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, 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!
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,…
Three priests and seven lay people who were killed for their faith have been designated by the Catholic Church as ‘blesseds’. This distinction recognizes their example of courage and faith and stands as a source of inspiration for the people of Guatemala and throughout the world Ten martyrs of Quiche beatified in Guatemala
Laudato Si’ Week 2021, to be held May 16-25, will be the crowning event of the Special Laudato Si’ Anniversary Year, and a celebration of the great progress the whole Church has made on its journey to ecological conversion. Laudato Si’ Week 2021 will also be a time to reflect on what the COVID-19 pandemic…
The Society of the Sacred Heart United States-Canada Province affirms the statement of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR)…
Everyone loves family first. But too many of us have forgotten that as children of one Father, we are bonded in a kinship relationship with every created being. The Incarnation reveals definitively that the Heart of God beats at the center of the entire network of life. Discovering this ecological spirituality orients us toward reverence for all life,…