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Helen Manning Lorch, San Diego wife, mother, widow and Religious of the Sacred Heart (RSCJ), was honored at a 100th birthday celebration on Sunday and Monday, August 22 and 23, 2010, at Oakwood.
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Note: This reflection is laid out graphically to be read aloud, not as a literary piece. Comments from Sister Smith are contained in the parentheses, and the text in color relates to the theme of Search and Rescue.
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From the Area Directors Meeting, May 15, 2010: "Today is the Feast of the Ascension. This Feast is when Jesus disappears but does not really depart because of his promise that his Spirit will remain for the work he has given his disciples to do. I suspect that the disciples had to learn how to recognize the Spirit within them, just as each of us has had to learn to recognize the movements of the Spirit within us..."
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At the General Chapter of 2008, one of the five priorities for the next eight years, communally discerned by the Religious of the Sacred Heart, was a Priority for Young People. Specifically, the RSCJ made decisions to reach out to young people and provide opportunities and accompaniment where their longing for spirituality and RSCJ spirituality converge.
"With the possible exception of Martha,
as in 'Mary has chosen the better part,'
I suspect there is no scriptural character
more misunderstood than the Apostle Thomas..."
A first report was received February 27 from Kim King, RSCJ, a member of the US Province, who is serving in the northern sector of Valparaiso, in Viña del Mar, Chile’s fourth largest city. Five other Religious of the Sacred Heart are in community there, working in a Sacred Heart school and youth ministry. Sister King described the earthquake experience as "wild" and said physical damage was minimal there - but that prayers are needed for all those missing…
On January 31, 2010, two RSCJ from the U.S. Province, Diana Wall and Kathleen McGrath, made their final vows at Villa Lante in Rome. They were among fourteen RSCJ from around the world who made final profession.
Following the January 13 letter from the Motherhouse, two letters have just been received regarding the two RSCJ who are based in Port-Au-Prince: Matilde Moreno and Josefa Corrada. One letter is from Sister Moreno herself, who is presently in Mexico at a conference; and one is from Natividad Hernandez, RSCJ, Provincial of Puerto Rico, and Josefina Ramos, RSCJ, also in Puerto Rico, with news from Josefa Corrada in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
Dear Sisters, we want to update you on what we know of the situation of our sisters in Haiti following the earthquake there last evening.
Thanks to Meg Canty and Joan Gannon, the Albany Times Union published the following article about RSCJ elders at Teresian House.
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