Twenty RSCJ from twelve countries have met in Sophie’s birth place for a six-week Renewal Programme.

“Together, who are we?” We, the youngest members of European rscj, were invited to share hopes, expectations and questions in the context of this question at this point in time, in our reality as region and walking together with the whole Society towards the next General Chapter in 2021.

The International Education Commission met in Rome on the 16th to the 20th of July.

The International Education Commission met in Rome on the 16th to the 20th of July to continue our work of updating the philosophy of Sacred Heart Education and researching the essential elements for an international program for formation on our educational mission.

The provincial teams of Europe met together with the Central Team for two days at the Villa Aurelia in Rome.

Our sharing enabled us to feel the pulse of each region, and opened for us a rich exchange which allowed us to welcome one another and be enriched by our diversity.

We spent our day on the theme “Our mission as One Body,” exploring the different services and ways that could help us to build together our Cor Unum for the mission.

It may seem like we already know all these things; but the invitation is is for us to truly be transformed and to live out these insights.

We learned new ways of leadership. We were challenged to find new alternatives and to be open to weave these with the emerging demands of religious life. We were encouraged to make the shift from viewing realities as problems to seeing these as possibilities.

The triple question that Jesus asked Peter resonated with each one of us… and disposed us to consider together how we can animate the living of “community of goods and finances” in our respective Provinces.