Year: 2017
SCJ student deeply changed by border experience
Alonso Barrantes is an SCJ candidate completing his third year of philosophy at St. Xavier University in Chicago. During his summer ministry assignment in Houston he had the opportunity to spend a few days at the Humanitarian Respite Center in McAllen, Texas. It was an experience that “deeply changed my heart,” said Alonso.
Learning to use the gospel message to transform the world
Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology begins the 2017-18 school year with a significant new program in its course offerings: “Cor Unum.” Using a cohort model of education, where students work together as an educational community, participants will earn a Master of Arts degree through a hybrid instructional model consisting of classroom and online components. Students take six credits a semester, completing their MA in 22 months.
Weekly News: August 28, 2017
Sacred Heart students travel to Nashville to view full eclipse; keeping Houston in prayer; formation community welcomes newest candidate; classes begin at SHSST; St. Joseph’s Indian School puts dogs to work; blog updates; prayer requests; provincial’s time
Weekly News: August 21, 2017
SCJs from the US and Canada take part in Dehonian Retreat; two SCJs featured in Journal Sentinel article; Vatican donates to construction of migrant center; SCJ seminarian reflects on year in Brazil; two new novices; blog post from India; prayer requests
Obrigado Brazil!
Frater Juancho Castañeda Rojas just returned from his pastoral year in Brazil. “I experienced a sense of the internationality of the congregation,” he wrote in a reflection on the experience. “We are all Dehonians, living that dream of Father Dehon by being among the poor, by serving those who most need us.” Click here to read his full reflection.
Weekly News: August 14, 2017
Fr. Byron installed as new novice master; Br. Luc Coursol of Montréal dies; new blog posts from Fr. Tom Cassidy and Fr. Mark Mastin; Fr. Juancho returns to Chicago; Fr. General writes about youth and vocation ministry; North American retreat underway in Canada; prayer requests; provincial’s time.
Weekly News: July 31, 2017
Congregation releases new Mission Statement; Vietnam prepares to celebrate first ordination within the district; theology seminar concludes with closing statement; SHSST news; reminders; provincial’s time; and welcome Fr. Mariano!
With Open Heart and Mind we are the Dehonians!
Who are the Priests of the Sacred Heart, the Dehonians? What are our values, our priorities? The Rule of Life, built on the foundation of the charism left to us by Fr. Leo Dehon, answers these questions in detail. Last year the general administration developed a Mission Statement that takes the essence of that Rule of Life and gives it focus in today’s terminology.
Vietnam one year later
On August 12th the District of Vietnam will celebrate the first ordination of an SCJ within the district itself. Until now, all ordinations were done outside of the country. August 12th will also be a significant day for Fr. Francis Vu Tran. It will be the one-year anniversary of his installation as superior. A US citizen originally from Vietnam, he was asked by Fr. General to go to Vietnam.
Weekly News: July 24, 2017
North Americans present report at International Dehonian Theological Conference; photos from the new novitiate; latest newsletter available from Centro Studi Dehoniani; former SCJ general ordains SCJ bishop; volunteer house takes shape in Mississippi; provincial’s schedule.
