Kathryn Sullivan, RSCJ made it her life’s work to make the Bible more accessible to the average reader. She was a leader in the male-dominated field of Biblical scholarship and a model of the Sacred Heart vocation. Her life and accomplishments are recounted in a new biography, Kathryn Sullivan, RSCJ (1905-2006): Teacher of the Word, written by Carolyn Osiek, RSCJ, archivist  for the U.S. Province. Find out why Sister Osiek decided a biography of this remarkable woman was warranted.

In the beginning, there was a woman who bore as one of her names: WISDOM

~ A poem by Dolores Aleixandre, RSCJ, of the Southern Spain Province

Lolín Menéndez, RSCJ, describes her visit to Haiti in early April.

The Society of the Sacred Heart in the United States is welcoming two members of the Society’s General Council for a regular visit, March 3 - April 7, 2011. The visitors are Catherine Lloyd, RSCJ, of England, and Hiroko Okui, RSCJ, of Japan. Their trip began in St. Louis, headquarters to the United States Province, and will end in Miami, with stops in 10 cities over five weeks. This is the current General Council’s first official visit to the United States.

The Associates Coordinators met the weekend of February 18-20, 2011 at St Charles. A reflection on the readings given by Chicago Associate, Jane Steinfels began with the words: Pineapple Upside-down Cake.

On the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows, September 15, 2010, the Religious of the Sacred Heart celebrated the opening of the noviceship year of Juliet Mousseau and the Cape May Community with a liturgy and dinner on the University of San Diego (USD) campus in San Diego, California.

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.

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.

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.

Thanks to Meg Canty and Joan Gannon, the Albany Times Union published the following article about RSCJ elders at Teresian House.