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The meaning of Lent
For the Church, the most important celebration of the year is Easter. That is why there is an extraordinary time of preparation that takes forty days. It is a period of forty days that begins with Ash Wednesday and ends with Palm Sunday.
Life and apostolate of Dehon’s first dehonians (6)
Fr. Francis Xavier (Philip) Lamour (1843-1921), assumed various positions in the Congregation and became General Councilor. Fr. Dehon remembers him as a person who was "too mystical." He was sent by Fr. Dehon to Palestine to found two houses in Nazareth and Bethany, but the project failed.
The Séminaire du Sacré-Coeur launches a fundraising campaign
Dehonians in Canada founded the "Séminaire du Sacré-Coeur" in 1953. This year marks 70 years of its foundation. The Dehonians started a foundraising campaign.
Life and apostolate of Dehon’s first dehonians (5)
P. Matías Maria (Orfila) Legrand (1849-1925) was a close friend of Fr. Dehon since his youth. He joined the Congregation and held several offices, including General Councilor. He died a day after Fr. Dehon's death.
Brother Biagio: the revolution of the saints
Brother Biagio Conte died on January 12, 2023 at the age of 59. He was an Italian lay missionary. He was a hermit and founded the "Mission of Hope and Charity" in Palermo to try to respond to the dramatic situations of poverty and marginalization of the people of his hometown; he dedicated his life to it and to evangelization.
With Pope Francis we want to reaffirm that “no one is saved alone”!
The Provincial Commission for Justice and Peace and the Integrity of Creation proposes this brief reflection to the Confreres and to the entire Dehonian Family on the message of His Holiness Pope Francis for the 56th World Day of Peace, scheduled, as always, for January 1, 2023.
150 years anniversary of the foundation of the Saint-Joseph Patronage in Saint-Quentin
A historical report on the Patronage of Saint Joseph.
Life and apostolate of Dehon’s first dehonians (4)
Fr. Falleur is known today through the "Cahiers Falleur," the notebooks he wrote as novice writing down Fr. Dehon's instructions. He was a close collaborator of Fr. Dehon. He became general treasurer and thanks to this office he collected Fr. Dehon's correspondence that we still preserve today.
“Dare to dream big!”
Advent is the time of Hope, we await the fulfillment of the Promise, we wait for the Redeemer, the one who saves! Hope is a virtue and an attitude that drives us to go always forward.
Against Christians
The new Annual Report on the Persecution of Christians published by the Vienna-based Observatory on Intolerance and Discriminations Against Christians in Europe (OIDAC) was released on November 14
The Lord’s Advent: Waiting for the One who is never absent!
November 27, 2022 marked the beginning of a new time for spirituality and liturgy for Roman Rite Catholics. This is Advent. But, after all, what is this time? What is it about? How has it emerged throughout the history of the Church?
