News & Events | May 16, 2011
Welcome! James Nguyen, 22, was accepted during the recent Admissions Weekend as an SCJ candidate for the upcoming school year. Born in Vietnam, he grew up in Seattle where he has lived since he was four. He is the second member of his family to pursue religious life; his brother Francis professed vows with the […]
Featured Stories | May 13, 2011
Years ago, missionaries from the Dutch Province went to Indonesia to begin an SCJ presence in the country. Now, the Indonesian Province is one of the largest in the congregation. Instead being a province served by missionaries, it is a province that sends its own men to serve around the world. Indonesian SCJs are found […]
News & Events | May 09, 2011
Provincial’s time Fr. Tom Cassidy returned from Rome last Thursday just in time for Sacred Heart School of Theology’s graduation on Friday. May 9-11 he has council meetings (including the annual budget reviews), and then heads to Washington, D.C. for more meetings. May 21 he will be in San Antonio for Dn. Greg Schill’s ordination […]
Featured Stories | May 03, 2011
Fr. Bernie Rosinski is spending several weeks with SCJs in the Philippine District where he is helping with a few administrative tasks and teaching English. While there, he has been writing about some of his experiences on the province blog. “With my degree in applied linguistics in hand, I have felt for a number of […]
News & Events | May 02, 2011
Celebrating vows, and Easter, in the Philipines As noted previously, Fr. Bernie Rosinski is spending several weeks with SCJs in the Philippines where he is helping with a few administrative tasks and teaching English. Last week he wrote an entry on the province blog about his some of his experiences: “On Easter Sunday, I went […]
Uncategorized | May 02, 2011
Fr. John van den Hengel, a member of the General Council, was asked by the German Province to write a reflection on Pope Benedict’s recently published second volume on Jesus of Nazareth. The reflection will appear in one of the province’s periodicals. Fr. John’s text: Pope Benedict XVI allowed us to reflect on this mystery […]
Featured Stories | May 02, 2011
On the First Friday of each month the Dehon Formation Community in Chicago invites a speaker to talk about his or her vocation, faith journey and/or ministry. Besides the presentation, the visitor is invited to lead the community in prayer and a reflective discussion. Most presenters have been SCJs. Many, but not all, have been […]
News & Events | April 26, 2011
Happy Easter! The Fridge Notes are being posted on a Tuesday this week since the Provincial Offices were closed yesterday in observance of Easter. This was an Easter that had many SCJs traveling, including Fr. Tom Cassidy, who is in Rome. Who took him to the airport for his overseas travels? Fr. Francis Vu Tran, […]
Featured Stories | April 20, 2011
As a community that holds dear the gift of the Eucharist, I pray that Holy Thursday will be truly special for all. As a community that prizes reconciliation, I pray that Good Friday will be a special moment of grace for all. As a community that values the proclamation of the Gospel, I pray that […]
News & Events | April 18, 2011
Funeral homily Approximately 800 people attended the April 15 Funeral Mass for Fr. Charlie Bisgrove, including area police and fire personnel. Fr. Charlie had been a chaplain to the Franklin Fire and Police Departments. Besides posting an honor guard during the visitation, the fire department honored Fr. Charlie before the start of Mass by ringing […]