Category: Feature Stories
Novitiate in Congo attacked
Thirty well-armed bandits attacked the SCJs’ Congolese novitiate on August 3. The novitiate is in Kiragho, about 10 miles from Butembo (North Kivu). They came at about 9:00 p.m. and asked the guard if there were soldiers. He told them no. Soon after, the bandits surrounded the novitiate and began to terrorize both the novices Read More…
Novice Master writes about attack on Congolese novitiate
As noted in an earlier posting today, the Congolese novitiate was attacked on August 3. Fr. Osnildo Klann, SCJ, novice master, recently wrote with details of the attack. Below is a rough translation of the Italian: We finished the evening prayer. It was August 3, 2010. When we left the chapel three well-armed bandits forced Read More…
August 9, 2010
Tragedy in Congo As reported on the province and congregational websites last week, the novitiate of the Congolese Province was attacked on August 3 by armed bandits. Fr. Osnildo Klann, novice master, was tortured, and several students were injured. Items were stolen and the house was ransacked. Only a month earlier the same group of Read More…
Two profess vows and become SCJs
During a tri-lingual liturgy of English, Vietnamese and Spanish, Luis Fernando Orozco Cardona and Joseph Pham Vu professed their first vows with the Priests of the Sacred Heart on August 15th at Sacred Heart Monastery/School of Theology. They are the newest members of the U.S. Province. “Professing vows with the SCJs is important to me Read More…
Temporary calm at Congolese novitiate
The following is an English translation of the original Italian that has been posted at www.dehon.it: Situation of the Novitiate in Kiragho-Butembo As a movement toward normality in Congo Rome 13 August 2010 After the turbulent days and days of changes the novitiate community at Kiragho Butembo is returning to a serene life and normal Read More…
August 16, 2010
Welcome to the community! During a tri-lingual liturgy of English, Vietnamese and Spanish, Luis Fernando Orozco Cardona and Joseph Pham Vu professed their first vows with the Priests of the Sacred Heart on August 15th at Sacred Heart Monastery/School of Theology. They are the newest members of the U.S. Province. “Professing vows with the SCJs Read More…
SCJ ministry returns to St. Teresa Mission
A first-time visitor to St. Teresa Mission in the Diocese of Aliwal North, South Africa, notices many things. First, there are the children. Young children and teenagers; laughing, playing games and practicing music for an upcoming Mass. There are ladies in purple, representing the St. Ann Society. Other women pour out from the kitchen, hands Read More…
August 23, 2010
A new year at SHST August 23 is the first day of classes at Sacred Heart School of Theology in Hales Corners, Wis. Not only is the seminary welcoming one of its largest in-coming classes but it also starts the 2010-2011 year with one of its the largest overall student bodies in many years. The Read More…
SHST sees near-record enrollment
Sacred Heart School of Theology in Hales Corners, Wis., is seeing its largest group of incoming seminarians in 20 years. Forty new seminarians have been admitted to the school, approaching the all-time record of 42 new students set in 1990. The average over the last 10 years has been 21 fall entrants. As the seminary Read More…
August 30, 2010
Get cultured! On Wednesday, September 1, the ESL program at Sacred Heart School of Theology will host its annual Culture Fair. Students from around the world will have displays about their home countries. Of course, as in the past the fair will also feature food and beverage items from the countries represented. The ESL Culture Read More…
