The Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation Office of the Society of the Sacred Heart, Pax Christi International, and the Franciscan Action Network co-hosted a screening of filmmaker Helen Young’s “The Priests, the Nuns and the Bomb”, a documentary that depicts the activists, including Catholic nuns and priests, that challenge “the security and legality of…
The Stuart Center for Mission, Educational Leadership & Technology is proud to participate in today’s Catholic Day of Action With Dreamers. We ask people of all faiths to pray for and work toward a just and peaceful solution on behalf of Dreamers. We believe that no one who seeks to study, work and participate in contributing to the good…
Human Trafficking experts agree that there is an uptick in human trafficking around big sporting events but they want to caution us not to get lulled into thinking that it is an issue that can be addressed on only one day of the year. Every year as the Super Bowl draws near, those who are…
The Society of the Sacred Heart stands with and echoes the Leadership Conference of Women Religious’ statement in regards to the Trump administration’s decision to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Hondurans. The Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) is deeply troubled by the decision of the Trump administration to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for…
A recent gathering of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, held in the Stuart Center’s Collins Room, begs us to ask the question: What digital divide? First Sister Kathleen pulled out her iPad to remind everyone that she had emailed meeting materials to all and then sharing her Saint of the…
For the second year in a row Generation Hope selected the Stuart Center to host their Summer Bridge workshop. Over 25 Generation Hope scholarship awardees and their mentors attended two full-day training sessions to help the students – who are also parents of young children – gain study and parenting skills. Generation Hope is a nonprofit…
We are deeply troubled by government policies that denigrate and demonize immigrants. While remaining realistic about the challenges, we choose to be proactive and hopeful about the future. The best possible outcomes will result through collaboration and partnerships. The Office of Educational Initiatives & Leadership is currently working to promote social justice, human dignity and empowerment…
The Society of the Sacred Heart in the United States and Canada began – as did so many American institutions – with an immigrant. St. Rose Philippine Duchesne left her home in France in 1818 with a desire to educate the poor, especially the indigenous people of America. The schools she founded served a diverse…
As Religious of the Sacred Heart in the United States-Canada Province, we are called by our recent Chapter Documents to stand in solidarity with “those who have been wounded, displaced, and excluded because of poverty, violence, and environmental degradation.” The recent decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Accord and to stop future…
The Stuart Center’s Conference Center, working in collaboration with the Justice, Peace, and Integrity of Creation office, and Franciscan Action Network welcomed those planning to participate in the April 29th People’s Climate Change March. The Stuart Center not only provided hospitality to protest participants, but also hosted a pot-luck dinner prior to screening the film…
We are embarking on a new project for the formation and professional development of educators in collaboration with the National Conference of Catholic Bishops of Cuba. Reyna Gonzalez and Imma De Stefanis recently spent a week in Bayamo, Cuba as part of a new alliance between the Stuart Center and the Bishops’ Conference. In this…
The Conference Center is proud to be have partnered with the Stuart Center’s Executive Director and the Justice, Peace, & the Integrity of Creation Office to welcome Women’s March on Washington participants. Answering the call for housing, the Stuart Center provided housing to 14 women – traveling from Washington State, Florida, Maine, and several locations…