May 29, 2020
The Society of the Sacred Heart in the United States and Canada strongly condemns the gross violation of human dignity that we, along with millions of others, witnessed in the video of George Floyd’s last minutes.
May 20, 2020
During this unprecedented time in Sacred Heart education, all of our Network schools closed and offered virtual learning. The administration, faculty and staff found numerous and creative ways to share normal school activities with students at home.
By Lyn Osiek, RSCJ, Archivist for the Society of the Sacred Heart, United States – Canada Province
May 15, 2020
In the world of the first Religious of the Sacred Heart (RSCJ) in the United States, but also in their former lives in Europe, there was constant threat of cholera, and in tropical climates, of yellow fever. No one knew how either was communicated.
By Sergio Vasquez, Associate, New Orleans
May 13, 2020
On a gloomy Sunday, three groups of Associates – Chicago, Halifax and St. Louis – used Zoom to meet with their groups virtually. A new way of being connected is forming across our province and Associates are embracing it!
April 27, 2020
A message of solidarity to the communities affected by the shootings in Nova Scotia
By Juliet Mousseau, RSCJ
April 21, 2020
My vocation as a Religious of the Sacred Heart shapes how I interact with people. As a teacher, this means that I share the love of God primarily with my students, and I see teaching as a relationship that is based on respect and honor for the unique individual in front of me.
By Peggy Gorman and Lori Wilson, Co-chairs, Associates Leadership Team
April 15, 2020
Coronavirus knows no boundaries nor does the charism to live out of the Heart of Jesus in our wounded world. Our boundaries may now simply be our place of residence, unless we envision a bigger picture of relationship with others.
By Michael Pera, Assistant Archivist Society of the Sacred Heart, United States – Canada Province
April 14, 2020
In seeking to understand and grapple with the current outbreak of COVID-19, many have understandably reached for the worst pandemic of the 20th century, the 1918 Spanish Influenza.
April 9, 2020
Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat said it is the relationships we build that sustain us through moments of joy and moments of challenge.
April 6, 2020
We continue to pray for the many people who are suffering from this virus – our family and friends, our sisters, our colleagues, those who put their lives at risk to care for the afflicted. While many of us are not allowed to leave our houses, let us pray especially for those who have no home, who have no resources, who feel alone or abandoned.
