Year: 2015

World Day of Prayer for Vocations April 26

“The works of the apostolate and of teaching require people of good will,” wrote Fr. Leo John Dehon. “The harvest is great; the workers are few. Look at the discord in society. Who will stand between the rich and the poor, to preach to both of them their duties in justice and charity? You see how the abuses of one side provoke the revolt of the other; you hear the threatening demands of envy. More apostles of justice and peace are needed.” Sunday, April 26, is World Day of Prayer for Vocations. Let us pray that more people have the courage to respond to God’s call with “Here I am, send me where you will.”

Weekly News: April 20, 2015

North American administrations meet in Ottawa; students hard at work during vacation time in India; St. Joseph’s Indian School features its seniors; three profess deacon promises at SHSST; prayer requests; and scheduling

Weekly News: April 13, 2015

Dehonian Associates program begins to take root in southern Texas; insurance changes for SCJs, teaching about the Jewish faith and traditions in a Dehonian seminary; prayer requests; SCJ bishop named as a participant to October synod on the vocation and mission of the family in the Church and in the contemporary world.

Weekly News: April 7, 2015

Photos from the Easter Vigil at OLG, Houston; lodging information re: Province Assembly; the 1975 class from Bellefontaine (IHM) prepares for its 40th reunion; prayer requests; updates to the Dehonian Spirituality webpage; video of hymn for the 2015 General Chapter available. Happy Easter!

Weekly News: March 31, 2015

Saying good-bye to long-time food services director; SCJ novitiate featured in upcoming historical exhibit; nine SHSST seminarians instated as readers; holiday schedules; April birthdays; Fr. Steve’s travel’s; province assembly dates and reminders.

Weekly news: March 23, 2015

The province welcomes a new candidate; province assembly and jubilee information; background on the “Dehonian Cross;” DehonDocs a year old; prayer requests; celebrating the vocation of “brother;” budget deadlines.

Weekly News: March 16, 2015

School curriculum includes studies on Fr. Dehon; Fr. Stephen Huffstetter shares some of his favorite quotes from the founder with staff; Fr. Tom Cassidy writes from the novitiate in India; missionary to the US Province on home visit to Indonesia; prayer requests; budget reminders; news from the Vocation Office.

Sayings to live by

Fr. Stephen Huffstetter, SCJ, joined staff at the Province Development Office March 12 to talk about Fr. Leo John Dehon. The informal presentation was in celebration of Founder’s Day on March 14, the 172nd anniversary of Fr. Dehon’s birth. “I’m not going to give you a biography of the Fr. Dehon,” said Fr. Steve. Instead, he shared a few sayings that were important to the founder, as well as quotes from him in which Fr. Steve finds inspiration.

Weekly News: Week of March 9, 2015

Celebrating the birth of the founder; latest SCJ News available online; provincial superior of Mozambique dies; Fr. José Ornelas Carvalho reflects on 12 years as superior general; Fr. Tom Cassidy’s latest blog post; children in Mississippi say “thank you” to Bishop Joe.

Founder’s Day, celebrating the anniversary of Fr. Dehon’s birth

Each year the superior general writes a letter to commemorate the anniversary of the birth of Fr. Leo John Dehon, founder of the Priests of the Sacred Heart. Fr. Dehon was born on March 14, 1843. The letter is not meant to “recall a date but to remember a man whose approach to God and whose understanding of the Kingdom of God generated a movement that still is alive today and that draws together many persons into the Dehonian family: women, men, children, young, old, parents, unmarried singles, lay and consecrated people,” Fr. Ornelas begins.