Month: April 2022

Weekly News: April 25, 2022

Visitations Fr. Vien Nguyen, SCJ, is pictured above with members of the Sacred Heart Monastery community during last week’s Provincial Visitation. “This is one of the most diverse communities in the province,” said Fr. Vien, who noted that SHM includes candidates, professed students and SCJs in final vows. It is an international, intergenerational community, and Read More…

Weekly News: April 11, 2022

The Passion of his Heart  “The Passion is the masterpiece of the love of the Heart of Jesus. His agony is particularly the Passion of his Heart.” Leo John Dehon, SCJ, The Life of Love towards the Sacred Heart of Jesus, 7th Meditation Holy week and Easter schedule The Provincial Offices will close at 2:00 pm Read More…

A return to South Africa

For several weeks this spring, Fr. Charles Brown, SCJ, has been in South Africa delivering a variety of presentations: first at the sabbatical program sponsored by the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (the SACBC includes Namibia, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Swaziland ––  the name of which recently changed to “Eswatini” –– and South Africa), and second, leading Read More…

Planning for a Dehonian future

From April 5-6, Fr. Vien Nguyen, members of the Provincial Council, and Br. Frank Presto (provincial secretary) met in Chamberlain, SD, for a planning retreat. Sr. Cathy Bertand, SSND, who has worked with the SCJs at a variety of province events, was facilitator. Prior to the gathering, three pillars of focus were identified: Spirituality, Community, Read More…

Weekly News: April 4, 2022

Provincial Council on planning retreat Fr. Vien Nguyen, SCJ, and members of the Provincial Council are in Chamberlain, SD, Tuesday and Wednesday for a planning retreat. “[We will try] to discern where the Spirit is calling and leading us,” wrote Fr. Vien in his March 30 letter to SCJs. “One of the pillars the council Read More…