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+Fr. Mark Fortner, SCJ, is in Indonesia for two months, assisting with pastoral ministry. It is a homecoming of sorts for Fr. Mark, who served as a missionary in the Indonesian Province from 1969-1999.
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+Congratulations Father Henry!
On Saturday, December 17th, Fr. Henry Bùi Nguyen, SCJ, was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Thomas Thái Thành Nguyen, auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Orange. The ordination took place at St. Columban Catholic Church in Garden Grove, CA, just a few miles away from Fr. Henry’s home parish of St. Polycarp, where celebrated a Mass of Thanksgiving the next day. -
+Former vicar general back in Rome
From December 5-11, Fr. John van den Hengel, SCJ (a member of the Canadian Region, he was vicar general during Bishop José Ornelas Carvalho’s second term as superior general), taught a class hosted by the Centro Studi Dehoniani in Rome. Entitled, “Amour pur: Exploration of a figure in the writings of Leon Dehon,” the seminar explored the founder’s reflections on the concept of “pure love,” a type ...
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