News & Events | July 06, 2020
20 Questions The “20 Questions Project” is an informal Q&A in which SCJs and those with whom they minister and collaborate share a bit about themselves through a list of 20 questions. All receive the same questions and are invited to answer as many as they like. Summaries of some of our recent responses: Fr. […]
News & Events | June 29, 2020
“We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.” – The Declaration of Independence of the 13 colonies of the United States of America, July 4, 1776. Happy Independence Day! […]
News & Events | June 22, 2020
Vow renewals in Mississippi Congratulations to Fraters Henry Nguyen, SCJ, and Hubert Liassidji, SCJ, who renewed their vows with the Priests of the Sacred Heart (Dehonians) during Friday’s Sacred Heart celebration at Christ the King church in Southaven, MS. Bishop Joseph Kopacz joined Dehonians for the Mass. Click here to view photos on Facebook. Fraters […]
News & Events | June 15, 2020
“The Heart of Jesus, the love of Jesus, is the whole of the Gospel. Jesus teaches his apostles the prayer of his Heart, the Our Father, which will be our prayer until the end of the world. He recommends abandonment to them, which is the trust of a loving heart: ‘Do not be anxious,’ he […]
News & Events | June 08, 2020
A self-giving love “We cannot understand the self-giving love of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus unless we first discover the true nature of Jesus’ Heart,” wrote Fr. Praveen Kumar Richard, SCJ, in the June 5 edition of Dehonian Spirituality. “When we gaze into the Sacred Heart of Jesus, we see a heart burning with love […]
News & Events | June 01, 2020
Churches reopen in Mississippi Churches in Mississippi opened this weekend for the celebration of the feast of Pentecost. Safety guidelines – including face masks, distancing protocols, and hand sanitation stations – are in place for parishioners, priests and other ministers. To maintain capacity requirements, parishioners called to reserve space prior to the liturgy they were […]
News & Events | May 18, 2020
“In the heart of this world, the Lord of life, who loves us so much, is always present. He does not abandon us, he does not leave us alone, for he has united himself definitively to our earth, and his love constantly impels us to find new ways forward.” -Pope Francis, Laudato Si’ (On Care […]
News & Events | May 11, 2020
St. Joseph’s Indian School named top-rated nonprofit St. Joseph’s Indian School was named as a “2020 Top-Rated Nonprofit” by GreatNonprofits, the leading provider of user reviews of charities and nonprofits. “We are honored to receive a Top-Rated Charity award for the fourth consecutive year from GreatNonprofits,” said Mike Tyrell, president of the school. “For over […]
News & Events | May 04, 2020
Drive-thru blessings Over the weekend SCJs at Our Lady of Guadalupe Houston offered drive-thru blessings and outdoor confessions. Fr. Tim Gray, SCJ, is pictured above blessing a vehicle (note his OLG face mask!). Click here to view more photos on the OLG Facebook page. Recalling another time of fear “Around this time 45 years ago, the […]
News & Events | April 27, 2020
World Day of Prayer for Vocations “The first word of vocation, then, is gratitude,” writes Pope Francis in his letter commemorating the 57th Annual World Day of Prayer for Vocations, next Sunday, May 3. “Taking the right course is not something we do on our own, nor does it depend solely on the road we choose […]