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Father Léo Tarcísio: Another Dehonian on the Path to Sainthood
July 28, 2025 marked the beginning of the Roman phase in the beatification process of Father Léo Tarcísio Gonçalves Pereira, SCJ, a Dehonian priest and founder of Bethânia, a community for drug addicts and marginalized individuals in Brazil.
Hope, the engine of consecrated life and mission in service to others
This article highlights hope as the driving force behind consecrated life and mission, emphasizing its vital role in faith, charity, and perseverance. It underscores how religious communities embody and spread hope through their witness and service, even amid challenges.
Prophets of Hope
This article explores the prophetic role of consecrated life as a sign of hope in a world in crisis. Drawing on Pope Francis’ words and the ecclesial tradition, it affirms that Christian hope, rooted in the Risen Christ, energizes daily commitment and orients us toward eternity.
Final Vows Preparation Program for SCJ Asian Zone
Scholasticate brothers from India, Vietnam, and Indonesia participated in the final vows preparation program in Indonesia from June 1 to 27, 2025. The program aimed to form them into mature Dehonians, deeply rooted in Sint Unum and fully committed to the mission.
Brother Kisito Ordained Deacon: “I Have a Really Cool Job!”
"A diaconal ordination is an ordination to serve." With these words, Bishop Teemu Sippo began his homily at the diaconal ordination of Brother Kisito Ninpa Fogan, SCJ, on Saturday, June 14, 2025, at St. Pius Church in Neustadt.
HOPE
In communion with the Church during this Year of Hope, the Dehonians, through the International Theological Commission, are engaging in in-depth reflections on the theme of Hope. Father Pablo Miñambres, from the Spanish province, opens this series of articles with a reflection on the very concept of Hope.
From pope Francis to Leon XIV: continuity or rupture in the social teaching of the Church?
This article is first and foremost a tribute to Pope Francis, while briefly illustrating how Pope Leo XIV is in line with the social tradition of the Church and Pope Francis.
With the whole Church, we unite in giving thanks to God for Pope Leo XIV
As Dehonians, we are not indifferent to the name he has chosen for his Pontificate
The Holy Father has joined eternity
The Dehonians, in communion of prayer with the whole Church for the eternal repose of the soul of Pope Francis.
The Synod, ministries and charisms
A reflection on the meaning of the terms ‘ministry’ and ‘charism’ and their relationship.
The joy of the Gospel and the challenges ahead
Ten years have passed since Pope Francis' first document, Evangelii gaudium. Challenges and open questions
Pope Francis’ concerns about the need for ethics in a transforming world
Pope Francis' concerns about the world in transformation are also the challenges of the general chapter
