February 8th has been designated by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace and the International Union of Superiors General as an annual day of prayer and awareness against human trafficking.
An issue of Heart magazine has been dedicated entirely to JPIC. Read the online version now to get an up-close look at some of our activities as Stuart Center and as the United States-Province of the Society of the Sacred Heart. We hope the words and images will inspire and encourage you in our shared efforts…
In the wake of yet another mass shooting at an American School, the leadership of the Society of the Sacred Heart in the Unites States – Canada Province joins its voice to those of the surviving students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, and people of good will from all faiths across this country, who…
Saint Madeline Sophie Barat stated that she would have founded the Society of the Sacred Heart for the “sake of a single child.” Because this commitment to the safety and well-being of children is at the heart of our mission, the United States – Canada Province stands in strong opposition to the present policy of separating…
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…
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…