News & Events | April 15, 2024
Triduum in Belarus Fr. Carlos Luis Suárez Codorniú, SCJ, superior general, and Fr. Levi dos Anjos Ferreira, SCJ, general councilor, spent Triduum with the Dehonian community in Belarus. “It was a singular experience for us, given the difficult moment that the country is going through,” wrote Fr. Levi on the general website, dehoniani.org. “However, the celebrations […]
News & Events | April 08, 2024
“May it be done to me according to your word” Reflecting on the Annunciation of the Lord (commemorated in the Church today, April 8), Fr. Leo John Dehon linked the day to his call at baptism: “I was baptized on March 24th in the poor church of La Capelle by the honorable and venerable Father […]
News & Events | March 25, 2024
At the foot of the cross… “It is at the foot of the Cross that we must search for knowledge and wisdom. In the Heart of Jesus, we shall find the most inexhaustible and sublime lessons. Each beat of this Heart is an act of infinite justice, mercy, power, and wisdom. Let us unite ourselves […]
News & Events | March 18, 2024
Congratulations! On Founder’s Day, four of SCJ seminarians received ministries: Frater Jacob Smith, SCJ (Lector), Frater Thuan Nguyen, SCJ (Acolyte), Frater Truc Tran, SCJ (Acolyte), and Frater Michael Wodarczyk, SCJ (Acolyte). The ceremony took place during Mass with the Sacred Heart Monastery community. The four students are pictured above with Fr. Vien Nguyen, SCJ. Click […]
News & Events | March 04, 2024
Happy anniversary Fr. Jan! On Thursday, March 7, the local community at Sacred Heart at Monastery Lake will celebrate the 60th anniversary of priesthood ordination of Fr. Jan de Jong, SCJ, during the community’s 8:30 a.m. Mass. Anyone is welcome to attend the liturgy. “I was born and raised on a dairy farm in Ouder […]
News & Events | February 26, 2024
Hello from Cameroon! Fr. Charles Brown, SCJ, is in Cameroon this month. Last week he wrote from the novitiate house, La Maison du Sacré-Cœur, in Ndoungue: “The conferences that I am giving on the New Testament and our Dehonian life are going very well, such fine young men! It is a true blessing to be […]
News & Events | February 19, 2024
A Dehonian visit in Anaheim Representatives from St. Joseph’s Indian School attending workshops at the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress this week stopped for a visit at the Dehonians’ booth in the conference exhibit hall. Staffing the booth were Fr. Henry Nguyen, SCJ, Br. Andy Gancarczyk, SCJ, Frater Hung Pham, SCJ and Fr. Son Nguyen, […]
News & Events | February 12, 2024
Chúc mừng năm mới! [Happy New Year!] February 10-11 the parish community at St. Martin of Tours celebrated the Lunar New Year (Tết Nguyên Đán), the Year of the Dragon. Festivities began with a special New Year’s Mass on Saturday evening to kick off the celebrations. “The New Year’s Mass is important for the Vietnamese people […]
News & Events | February 05, 2024
Welcome Corrie! There is a new face at the Province Vocation Office: Corrie Christiaansen. As of January 29, she is the Vocation Marketing and Office Manager, assisting Fr. Henry Nguyen, SCJ, Province Vocation Director. “I feel very blessed to be here,” said Corrie. “I have always felt called to pray for vocations; and while I […]
News & Events | January 29, 2024
World Day of Consecrated Life This Friday, February 2, is World Day of Consecrated Life; the date was chosen by Pope John Paul II to correspond with the Feast of the Presentation. Many parishes will commemorate the day during the February 3-4 liturgies. “The religious state is a state of perfection, or at least a […]