This week marks National Vocation Awareness Week, an annual celebration in the Catholic Church in the United States. Its aim is to promote vocations to religious life through prayer and education, and to renew our prayers and support for those who are considering one of these vocations. Kathleen Hughes, RSCJ wrote the following prayer for vocations. We invite you to unite your voice to ours, especially this week. 

We invite you to visit the RSCJ International website for Advent prayers by other Religious of the Sacred Heart from the U.S. Province and around the world. Read one from Anna Mae Marheineke, RSCJ, here.

Kim King, RSCJ, has shared her poem for the fourth week of Advent.

Kim King, RSCJ has posted her poem for the third week of Advent.

Associates Catherine and John Kinabrew recently reported on the New Orleans Associates' meeting to discuss the changes in the Liturgy of the Mass. The found inspiration from a couple of "vintage" talks by former provincial Kathleen Hughes, RSCJ.

Kim King, RSCJ has posted her poem for the second week of Advent.

Kim King, RSCJ, has been writing and sharing Advent poems since 1999. Here we not only share Sister King's work with you, but a brief note from her on this calling.

Religious of the Sacred Heart renew their vows every year on the Feast of the Sacred Heart. This year the Feast falls on Friday, July 1. Kathleen Hughes shares her reflections on the day's Scriptures.

“I now know what you have to experience before you die: let me tell you. What you have to experience before you die is a driving rain transformed into light.” --Renee, concierge, main character; The Elegance of the Hedgehog.

In her blog, Kim King, RSCJ writes about the becoming that comes from death.

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.