Dehonian Studies

Changes at the Centro Studi Dehoniani

Fr. Victor de Oliveira Barbosa (BSP) is appointed as the new co-ordinator of the CSD.

Constitutions and Rethinking Devotion to the Sacred Heart

"Personally, I experienced the rewriting of the Constitutions and the Rule of Life above all as the necessary rethinking of the theology that was the basis of the devotion to the Sacred Heart."

A Chapter full of tensions

"We survived this chapter only by the grace of God and because the Church had need of the charism of Fr. Leo John Dehon. And if an SCJ could survive this event, he could survive anything."

The Dehonian Renewal (as Seen by a Young Priest)

That Chapter (1966-1967) was, in my opinion, a new springtime for consecrated life, and for our Institut. It was, as some have said, the beginning of a true and proper re-foundation.

The New Constitutions: the Dutch Perspective

The Dutch province found itself in a stormy period.

The 1982 Constitutions – The Dehonian Way of Following Christ

Reminiscence on a General Chapter

On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the recognition of our Constitutions, we present some witnesses to the General Chapter that worked on the Rule of Life: fr. John van den Hengel, scj

Unpublished texts of the founder

Fr. Parfait-Brice Mongo works on the preparation of unpublished texts of Fr. Dehon.

Touching the life of the Congregation with your hands

Fr. Nilson Helmann works on the last general chapters from a canon law perspective.

Growing and Deepening the Dehonian Charism

Fr. José Gregorio, scj speaks of his work with letters of Fr. Dehon.