Widening the Society in the United States
She bestowed on the Society in the New World one of its most distinctive and endearing characteristics: wideness.
Philippine Reflections
My Hometown Connection
Philippine, on her way to visit the newly founded convent and school in Grand Coteau, stopped in my home town of Plaquemine.
Old Woman Saint by Judith Brown, RSCJ
A poem by Judith Brown, RSCJ
Why do we honor Philippine? A student perspective
We need our saints, our biblical rebels and sacred superheroes. They weren’t born with any more power than the rest of us. What they did have was morality, courage, and faith.
A Miracle Cure
St. Philippine pray for us ...
The Signal Grace
Ordinarily (God) gives one outstanding grace to a soul, and this grace becomes the source of many others. In my case, that signal grace was my return to Sainte Marie and membership in the blessed Society of the Sacred Heart.
A Remembrance of Mother Duchesne
She had a great love for little children, gathering them around her whenever possible.
Philippine, By Carmen Smith, RSCJ
A poem by Carmen Smith, RSCJ
The Friendship of Wisdom and Solitude
Once upon a time, long ago across the sea, there was a woman whose name was Wisdom.
Philippine's prayer, persistence and passion
Our passionate, impetuous Saint