Reflection from Taubate, February 6

Anthropologia Cordis, Taubaté, Brazil Thursday, February 6 Today’s presentation was by Marcello Neri.  His topic was “The Style of Dehon’s Anthropology.  While recognizing that Fr. Dehon is a product of his place and time, there are still elements of his writings and insights into the human person that are very valuable today. In the context […]

Reflection from Taubaté, February 5

Anthropologia Cordis, Taubaté, Brazil Wednesday, February 5 Today we spent at Aparecida.  This is the national shrine of Mary in Brazil, and in fact she is the Patroness of Brazil.  We concelebrated Mass at the Shrine this morning together with the staff and pilgrims who were present.  As Aparecida has its own TV channel, we […]

Reflection from Taubate, February 4

Anthropologia Cordis, Taubaté, Brazil Tuesday, February 4 The question of the day deals with whether or not we can point to any kind of anthropology in Dehon’s life and writing.  To assist the conference, four theologians were invited to give an interview/panel discussion.  I have included here the starting point for each theologian. Rosana Manzini, […]

The cartoons of Fr. Quinto

Fr. Quinto Regazzoni, SCJ, of Paraguay is well-known for his comical drawings at congregational events. Here are a few that he has done at the Anthropologia Cordis conference in Taubaté, Brazil:        

Homily, Opening Mass

Fr. John van den Hengel, SCJ (vicar general) Anthropologia Cordis, Taubate, Brazil    It is under the sign of the post-exilic temple meeting the new temple brought to Jerusalem by Mary and Joseph that we begin this week of reflection on our Dehonian personal and communal identity. The second, post-exilic temple never achieved what it set […]

Opening Presentation, February 3, 2014

Sommario. 1.Il dibattito antropologico tra fede e scienza. I.1. Il difficile dialogo tra fede cristiana e scienze positive I.2. La complessa relazione tra l’uomo, immagine di Dio, e le scienze umane. II. La sfida umana della post-modernità II.1. L’uomo senza casa II.2.  L’uomo senza volto. II.3. L’uomo senza cuore . III.Anthropologia cordis. III.1. Il “pathos” […]

The anthropology behind Dehonian spirituality

Links to reports and photos from Anthropologia Cordis. Fr. Zbigniew Morawiec (US), Fr. David Szatkowski (US) and Fr. Gustave Lulendo (Canada) represented North America at the February 2-7 seminar that focused on the anthropology of Dehonian (SCJ) spirituality.

Reflections from Taubaté: February 3

Anthropologia Cordis, Taubaté, Brazil Monday, February 3 This morning’s main presentation was by Fr. G. Colzani, an Italian priest, whose presentation focused on the question (crisis) of anthropology in today’s world.  He pointed out that many of the starting points of the human person that existed in the past – particularly starting points in Christianity […]

Weekly News: February 3, 2014

International conference on Dehonian theology opens in Brazil, Lower Brule Pastoral Team receives grant, new bath product company helps to empower women to rebuild their lives, one of St. Joseph's first students dies, blog posts from India, World Day of Consecrated Life.

Feast of the Presentation

As the founder of the Priests of the Sacred Heart (his original name for the community was “Oblates of the Heart of Jesus”), Fr. Leo was inspired by the Feast of the Presentation because it was the first public, formal, religious offering (or oblation) of Jesus to the Father. For the Feast of the Presentation (now celebrated on February 2), he offered a meditation

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