Featured Stories | March 10, 2022
“The motto on my coat of arms says, ‘As I have loved you, love one another. Being a Prophet of Love and Servant of Reconciliation has always been my strong point; it is a God-given strength and I make use of it whenever and wherever I can.” -Archbishop Zolile Mpambani, SCJ On the way back […]
Featured Stories | March 03, 2022
Postponed for several years by the pandemic, the Dehonians’ IX General Conference took place February 13-18 in Rome. In-person participation was limited primarily to entity superiors (again, due to the pandemic), but many others took part via Zoom and livestream events. The theme of the conference: “Dehonians in Social Commitment.” “When our founder, Venerable Fr. […]
Featured Stories | March 03, 2022
Fr. Stephen Huffstetter, SCJ, vicar general, wrote to the major superiors of the congregation, inviting them to assist the Polish Province in its ministry to Ukrainian refugees. “The Lenten practice of almsgiving has a long and important history within our faith tradition,” wrote Fr. Steve. “This year, the war in Ukraine has created a great […]
Featured Stories | February 28, 2022
“We do not want to leave our parishioners,” said Fr. Tadeusz Wołos, SCJ, of the Dehonian community in Ukraine. “We do not want to leave our parishioners without pastoral assistance. We will stay with them until the end of this matter. We remain open to welcome people, providing them places to sleep, necessary food, some financial […]
Featured Stories | February 21, 2022
Native Hope – an outreach program of the SCJs’ St. Joseph’s Indian School – announced February 16 that it will fund the missing person specialist position created in the South Dakota state Attorney General’s Office. “The decision to fund the grant was a logical next step in our commitment to an issue that has been […]
Featured Stories | February 02, 2022
On Wednesday, February 2, Fr. Vien Nguyen, SCJ, was installed as the 16th provincial superior of the US Province of the Priests of the Sacred Heart (Dehonians). He was elected to the position by fellow SCJ priests and brothers on January 4 during the province’s Election Assembly. Originally from Vietnam, Fr. Vien, 48, immigrated to […]
Featured Stories | January 08, 2022
In 2018, Frater Duy Henry Minh Bùi Nguyễn, SCJ, professed his first vows as a member of the Priests of the Sacred Heart (Dehonians). However, “first vows” are just that, an initial short-term commitment that needs to be renewed yearly. On January 8, Frater Henry, 32, made his PERPETUAL Profession of Vows, a lifelong commitment […]
Featured Stories | January 05, 2022
“Please pray for me that I have the ear to listen attentively to the different voices in the province, the eye to see clearly the direction for the province, and the heart to be pastoral and compassionate to all.” The words were spoken by Fr. Vien Nguyen, SCJ, on January 5, the day after he […]
Featured Stories | January 04, 2022
Assembly begins by honoring province jubilarians The 2020-2021 Jubilarians were the focus of the January 3rd opening liturgy of the US Provincial Election Assembly. Due the pandemic, the usual province jubilee celebrations were postponed during the past two years. Ramifications of the pandemic continue, but with most of the province together for the assembly, it […]
Featured Stories | November 21, 2021
“I do what I can because I could not call myself a follower of Christ and turn my face away from so many suffering people.” -Fr. Guy Blair, SCJ “I had an encounter with an elderly homeless woman several years ago which changed my life,” said Fr. Guy Blair, SCJ. “As a result, I could […]