An Historical Perspective: Our Work in Context The Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart (MSCs) currently in Guatemala are managing two healthcare facilities. The ‘St. Joseph Dispensary’ (DSJ) was set up in 1975 in Zone 6 of the capital city, while the ‘Mother Cabrini Dispensary’ in the village of Bárcena, 45 minutes from the capital,…
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The Cabrini mission in Guatemala focuses on the most vulnerable population through the San Jose Dispensary in Zone 6 of the capital city, and the Mother Cabrini Dispensary in Barcena Villa Nueva. The service provided by Cabrini Guatemala in Barcena focuses on curative and preventive medical care and the integral development of the individual, the…
Read MoreEducating the Heart through Learning to Love the Heart of Jesus
YOU CAN READ THE ARTICLE IN SPANISH, ITALIAN AND PORTUGUESE BELOW ~ written by Sister Flora, MSC The Source that Nourished Mother CabriniJuly is the month which reminds me so many things: the winter holidays of my childhood, the public holiday of my country, the patronal saint holiday at my parish in El Carmen, the…
Read MoreEducation of the Heart: Discovering who we really are and all that God has already done in us
Integral Development of the Person Mother Cabrini wrote to the students of the Magisterium Institute: If every child who has been entrusted to us in our schools… if we not only instruct his mind, but educate his heart… My good daughters, make not only a school of literature, science, mathematics, history, but also a school…
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A Reflection from Educators of the Heart at Istituto Cabrini in Rome What is Education of the Heart?“Educating of the Heart” is the founding principle of Mother Cabrini’s educational method. The Saint’s pedagogical intuition is based on the use of persuasion as a means of influencing people and catalyzing profound changes. This educational work is…
Read MoreAn Education of the Heart at Cabrini University: A Transformational Language of the Heart, A Family Beyond Borders
by Beverly Bryde, Dean for the School of Education at Cabrini University At the Heart of Education at Cabrini UniversityAn education of the heart at Cabrini University is a transformative process for all who are engaged in the institutional mission, entitled Education of the Heart. Our university mission states “Cabrini University is a Catholic institution of…
Read MoreWhat an Education of the Heart Approach Means for Cabrini High School New Orleans
Education of the Heart Means ActionCabrini High School in New Orleans recently sent out a powerful message addressed to both their immediate Cabrini community but applicable to our Cabrini World and the world at large. Their letter confronts systemic racial inequality in the United States, highlighted by the recent killings of innocent black civilians. It …
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The Ideal and Principles The ideal of MSC Education of the Heart is to learn to love as Jesus asked: ‘love one another as I have loved you’ (John 15:12). This is central to the full growth of the learner, created in the image and likeness of God (Genesis 1:26). Mother Cabrini identified three inter-related aspects…
Read MoreEducating Minds and Forming Hearts for Global Citizenship
Education of the Heart, the Essence of Being Cabrinian In a time of pandemic, the Cabrinian proposal of “Education of the Heart”, as an integral formation of the human being, opens the way for an important reflection on the Meaning of Life and the Care for Life of all. Mother Cabrini highlighted in her educational…
Read More“My life and missionary experience in the fight against Human Trafficking and my participation in UNANIMA”
~ by Ir. Glória Caixeta, MSC, Uganda The essence of Love – Talitha Kum – Get up! Facing human trafficking is our commitment! Everyone needs decent housing that can be called home! I have been involved in the fight against Human Trafficking since 2006 when I participated in the first training for Religious promoted by the Religious…
Read More“Legal Clinic Centre in Caracas: Putting Our Studies Into Practice and Serving Our Community”
~ by Yoselin Costa, teacher and coordinator of the Volunteer Law Program at the Legal Clinic Centre The Legal Clinic Centre at the Catholic University Andrés Bello (UCAB) of Caracas, Venezuela, has been operating for approximately 25 years in teaching, research and outreach activities. It is connected to a mandatory subject included in the Andres…
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