Year: 2020
Reflections: Fr. Guy Blair, SCJ
We invite Dehonians, co-workers and other collaborators in SCJ ministry to share their personal reflections regarding the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in their lives and their communities. The following is from Fr. Guy Blair, SCJ, who ministers to the deaf in San Antonio and serves as a chaplain at the State Mental Hospital. I caught Read More…
Quickly adapting to a new reality
In most areas, the COVID-19 stay-in-place orders went into effect just as Christians were preparing for Easter Week. How to come together to celebrate when we can’t be together? For many faith communities, it meant a crash-course in online ministry. Our Lady of Guadalupe in Houston was one of the first of our Dehonian parishes Read More…
Weekly News: Monday, April 13, 2020
“Like Peter and John, let us run towards the risen Jesus. This race will last as long as our short life, with temporary pauses granted by the mercy of God and the love of our Lord. Let us run, let us leave everything behind for the greater good, and let us never look back.” Read More…
Reflections: Fr. Albertus Joni, SCJ
We invite Dehonians, co-workers and other collaborators in SCJ ministry to share their personal reflections regarding the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in their lives and their communities. The following is from Fr. Albertus Joni, SCJ, a member of the Indonesian Province doing graduate studies at Marquette University. I was still enjoying my three-month study Read More…
Weekly News: April 6, 2020
“Pine” Sunday Unable to get palms due to COVID-19 restrictions, our Novitiate Community substituted pine branches for yesterday’s Palm Sunday liturgy. Hosanna on “Pine” Sunday! Fr. Andrzej Sudol, SCJ, associate novice master, is pictured above with the novices. Welcoming these days in faith and hope “Beginning Holy Week on the way toward Easter we send Read More…
Reflections: Mike Tyrell, president of St. Joseph’s Indian School
We invite Dehonians, co-workers and other collaborators in SCJ ministry to share their personal reflections regarding the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in their lives and their communities. The following is from Mike Tyrell, president of the SCJs’ St. Joseph’s Indian School. This period of uncertainty in today’s world generates many feelings, reactions and reflections Read More…
Reflections: Br. Duane Lemke, SCJ
We invite Dehonians, co-workers and other collaborators in SCJ ministry to share their personal reflections regarding the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in their lives and their communities. The following is from Br. Duane Lemke, SCJ, superior of the Sacred Heart Monastery Community in Wisconsin. Peace in peaceful times is easy. Knowing peace in times Read More…
Reflections: Fr. Juan Carlos Castañeda Rojas, SCJ
We invite Dehonians, co-workers and other collaborators in SCJ ministry to share their personal reflections regarding the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in their lives and their communities. The following is from Fr. Juan Carlos (Juancho) Castañeda Rojas, SCJ, a member of the US Province currently in Colombia. One of the legacies Fr. Leo John Read More…
We are in this together as one Dehonian family
“Today, this is my prayer for you: that you trust deeply in the mercy of our loving Father, just as Jesus did. I know that this is difficult; we are human, and we are afraid. But we are in this together, as one Dehonian family, one people of God.” -Fr. Ed Kilianski, SCJ Fr. Read More…
Reflections: Fr. Rafael Querobin, SCJ
We invite Dehonians, co-workers and other collaborators in SCJ ministry to share their personal reflections regarding the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in their lives and their communities. The following is from Fr. Rafael Querobin, SCJ, who began his new assignment at Our Lady of Guadalupe in Houston just as the impact of COVID-19 was beginning Read More…
