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What is the reality of life for nuns and women religious in the modern world? The first-person accounts in create a vivid portrait of how one religious community has adapted to a period of decline in numbers and rapid social change.
Keeping faith in the spirit and values of their founder, Madeleine Sophie Barat, the Society of the Sacred Heart has expanded from its traditional work in schools and colleges into war zones, refugee camps and prisons. Creative initiatives in peace and reconciliation and new work with poor communities, tribal peoples and street children have kept the original mission and charism of the community alive and flourishing.
Towards Tomorrow is published to mark the 200th anniversary of the foundation of the Society of the Sacred Heart in 1800.