- Up at 4am to drive to Detroit Metro for our flight to Connecticut. TB2G we’re morning people…well, at least two of us :)
- Profound convo with our podcast guests Sister Angela and Sister Colleen about how the spirit of healing and reparation, central to ASCJ life, is part of everything they do!
- Dinner with the sisters after the podcast includes a cake with our name on it! How sweet!
- We’re delighted to meet up in person with Karol and Marg, long-time friends who often join us in the chatroom during livestreaming podcasts.
L: Sister Angela Gertsema, ASCJ, professed her Perpetual Vows in 2010. She teaches third grade at Cathedral Academy in Bridgeport, CT, and works with the Little Friends of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, a club of over 100 students who gather monthly for prayer and service. She also works with a group of families who have consecrated themselves to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and meet regularly to support one another in living out their consecration in daily life.
R: Sister Colleen Therese Smith, ASCJ, lives in Shelton, CT, and serves as Principal of St. Rose of Lima School in Newtown, CT. Sister Colleen recently served as the Vocation Director for the U.S. Province of her community. She enjoys her students, spending time with her community, developing her prayer life, as well as running and baking.
Mission Statement: The motto of the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, "Caritas Christi Urget Nos"—The Love Of Christ Impels Us—summarizes the moving force of our lives. We believe that Jesus has called each of us to leave all to follow Him with an undivided heart and to reveal His heart to others. We voluntarily follow Jesus in order to imitate His virtues according to the Gospel and to understand, in the genuine spirit of the Congregation, the loving secrets of His Heart. Through our ministries we strive to "promote a spirituality of communion" (Novo Millennio Ineunte, 43) whereby the joys or sufferings of another become our own. Our devotion to the Heart of Christ prompts us to give a human face to the love of God. We hope in this way that divine goodness, mercy, and compassion may bring healing and comfort to the entire human family.
L: Sister Angela Gertsema, ASCJ, professed her Perpetual Vows in 2010. She teaches third grade at Cathedral Academy in Bridgeport, CT, and works with the Little Friends of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, a club of over 100 students who gather monthly for prayer and service. She also works with a group of families who have consecrated themselves to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and meet regularly to support one another in living out their consecration in daily life.
R: Sister Colleen Therese Smith, ASCJ, lives in Shelton, CT, and serves as Principal of St. Rose of Lima School in Newtown, CT. Sister Colleen recently served as the Vocation Director for the U.S. Province of her community. She enjoys her students, spending time with her community, developing her prayer life, as well as running and baking.
Mission Statement: The motto of the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, "Caritas Christi Urget Nos"—The Love Of Christ Impels Us—summarizes the moving force of our lives. We believe that Jesus has called each of us to leave all to follow Him with an undivided heart and to reveal His heart to others. We voluntarily follow Jesus in order to imitate His virtues according to the Gospel and to understand, in the genuine spirit of the Congregation, the loving secrets of His Heart. Through our ministries we strive to "promote a spirituality of communion" (Novo Millennio Ineunte, 43) whereby the joys or sufferings of another become our own. Our devotion to the Heart of Christ prompts us to give a human face to the love of God. We hope in this way that divine goodness, mercy, and compassion may bring healing and comfort to the entire human family.
