Network of Sacred Heart Schools

3108, 2023

Calm in the Storm of Anger

In the environment of the numbing “breaking news” of shootings, crime and attacks, the issue of anger remains an inescapable concern of contemporary life. As a practitioner of mediation, my thoughts turn to the relationship between the genesis of anger and the expression of it: What do we do with our anger when it occurs? Let’s take a closer look. Anger is an inevitable dimension of human experience. None of us can circumvent the certain experience of anger with the inherent challenge to navigate its various gremlins and impulses. As an intense emotion, with anger, culture matters. Anger is [...]

2303, 2022

Blessed assurance

The "universal prayer" of the Catholic Church, the Liturgy of the Hours has been a meaningful source of community for me on my journey as a religious sister. Joining in prayer with the Christian community at consistent periods of the day unites me with others across the world whose prayer "rises up like incense before the Lord" (Psalm 121: 2). Knowing that others across the world are joining in this same prayer is a powerful gift, a true source of strength for enacting the "work of God" in mission. As the light of this new day refracts through the clouds to [...]

2802, 2021

Travelers on the Lenten Journey

With many of you, I suspect, I enjoy being a traveler. Representationally through books, movies, or dreams or literally on the wings of Southwest or Delta, traveling exposes us to new cultures, climates, and characters. Journeys wake up the curious inner wanderer to challenge one’s complacency, moving one from the routine rituals of daily life to something new and unexpected. As a contradiction, while exciting and stimulating, all of us who venture forth to explore unknown places know that traveling can be simply exhausting, making the return home usually favorably embraced. Welcomed or not, the persistent and insistent pandemic has [...]

2908, 2020

Riding on the Wave

In the heart of Jesus, we are all one: our bonds grow stronger. In the heart of Jesus, we are united through our collaboration with one another. In the heart of Jesus, we are welcomed, included, accepted, and loved. Our theme for the school year is, thus, an aspirational one; one that expresses our yearning for oneness in a blessed and broken world

1911, 2019

Following her heart’s desire

With each passing year, I recall distinct moments in the colorful life of St. Rose Philippine Duchesne, RSCJ that have meant something to me: the time she pulled the unwilling cow to cross the Mississippi River in the freezing weather; the times she did the essential, but small, hidden things of daily life in the community like mending clothes for children in the boarding school and polishing the furniture; and the many times she prayed all through the night. With the annual celebration of her feast day each year, I appropriate her story in new ways, and, in that way, [...]

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