Dear Friends, This week we celebrate the Feast of the Sacred Heart (June 16th). As a ministry of the Society of the Sacred Heart’s US-Canada Province, The Stuart Center for Mission draws its vision from the spirituality of the Sacred Heart — a devotion that roots all of our practical work for social and structural…
Dear Friends, I write today in the midst of much activity! Much foundation-building has been happening in recent weeks for our province’s JPIC Commission, among our national partners and coalitions, and exciting hopeful conversations about the future. Many exciting things are happening, and it is a good time to be doing this work. Stay tuned…
Dear Friends, All around us, it feels we are living in a time of both grief and resurrection. We who deplore violence feel despair at the recent news of more young victims of the epidemic of gun violence in American schools, while yet feeling hope at the leadership of young people across America who are taking a stand against…
Dear Friends, The great James Baldwin once wrote, “people are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.” I have been thinking about history quite a bit lately, as we bring our celebrations of Black History Month to a close and enter into Women’s History Month. History is much on our minds these…
We are pleased to announce the inaugural JPIC Commission for the United States — Canada Province of the Society of the Sacred Heart. The Commission has been charged with the work of coordinating an integrative approach to education, information, and advocacy on matters of Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation in all areas across the…
Dear Friends, I send you my warmest greetings as we enter into these first cold days of February! The United States and Canada, as you know, both recognize February as Black History Month. This month’s JPIC newsletter includes links to many resources, events, and initiatives across our network that celebrate and pay tribute to…
The Office of Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation in the Stuart Center for Mission is proud to present three events in February in honor of Black History Month. Learn more and register at this link: https://stuartcenter.org/webform/BHM2023 All are welcome!
The Stuart Center was well represented at events in Washington, DC commemorating the second anniversary of the insurrection attempt on January 6, 2021. A group attended an interfaith prayer vigil on January 5, sponsored by the Franciscan Action Network, entitled “Faith in Democracy.” Sr. Carol Zinn, SSJ, Executive Director of LCWR, served as mistress…
The December 2022 “Justice in the Heart” newsletter from the JPIC Office is now available! In this issue, JPIC Coordinator Megan Wilson-Reitz reflects on the Feast of the Holy Innocents (December 28) and what it means for the innocents who suffer — and our own work for justice — today. Read this month’s newsletter here….
As the Society of the Sacred Heart around the world enters into the joyful anticipation of the Advent season, our JPIC office is delighted to share weekly Advent Prayer Guides for each week of Advent 2022, distributed by the JPIC International team. This year’s Prayer Guides are written by members of the Probation Group who…
From the Office of Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation (JPIC) at The Stuart Center for Mission As Religious of the Sacred Heart (RSCJ) in the United States – Canada Province, we are called by our 2016 Chapter Calls to stand in solidarity with “those who have been wounded, displaced, and excluded,” and “to defend justice, peace,…
Our Sacred Heart Story with the Potawatomi People in Kansas, 1841-1879 was a four session online presentation and discussion originally presented in February-March 2022 by the Stuart Center for Mission. The program featured Stuart Center staff, RSCJ and Associates, invited Indigenous speakers and Maureen Chicoine, RSCJ, author of the book Grave on the Prairie: Seven…