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Sunday, 15 October 2006 |
 On the 15th of October, 2006, on a clear, typical beautiful Korean
autumn day, the RSCJs of Korea celebrated the 50th anniversary of their
foundation. From early morning the RSCJs prepared joyfully for the
occasion, placing the artistic display of our various apostolates in
the garden, carrying flower pots, fixing the banners etc.
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Wednesday, 06 July 2005 |
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The General Council of the Society of the Sacred Heart has announced in a letter to Religious of the Sacred Heart worldwide
that, beginning in summer 2006, a new religious community will staff
the Trinità dei Monti in Rome and offer hospitality into the future to
all who wish to see Mater, the fresco of the Blessed Virgin Mary so
dear to RSCJ and the extended family of the Society, particularly
alumnae/i of Sacred Heart schools.
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Written by Kathleen Hughes, RSCJ - Provincial
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Tuesday, 05 July 2005 |
Dear Friends of the Society,
I want to add a personal note to the more formal announcement of the General Council about Mater and the changes at the Trinità.Every
one of us who has ever visited the Trinità and gazed on the picture of
Mater knows the amazing, perhaps occasionally embellished, story behind
the painting and the painter. What we leave with, however, is not the
historical details but the simple beauty of the young Mary, a figure in
repose, spinning quietly in the temple.
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Friday, 01 July 2005 |
 The general instructions for finding and getting to the Mater fresco are as follows:
The Trinità dei Monti (Piazza della Trinità dei Monti, 3) , where the
fresco is located, is at the top of the so-called "Spanish Stairs" off
the Piazza di Spagna. You can either climb the stairs or take the
elevator to the top. (The elevator is located inside the entrance to
the Metro in the little side street to the left as you face the stairs. The general instructions for finding and getting to the Mater fresco are as follows: Go in the door on the right as you enter the Metro station and it leads to the elevator.)
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Friday, 01 July 2005 |
 In 1828, Pope Leo XII invited the Society of the Sacred Heart to found
a community and school at the Trinità dei Monti, a monastery at the top
of the Spanish Steps in Rome. For 300 years, the monastery had housed a
community of Minims, an order founded by St. Francis of Paola in the 15th
century. The Order of Minims had abandoned the property during the
French Revolution, and by 1828 the buildings were in need of repair.
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Thursday, 30 June 2005 |
on Trinità dei Monti and Mater Admirabilis  PDF
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Wednesday, 01 June 2005 |
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Whose feast is this anyway?
“Moses said to the people: ‘You are a people sacred
to the Lord, your God…’” Those are the opening words of today’s first
reading and I was immediately captivated by them. On this feast of the
sacred heart, the readings have Moses announce to the assembly that it is they
who are sacred. It made me ask the question: whose feast is this
anyway? If we are sacred to the Lord our God then so are our hearts
“sacred hearts.” It was an amazing thought to me and remains so.
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Written by Kathleen Hughes rscj
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Sunday, 03 April 2005 |
Dear members of the Sacred Heart family,Today I want to share with you
some decisions we have made for the Society of the Sacred Heart in the
United States. These decisions address the urgent financial needs of
the Province which were identified nearly two years ago through an
actuarial study and I believe they will ensure the ongoing vitality of
the Society’s mission and ministries in the United States for years to
come. In the past year, with the help of consultants, we have
studied ways of providing for our members’ health care services,
especially for those who are retired.
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Written by The United States Provincial Team
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Saturday, 02 April 2005 |
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Pope John Paul II will be remembered by historians as one of the great
leaders in the history of the Church and the world. Through years of
political and religious turmoil that marked his papacy in many parts of
the world, he remained steadfast in his promotion of human dignity and
human rights. We can never forget his constant reminders of God’s love
for the weak and poor, his opposition to violence, including the
violence of war in Iraq and the violence inflicted on those convicted
of capital crimes, his love of young people and theirs of him, and his
tireless efforts on behalf of peace.
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Written by Paula Toner, RSCJ
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Friday, 01 April 2005 |
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Christian faith, in its beginnings, as we have just seen in the Easter
Scriptures, was not ever meant to be a private affair. Jesus, just
risen, appeared to Mary Magdalen in the garden and after calling her by
name said, “Do not cling to me, but go and tell my brothers [and
sisters] . . . !” Similarly, after the Transfiguration we see Jesus
correcting Peter whose instinct was to stay there in that holy place
and erect three tents. Jesus message again was “Go!” as he led the
three disciples back down the mountain to reconnect with the real life
of the community. God’s Word is to be made known, proclaimed, spread.
It is not to be guarded as a private treasure by a small “in-group.”
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Thursday, 20 January 2005 |
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These reflections by Heads of Schools and RSCJ present their
understandings and efforts to integrate insights from their reading of the document that came from the Society's General Chapter 2000 .
They are shared as a contribution to the process of updating "The Goals
and Criteria for Sacred Heart Schools" currently underway. The meeting
was held in Omaha, Nebraska, in October.
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Written by Ellen Collesano, RSCJ
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Monday, 17 January 2005 |
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I write this reflection on January 17, the day set aside to
commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King. Many of us are reflecting on what
his life and death mean for us in 2005. Dr. King spent his life trying
to bring people together in peace and in the common ground of
understanding. This quest of Dr. King's became a lens for me as I
reflected on recent events in our world.
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Written by Sheila Hammond rscj
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Wednesday, 01 December 2004 |
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“Do you have any wild hopes?
Or tame ones for that matter?
The possibility of acorns becoming towering oaks,
or caterpillars blossoming into butterflies?
Or that dawn will chase away might night fears?
Wild hopes!
That all creation will learn the dance of joy,
And all humanity might taste the wine of peace,
And that our loving God will become transparent through love.
'Recast the earth, oh, Lord,
and move our hearts with wild hopes!'”
Robert Morneau
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Written by Paula Toner, RSCJ
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Sunday, 01 August 2004 |
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I had a surprising reaction to the news that the Diocese of Portland, Oregon, was filing for bankruptcy.
“If
we have to sell parish churches, this may be the end of the Church as
we know it,” said one Portland Catholic interviewed on the news.
At
first I felt shock and sadness at the loss faithful Catholics in
Portland must be experiencing. In the worst case scenario suggested by
news reports such as this, the Church as we have known it will pass
away.
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Written by Ellen Collesano rscj
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Thursday, 01 July 2004 |
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Not long ago I attended a social work conference on transitions and
was interested to note that the speaker returned repeatedly to one
central concept: Networking as a way to move into the future. Later, I
was at a RSCJ meeting and someone passed along an article on networking
from a book by Diarmiud O’Murchu, a priest and social psychologist
living in London. I had previously read his book Quantum Theology as
part of a reflection group with RSCJ, colleagues and friends in the
Miami Area. He has written other books including Poverty, Celibacy and
Obedience: A Radical Option for life and Our World in Transition. Now,
O’Murchu has a new book that many of our sisters are reading called:
Evolutional Faith: Rediscovering God in our Great Story.
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Written by Kathleen Hughes rscj - Provincial
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Tuesday, 01 June 2004 |
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Some years ago when I was on the faculty of the Catholic Theological
Union at Chicago and had done a fair amount of research and writing
about issues relating to women in the Church I received a call from a
bishop in the Midwest. The bishop asked if I would spend a day with all
the bishops and major superiors of his state, helping them to reflect
on the topic “Women: What Are We Afraid Of?” I was intrigued by the
topic and happy to accept his request.
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Written by Sheila Hammond rscj
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Saturday, 01 May 2004 |
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It’s May. The month of blossoming, rebirth, fruition, new life. It’s the month of Mary.
It’s also the month in which my cousin Julie and her husband, Glen, expect their first child.
It
seems fitting to expect a baby during May. And for me, it is a
marvelous convergence to be awaiting a birth while reading Elizabeth A.
Johnson’s book Truly Our Sister: A Theology of Mary in the Communion of
Saints (Continuum, 2003). The two happenings in this month of May
conspire to deepen my interest in, appreciation of and devotion to
Mary, mother of Jesus, “Miriam of Nazareth,” as Johnson refers to her.
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Written by Joan Gannon, rscj, with Son In Sook, rscj
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Thursday, 01 April 2004 |
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Last month in this spot we featured an address given by Jane Maltby,
one of the three members of the Society’s international governing
council (in Rome) who are visiting us in the United States. This month
I would like to present some of the reflections offered by another of
our visitors, Son In Sook. She speaks, she says, “Konglish”
(Korean/English) otherwise we’d have invited her to post a talk as well.
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Written by Jane Maltby rscj
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Monday, 01 March 2004 |
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I would like to begin by expressing my gratitude to Mary Smith for
receiving me here at the school, for enabling me to experience today
something of your life, and for inviting me to share on the subject of
global education. When I was preparing what I might say, I immediately
went to your excellent website to help me understand your context.
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Written by Paula Toner, rscj
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Sunday, 01 February 2004 |
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A
town meeting on homeland security, held at St. Louis University last
fall, featured Tom Ridge, U.S. Secretary for Homeland Security, the
Mayor of St. Louis and four or five other officials responsible for
implementing national security measures at the city, county and state
levels. The stated purpose of the town meeting was to give citizens a
voice about their particular concerns regarding threats of terrorism.
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Written by Ellen Collesano, rscj
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Thursday, 01 January 2004 |
 January
1 is the day dedicated by the Church to celebrate Mary, Mother of God.
It is also World Day of Prayer for Peace. The more I pondered these two
realities during the Christmas season, the more I saw their connection.
Mary, woman, mother, and Christ-bearer, brought to the world the Prince
of Peace. Through her willingness to be a bearer of life, we have
received hope and the promise of new life.
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