Category: News & Events
Weekly News: January 14, 2013
SCJ bishops meet in Rome “You are a part of us, you are a part of the Dehonian family,” said Fr. Claudio Weber to SCJ bishops gathered in Rome. Fr. Weber, a member of the General Council, spoke to bishops during introductory remarks at their January 10-15 meeting at the Generalate. The Priests of the Read More…
Bishops based in SCJ spirituality
“You are a part of us, you are a part of the Dehonian family,” said Fr. Claudio Weber to SCJ bishops gathered in Rome. Fr. Weber, a member of the General Council, spoke to bishops during introductory remarks at their January 10-15 meeting at the Generalate in Rome. The Priests of the Sacred Heart have Read More…
Weekly News: January 21, 2013
Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Today the United States not only celebrates the second inauguration of President Barack Obama, it also commemorates the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his call for unity and non-violence. It is a call that is a part of the spirit behind this week’s Prayer for Christian Read More…
Weekly News: January 28, 2013
Catholic Schools Week January 27 – February 2 is Catholic Schools Week in the United States. In Mississippi, celebration of the week started on Friday with basketball games between Holy Family School in Holly Springs and Sacred Heart School in Southaven. Both schools are apostolates of the SCJs’ Sacred Heart Southern Missions. Game results were Read More…
You never know what topics will come up at the dinner table
The end of January saw more erratic Chicago weather as the rest of the community reassembled. Fr. John Czyzynski and the novices, Juan Carlos Castañeda and James Nguyen, spent most of January touring province ministries (in the South, of course!). … Continue reading →
Weekly News: February 4, 2013
Familiar faces in Rome As noted previously, Fr. Wayne Jenkins, province archivist, is working at the Generalate in Rome for several weeks. He recently wrote the following: “February 2nd is the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord; however, the Church also remembers on this day the consecration of religious men and women. The Salvatorian Read More…
Seeing the community at work in Cameroon
“It is unbelievable to see how our Dehonian missionaries have contributed to creation: they often achieve miracles with practically nothing in their hands!” -Fr. Claude Bédard talking about SCJs in Cameroon Fr. Claude Bédard and Br. Dieudonné Tchouteu, members of the Canadian Region, went to Cameroon at the end of 2012 to take part in Read More…
Sacred Heart students turn tabs into cash for charity
A record number! It’s amazing what a tab off of a can of soda pop can do. Recycled pop tabs have brought in over $14,000 a year to the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Memphis. The charity takes donated tabs to a local recycling center to turn them into cash. About three years ago staff Read More…
Reflecting on the novitiate
“God wrecked my life” Novice James Nguyen is about halfway through his novitiate year. The following is his reflection on it: God wrecked my life. That may sound as shocking to you as it did for me. But as I … Continue reading →
Weekly News: February 11, 2013
“God wrecked my life. That may sound as shocking to you as it did for me. But as I reflect back to the roots of my vocation this year, I have never been so convinced that God did wreck my life. For the majority of my life, my dream was to climb that ladder of success to reach the top rung of security in wealth and happiness.
