Year: 2019
Three SCJs receive Ministry of Lector from Superior General
On May 2, Fr. Carlos Luis Suarez Codorniú, SCJ, superior general, conferred the Ministry of Lector on three of our Dehonian seminarians: Fraters Henry Nguyen, Phong Paul Hoang and Huan Duy Pham. This is one of the initial steps on the path towards ordination. “Enjoy the Word and share the Word,” said Fr. Carlos Luis Read More…
Weekly News: April 29, 2019
Living the call of presence May 1, the feast of St. Joseph the Worker, is International Religious Brothers Day. To commemorate it, we profiled one of our own Dehonian brothers, Br. Brian Tompkins, SCJ, on the province website. Originally from the Canadian Region, Br. Brian, 62, has been a member of the US Province for several years. Read More…
Living the call of presence
May 1, the feast of St. Joseph the Worker, is International Religious Brothers Day. To commemorate it, we share the following profile of one of our own Dehonian brothers: Br. Brian Tompkins, SCJ. Originally from the Canadian Region, Br. Brian, 62, has been a member of the US Province for several years. He lives and Read More…
Happy Easter!
“It is important that the world is able to see the face of Jesus at this moment in time. For it is the Lord, risen from the dead, who desires to be present to this broken and bruised world through you. Your Christian life gives witness that Christ is alive and at work in our Read More…
Weekly News: April 15, 2019
The Resurrection Father, in your plan of love, You raised your Son, Jesus, And established him as Lord, The heart of humanity And the hope of salvation To all who listen to his voice. Like Mary Magdalene, Searching the garden of the empty tomb, We wish to recognize the voice of the Risen One Who Read More…
Sr. Norma Pimentel featured Dehon Lecture speaker
“We are restoring humanity,” is how Sr. Norma Pimentel, MJ, describes the work that she and others do at the Humanitarian Respite Center in McAllen, Texas. Executive director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley, Sr. Norma was the main speaker at the Dehon Lecture at Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology on Read More…
Weekly News: April 8, 2019
Congratulations Fr. Steve! Last week Fr. Stephen Huffstetter, SCJ, former provincial superior of the US Province, was named vicar general of the Priests of the Sacred Heart. “I am honored and proud that an SCJ from the US Province is serving the congregation in such a capacity,” said Fr. Ed Kilianski, SCJ, during last week’s Read More…
Expanded program for growing needs in the Church
In response to the need to clearly define nationally-recognized programs for language learners, Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology has introduced Language and Leadership for Intercultural Ministry. Housed under this umbrella program are English and Culture Studies (ECS – formerly English as a Second Language), Accent Modification, and Hispanic Studies. Built on over 30 Read More…
Weekly News: April 1, 2019
Stations of the Cross Our novices and postulants are pictured at the top of the page after completing the stations of the cross on Friday. Fr. Andrzej Sudol, SCJ, postulant director, is on the far right. The novices include Kodjovi “Hubert” Liassidji, John Huan Nguyen and Angel Romero. Postulatants: Thien Nguyen (VIE), Thuan Nguyen (VIE), Read More…
Weekly news: March 25, 2019
Remembering Fr. Bill: medic, pastor, chaplain, missionary, friend On Friday, March 22, Fr. Bill Pitcavage, SCJ, died of natural causes at home; he was 76. He made his first profession in 1969 and was ordained to the priesthood in 1976. Fr. Bill would have celebrated his 50th anniversary of vows this year. It was during Read More…
