“My heart is ready”

Letter for the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus June 24, 2022   Prot. N. 0196/2022 Rybnitsa, June 12, 2022 To the members of the Congregation To all members of the Dehonian Family Visits to Entities of the Congregation mainly involve meeting the religious and their communities. It frequently includes collaborators in our mission […]

Congratulations DEACON Henry!

“I continue to be in awe of all the love that is bestowed on me. I will transpose it onto others, to truly be a prophet of love.” – Dn. Henry Nguyen, SCJ These have been busy days for Dn. Henry Nguyen, SCJ. On Friday evening, May 6, he graduated from Sacred Heart Seminary and […]

A whirlwind tour of the US Province!

Delayed for two years by the pandemic, Frs. Carlos Luis Suarez Codorniú, SCJ, (Superior General) and Fr. Stephen Huffstetter, SCJ (Vicar General), made their way to the United States in May for the General Visitation of the US Province. It’s been almost ten years since the last Visitation, done by Fr. José Ornelas Carvalho, SCJ, in 2013. […]

Before there was Sacred Heart at Monastery Lake…

Sacred Heart at Monastery Lake sits on ground that has a lengthy history that goes back well before the Priests of the Sacred Heart purchased it in 1929. The majority of residents at SHML are lay people who live in two of the three wings of the apartment complex; the north wing is reserved for […]

Celebrating the vocation of brother

May 1, the feast of Saint Joseph the Worker, Fr. Vien Nguyen, SCJ, wrote the following to members of the US Province, reflecting on the vocation of brother: On the feast of Saint Joseph the Worker, the Church honors and celebrates the vocation of religious Brothers. I want to take this opportunity to recognize the […]

A return to South Africa

For several weeks this spring, Fr. Charles Brown, SCJ, has been in South Africa delivering a variety of presentations: first at the sabbatical program sponsored by the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (the SACBC includes Namibia, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Swaziland ––  the name of which recently changed to “Eswatini” –– and South Africa), and second, leading […]

Planning for a Dehonian future

From April 5-6, Fr. Vien Nguyen, members of the Provincial Council, and Br. Frank Presto (provincial secretary) met in Chamberlain, SD, for a planning retreat. Sr. Cathy Bertand, SSND, who has worked with the SCJs at a variety of province events, was facilitator. Prior to the gathering, three pillars of focus were identified: Spirituality, Community, […]

“Let it be done to me according to your word”

Today, March 25, is the feast of the Annunciation, a commemoration of the Angel Gabriel’s visit to the Virgin Mary to announce that God had chosen her to be the mother of his son. In his homily today, Fr. John Czyzynski, SCJ, spoke of the significance of Mary’s “YES” as a model for Dehonians. “Nourished […]

“It matters to all of us”

Fr. Andrzej Sudol, SCJ, has been a member of the US Province for many years; however, he is originally from Poland. Almost daily he has been in contact with family, friends and fellow SCJs in his homeland, learning first-hand about their efforts to welcome and support Ukrainian refugees. The following is his personal reflection on […]

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