News & Events | January 31, 2022
A week of transition Tomorrow is Fr. Ed Kilianski’s last full day as provincial superior of the US Province; on February 2, Fr. Vien Nguyen, SCJ, will be installed as the 16th provincial superior. In-between packing up his office, Fr. Ed wrote the following as he reflected on the past six-and-a-half years: “Tomorrow I come […]
News & Events | January 24, 2022
Provincialate welcomes international visitors After nearly two years of Zoom meetings, the General Finance Commission had an in-person gathering at the Provincial Conference Center last week. Pictured above are Fr. Luca Zottoli, SCJ, (general treasurer), Aldo Ivaldi (assistant to the general treasurer) and Fr. Gerd Hemken, SCJ, (German Province), along with Dn. David Nagel, SCJ […]
News & Events | January 17, 2022
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere” ― Martin Luther King Jr.; Letter from a Birmingham Jail, April 16, 1963 “Nothing has a foundation without justice. Nothing endures except through justice.” Leo John Dehon, SCJ, “The Pope: Hopes and Forebodings,” 1894 The Provincial Offices are closed today, January 17, for the observation of Dr. […]
News & Events | January 10, 2022
Fr. Vien Nguyen elected as 16th Provincial Superior On Tuesday, January 4, Fr. Vien Nguyen, SCJ, was elected as the 16th provincial superior of the US Province of the Priests of the Sacred Heart (Dehonians). “It is humbling to stand in front of you, to carry on the tradition of the US Province,” said Fr. Vien, after […]
News & Events | December 20, 2021
Much to be thankful for Last week was the final full meeting of the current Provincial Council; a new administration will be elected during the January 3-7 Election Assembly. One of the last tasks of the out-going administration? Posing for a Christmas photo (posted above). Reflecting on his six-plus years as provincial superior, Fr. Ed […]
News & Events | December 13, 2021
A global community serving a global church As a part of their preparations for the January 2-7 Province Election Assembly, SCJs in the US Province are reviewing a lengthy “State of the Province.” The report from northern Mississippi paints a picture of an international church that has defined the US Province since its earliest days: […]
News & Events | December 06, 2021
A week of Marian feasts The feast of the Immaculate Conception is this Wednesday, December 8; four days later, December 12, is the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. “God has given us Mary in the Immaculate Conception; he gives us Jesus in the gracious mystery of the Annunciation,” wrote Fr. Leo John Dehon in […]
News & Events | November 29, 2021
Advent begins Yesterday, you may have noticed an e-mail from the Dehonian Associates Committee. It was the first in a series of Advent mailings that will be sent each Sunday during Advent, as well as Christmas Day. If you are on the mailing list for the Fridge Notes, you are also on the mailing list […]
News & Events | November 22, 2021
A prayer of thanksgiving and compassion O God, when I have food, help me to remember the hungry; When I have work, help me to remember the jobless; When I have a home, help me to remember those who have no home at all; When I am without pain, help me to remember those who […]
News & Events | November 15, 2021
Welcoming God’s surprises “I didn’t intend to go there but I fell in love with it,” said Fr. Yvon Sheehy, SCJ, talking about his 22 years in South Dakota. He had instead hoped to go to Mississippi, or perhaps to DR Congo. “But that didn’t happen,” said Fr. Yvon. When South Dakota was suggested, Fr. […]