Category: Feature Stories
Weekly News: January 17, 2011
“Most important was the support of my SCJ brothers” There were many special moments during the weekend celebration of the SCJs’ 42 years of ministry in Willacy and Hidalgo Counties but for Fr. Richard MacDonald “it was the support of my SCJ brothers, my brothers in community, that meant the most to me. That so Read More…
Weekly News: January 24, 2011
Learning generosity close to home St. Joseph’s Indian School places as much importance on the students’ need to learn about their Native America heritage as they do on learning the traditional “Three Rs.” “Our staff works daily to help the students understand the importance of their cultural roots,” said Jona Ohm, a member of St. Read More…
St. Joseph’s Indian School reaccredited
St. Joseph’s Indian School in Chamberlain, SD, just received notice that it has been reaccredited by the Council on Accreditation. “COA’s commitment to maintaining the highest level of standards and quality improvement is designed to identify providers that have set high performance standards for themselves and have made a commitment to their constituents to deliver Read More…
Weekly News: February 7, 2011
Snow, snow and more snow You had to work pretty hard not to know that that last week the Midwest was hit by one of the most powerful storms seen in decades. Many compared it to the great Chicago storm of 1967. “With two feet of snow, public schools were cancelled in Chicago for the Read More…
SCJ bishop meets challenges with “Ecce Venio”
Fr. Bernie Rosinski, a member of the U.S. Province, got to know Bishop Virginio Bressanelli when the bishop served as superior general. Fr. Bernie was the vice general secretary. “I enjoyed working with the bishop when I was in Rome but it was when he was at Sacred Heart School of Theology in the ESL program Read More…
Weekly news: February 14, 2011
SCJ named to Ryan White Planning Council Br. Mike Fette has been appointed as a council alternate for the Memphis Area Ryan White Planning Council. Being an alternate is the first step to becoming a full member of the Council, the task of which is to determine priorities for the distribution of federal funds to Read More…
The swan still sings!
SCJ works on second “final” book When Fr. Herman Falke, SCJ, turned 80 he published Sculpted Swan Songs. It was his eighth book and one that featured many new or yet unpublished sculptures and paintings. But since it was to be a “swan song,” it also included a few works that had appeared in other Read More…
Provincial superior interviewed by NCR
The following interview with Fr. Thomas Cassidy, SCJ, provincial superior of the U.S. Province of the Priests of the Sacred Heart, appeared in the National Catholic Reporter’s February 18, 2011, Religious Life Section and is posted here with NCR’s permission. “Every culture enriches the church, enriches religious life” Fr. Thomas Cassidy, provincial superior of the Read More…
Weekly News: February 21, 2011
The changing face of the church “The church is becoming a Third World church in many ways,” said Fr. Tom Cassidy, in an interview last week in the National Catholic Reporter. “I don’t mean it in a pejorative sense. The church has new roots –– African roots, Asian roots. I spent 12 years on the general Read More…
Weekly News: February 28, 2011
Ordination date set Dn. Greg Schill will be ordained to the priesthood on May 21 in San Antonio, Texas, where his parents reside. Bishop Oscar Cantú, auxiliary bishop of San Antonio, will be the ordaining bishop. Invitations will be out in the next few weeks but Dn. Greg reminds SCJs that all are welcome to Read More…
