Funeral homily for Fr. Charlie Bisgrove, SCJ

Fr. Tom Cassidy, SCJ, provincial superior of the U.S. Province, gave the homily at Fr. Charlie Bisgrove’s funeral at St. Martin of Tours parish, Franklin, Wis., on April 15: Several years ago I read The Life of Pi, the story of a teenage boy traveling with his family by ship off the coast of India. […]

Weekly news: April 11, 2011

Remembered around the world Fr. Charles Bisgrove died April 10; on April 7 he suffered a massive stroke. Born in Lorain, Ohio, he professed vows with the Priests of the Sacred Heart in 1972. Before his ordination to the priesthood in 1990, Fr. Charlie, 58, had been a brother with the community for 18 years. During his nearly 40 years […]

Ordinations in May and June

In May and June the U.S. Province celebrates the priesthood ordination of two of its members:  Dn. Duy Nguyen, SCJ, on June 11 and and Dn. Greg Schill, SCJ, on May 21 .  Classmates, Dn. Duy was ordained to the diaconate last October and Dn. Greg was ordained a deacon in November. Dn. Greg, 34, […]

Fr. Charles Bisgrove dies of a stroke

Fr. Charles Bisgrove, SCJ, died April 10, in Milwaukee, from complications of a massive stroke that he suffered on April 7. Born in Lorain, Ohio, he professed vows with the Priests of the Sacred Heart in 1972. Before his ordination to the priesthood in 1990, Fr. Bisgrove, 58, had been a brother with the community for 18 years. After making […]

Bringing SCJ spirituality to the marketplace

Two down, one to go Recently Fr. Quang Nguyen passed the second of the three tests required for him to move forward in his doctoral studies in economics.  After taking the third exam in July, he can submit his proposal for his thesis and begin research. When Fr. Quang was a student in theology he never […]

Weekly news: April 4, 2011

News from the missions Twelve enter Philippine novitiate: Fr. Francis Pupkowski of the Philippine District sent an email last week with a photo of the district’s new novitiate class.  Twelve novices –– seven from India and five from the Philippines –– began their 14-month novitiate on March 25. Fr. Benedito Machado, district superior, accepted the new class […]

Weekly news: March 28, 2011

Another day at St. Joseph’s Fr. Stephen Huffstetter, SCJ, maintains a blog about life at St. Joseph’s Indian School where he is the executive director.  Here’s a look at the entry for March 22.  Note the compensation that a 40-year employee got when she first began at St. Joe’s development office:  “1 ½ cents for […]

Province Retreat

Fr. Byron Haaland will be the main presenter at a province retreat in Pinellas Park, Fl.  For more information, contact Fr. Byron at bhaaland@me.com

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