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With the help of SHSM, a passion becomes a business Erica Burke of Ashland, Miss., has always loved to style people’s hair. At 15 she started braiding her friends’ hair and realized that she had found her passion. “I was the first graduate from J&J Hair Design College in Holly Springs, Mississippi,” said Erica. Armed with Read More…
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Weekly News: February 18, 2013
With help from SHSM, a passion becomes a business Erica Burke of Ashland, Miss., has always loved to style people’s hair. At 15 she started braiding her friends’ hair and realized that she had found her passion. “I was the first graduate from J&J Hair Design College in Holly Springs, Mississippi,” said Erica. Armed with Read More…
Weekly News: February 25, 2013
Ministry on the Great Plains Fr. Vincent Suparman, a member of the Lower Brule Pastoral Team, recently wrote a post for the province blog. An excerpt from that reflection: “One Sunday I was sitting behind the steering wheel on my way home from Big Bend, SD. The wind blew up to beat the band, causing Read More…
Weekly News: March 4, 2013
Watching history In North America many people tuned to their televisions last Thursday morning to watch Pope Benedict XVI get on the papal helicopter and leave the Vatican for the last time as pope. Members of the General Curia and International College in Rome had a bird’s eye view of the pope from the Generalate Read More…
Fr. Wayne Jenkins’ homily for his mother
We have entered the Great Fast of Lent four days ago. Within today’s Gospel proclamation, Jesus is confronted for his understanding of fasting. He stretches the disciples and the Pharisees to move beyond only abstaining from food but also to consider the absence of a person as a way of fasting. This morning, at Mom’s Read More…
The Heart of Christ in the Future of Europe
What does it mean to be an SCJ today? For several years SCJs in Europe have been asking themselves different versions of the same question. Basically, what does it mean to be a Dehonian in Europe today? What is it that Dehonian spirituality can address? Is there a future for Sacred Heart devotion in Europe? Read More…
Dehonian Vocation Day
Founder’s Day March 14 marks the 170th anniversary of the birth of founder of the Priests of the Sacred Heart, Fr. Leo John Dehon, Born in 1843 to a French aristocratic family, he credited his mother for his devotion to the Sacred Heart, a devotion which inspired him found a religious community focused on bringing Read More…
Weekly News: March 11, 2013
Supporting education in Indonesia Fr. Tom Cassidy recently received a letter from Fr. F.X. Kusmaryadi, director of Yos Sudarso Metro High School in Lampung Province, Indonesia. The US Province committed $55,000 toward the Yos Sudarso Foundation which serves a diverse population of financially poor Christian, Muslim, Hindu and Buddhist families. Fr. Kus, an alumnus of Read More…
Bishop Bressanelli reflects on fellow Argentine’s election
Joy and compassion Fr. Virgino Bressanelli, former SCJ superior general and bishop of Neuquén, Argentina, reflected on the appointment of his fellow countryman and bishop as pope: “I do not know how to express my feelings at this time. On the one hand there is great joy but on the other hand, I have a Read More…
