What's New

The scj community at Corupa (BM) has posted a website at http://www.seminariodecorupa.com.br, it will be added to our links page.

This week we turn our attention to Canada as we present the vocation story of Gregory Murray who is a novice in the Anglo Canadian Province. He is scheduled to take his vows on August 15, 2000 in Toronto.

 What's Happening

Congratulations

To Jaquim da Silva Freitas (LU) who was ordained to the priesthood on June 30, 2000, at Funchal

To the following ordained to the diaconate on June 30, 2000:

At Rome

José Luis Domínguez González (HI)
Juan José Arnáiz Ecker (HI)

At Salamanca, Spain

Javier Molina Sánchez (HI)

At Funchal, Portugal:

Nélio João Rodrigues Freitas Tomás
Manuel Domingos Nunes Pestana
Juan Marques Noite

New Bishop

Pope John Paul II has nominated Manuel Neto Quintas as the new auxiliary bishop for the diocese of Algarve/Faro. Bishop elect Dom Quintas has served as provincial of the Portuguese Province for the last six years. His term of office was scheduled to end on July 1st (cf. letter by Umberto Chiarello, vicar general).

The English as a Second Language Program (ESL) at Hales Corners opened its summer course this week. We hope to have more information about it in our next edition.

Dehon Photo of the Week

Following up on last week's photo of Fr. Dehon at Saint Quentin during World War I Stefan Tertünte presents excerpts from Fr. Dehon's diary written during those war years (Cf. Dehon during World War I (2)).

"As we already indicated last week, the German army occupies the city of Saint-Quentin on August 28, 1914. During the years which follow, the situation of the population, but also that of the armies worsens more and more: lack of food, lack of materials..."

Letters from the First Novices

In the fourth excerpt from CORRESPONDENCE OF THE FIRST NOVICES BEFORE THE "CONSUMMATUM EST 1878-1883" by Egidio Driedonkx (CH) Fr. Alfonse Maria Rasset writes to his sister reflecting on one of the mysteries of the rosary, The Assumption of Mary.