressing the needs of children, young people, women and those in
society who are marginalized.
What the Mission Entails
The love of Christ impels us:
- to work for justice and reconciliation, especially in the face of racism, sexism and violence of every kind;
- to join the struggle of the poor for the resources and conditions essential for human well-being;
- to build community;
- to be challenged and broadened by other cultures;
- to live in interdependence with others and with all of creation.
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