Category: Feature Stories
Conversations on the Mission Statement
Local communities were asked to have conversations regarding the Mission Statement of the U.S. Province of the Priests of the Sacred Heart. Comments from those reflections have been posted at: http://usmembership.wordpress.com/
WEEKLY NEWS: December 6, 2010
Educating the poorest of the poor It was in the factory town of Saint-Quentin, France, that Fr. Leo John Dehon was first exposed to the plight of the working poor. It awakened him to the fact that the Church needs to do more than offer sacraments, its priests must “get out of the sacristy and Read More…
The superior general’s Christmas message
“Now, again, we recall the God who became a baby and was born for us all.” “Dear Brothers and Friends of the Dehonian Family,” starts Fr. José Ornelas Carvalho, SCJ, superior general of the Priests of the Sacred Heart, in his 2010 Christmas message. “In our letter sent on the Feast of the Sacred Heart Read More…
WEEKLY NEWS: Week of December 13, 2010
Instruments of Hope and Healing In 2002, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops adopted the “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People.” It is often referred to as the “Dallas Charter.” It is a comprehensive set of procedures established by the bishops to address allegations of sexual abuse of minors by Catholic Read More…
WEEKLY NEWS: December 20, 2010
Holiday break The Provincialate Offices will be closed December 24 – 27 for Christmas, and December 31 for New Year’s Eve. There will be no Fridge Notes published on December 27. As always, if you have an urgent news item to share, such as a death in the family or other information that needs quick Read More…
Weekly news: January 3, 2011
Off to basic training This week Fr. Mark Mastin heads to Fort Jackson, South Carolina. On January 6 he begins the Chaplain Basic Officer Leadership Course at the U.S. Army Chaplain Center and School. He will be training in conjunction with the newly developed Armed Forces Chaplaincy Center, a school opened in May, 2010, to Read More…
Weekly news: January 10, 2011
Vocation Awareness Week January 9-15 is National Vocation Awareness Week in the United States. Many brothers, priests, sisters and others in Church ministry state that it was a simple invitation from another that helped them to begin their vocation journey. Do you know of someone who might have a call to religious life or ordained Read More…
Vocation Awareness Week
Make the invitation! January 9-15 is National Vocation Awareness Week in the United States. Many brothers, priests, sisters and others in Church ministry state that it was a simple invitation from another that helped them to begin their vocation journey. Do you know of someone who might have a call to religious life or ordained Read More…
Inside Sacred Heart at Monastery Lake
After their January Provincial Council meeting Fr. Tom Cassidy and Fr. Byron Haaland walked through the inside of the newly developing Sacred Heart at Monastery Lake. The SCJ wing, scheduled for completion this spring, is taking shape. Once completed, work will begin on Phase 2 of the development, which will include apartments for the general Read More…
SCJ named primate of Brazil
On January 12 Pope Benedict XVI named Archbishop Murilo Sebastiao Ramos Krieger, SCJ, of Florianopolis, Brazil, as archbishop of Sao Salvador da Bahia, Brazil. He succeeds Cardinal Geraldo Majella Agnelo, who submitted his resignation, as is Church practice, when he turned 75. In his new position, Archbishop Ramos Krieger will serve as primate of Brazil. Read More…
