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United States – Canada Province signs on to Catholic Letter to Biden Administration

September 16, 2021

Ahead of the 107th World Day for Migrants and Refugees on September 26, 2021, we the undersigned Catholic organizations reach out in shared faith to urge you to end the use of Title 42 immediately. In his recent encyclical Fratelli Tutti, Pope Francis offers us two paths for the future, writing: “Once this health crisis passes ... God willing ... we will think no longer in terms of ‘them’ and ‘those,’ but only ‘us.’”

RSCJ are doing something new, RSCJ set sail for the future!

September 10, 2021

Religious fo the Sacred Heart (RSCJ) from around the world were asked what new initiatives they are pursuing in their provinces, and what kind of future they dream of for the Society. In this series of videos, you will be able to hear their answers, learn more about what our sisters are doing in every corner of the world, and get an idea of what our future might hold!

About the Sacred Heart athletes and staff at the Tokyo Olympics

July 21, 2021

Learn more about the Sacred Heart Olympians and staff from around the world present at the Tokyo Games.

Ruth Cunnings, RSCJ, professes first vows

July 20, 2021

On July 10, 2021, Ruth Cunnings, RSCJ, professed her first vows in the Society of the Sacred Heart. The vow ceremony and liturgy, which took place at the Shrine of Saint Philippine Duchesne in St. Charles, Missouri, were live-streamed for friends, family and RSCJ who could not be present.

United States – Canada Province statement in support of the Cuban people

July 19, 2021

The Society of the Sacred Heart, United States – Canada Province, wholeheartedly supports the July 13 statement from the Cuba Conference of Religious, who have affirmed the right of Cubans to express their desire for a better life through peaceful protests. Our hearts go out to the people of Cuba, including our religious there, who are struggling for the basic necessities of life in the midst of a continuing surge of COVID-19 deaths.

For three nuns, answering God’s call meant finally finding their home

July 16, 2021

For Catholic women, the reforms of Vatican II and the promises of the equal rights movement in this country created a perfect storm for a profound change of habit.

We’re not just talking clothes here. What transpired was much more than allowing nuns to shed those formal headpieces and flowing tunics that reached down to their sensible shoes.

Oakwood Retirement Community celebrates 50 years

July 14, 2021

July 14, 2021, marked the 50th anniversary of our Oakwood Retirement Community, located in Atherton, California (on the same property as Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton).

Books by two RSCJ earn first place in Catholic Media Association's 2021 Book Awards

June 14, 2021

Books by Mary E. McGann, RSCJ, and Maria Cimperman, RSCJ, received first place awards from the Catholic Media Association's 2021 Book Awards. Sister McGann's book, The Meal That Reconnects: Eucharistic Eating and the Global Food Crisis, and Sister Cimperman's book, Religious Life For Our World: Creating Communities of Hope, earned first place recognition in the categories of Catholic Social Teaching and Future Church, respectively.

Feast of the Sacred Heart virtual prayer service 2021: Video

June 11, 2021

Re-watch the live stream of the Feast of the Sacred Heart Virtual Prayer Service held June 11, 2021.

Feast of the Sacred Heart 2021: Letter from our Superior General

May 31, 2021

Dear Sisters and the Family of the Sacred Heart,

This letter brings with it LOVE, SOLIDARITY AND HOPE as we prepare to celebrate the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and enter into Jesus’s pierced Heart, a heart that is open to both joy and suffering.

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