The Rosary

1809, 2018

Putting Faith into Action

Streetcars along St. Charles Avenue announce it. Lawn signs declare it. Recent articles in the Clarion Herald discuss it. Tweets populate it. "Our girls change the world!" Many could assume that our audacious claim describes what happens after our students graduate. Many could assume that "changing the world" denotes some substantial contribution or at least a notable one. Recently, Sacred Heart students, along with their families, faculty and staff members, challenged these assumptions with evidence of something other, even paradoxical. How can something so big, so important, so significant seem so small? Almost "hidden"? Such is the paradox of servant [...]

1304, 2018

If it could talk….

My Sacred Heart ring tells the story of my life. If it could talk, it could tell you of the places it has been all over the world, the hands it has touched, and of the homes it has entered. If it could talk, it could tell you of the times it has been held up high in excitement, of the times it has covered my face while thinking, or of many times that it has crossed with my other hand in a prayer. This ring has travelled in the same little box that I received it in many years [...]

3004, 2017

With these rings….

Last week, members of the Junior Class at Sacred Heart received their ASH school ring from members of the Senior class. This special ceremony takes place in the context of a Eucharistic celebration, followed by a traditional ritual that includes hugs, flowers, and lots of smiling friends and families. Did I mention refreshments? What follows in this post are my comments following this endearing ceremony: Some people might wonder why we have a Sacred Heart ring, or why is it so important to have a "ring ceremony" like this one. They might think "...after all, it is just a ring!" [...]

1203, 2017

Lent and the Blooming Azaleas

The courts of Rex and Comus have met. The Fathers' Club has sold its last hot dog from the ASH trailer. The flags of royalty have been lowered. Yes, the cacophony of marching, music, and Mardi Gras mayhem has ended for another year. With its ending, many of us have segued into the season of Lent signed with ashes across our foreheads. Beginning late this year, this solemn season coincided with the blossoming of beautiful pink azaleas stretching across the front of the Rosary Campus, a full block along St. Charles Avenue. The appearance of iconic azaleas for New Orleaneans [...]

402, 2017

Our mission of Catholic education

This week, we celebrate Catholic School Week throughout the country. As educators in a Catholic school, this time provides a perfect opportunity to examine our own commitment to the mission of Catholic education as uniquely expressed through the charism of St. Madeleine Sophie Barat, foundress of the Society of the Sacred Heart. St. Madeleine Sophie was blessed with a vision of education as a powerful, transformative and essential force for good in society. Touched by Jesus’ open heart, she saw that education was a pathway for conversion, liberation and reformation. Educators in schools of the Sacred Heart share a deep-rooted [...]

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