Congratulations and prayers to Fr. Joseph Kanimea, MSC on his installation as pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Bangor, PA. May God bring you many blessings as you begin you new assignment. Pictures by Br. Warren Perrotto, MSC
By Br. Warren Perrotto, MSC ( Pennsylvania Community, Center Valley, PA) Today we celebrate our 165th anniversary of our Foundation. In 1854, in a small town in France, called Issoudun, Fr. Jules Chevalier (1824/1907), who from his seminary years felt a profound call to dedicate his life to the service of missions. He had a deep…
On Saturday, October 20, 2019, Fr. Corneille Boyeye, MSC, was unanimously recommended for board certification by the National Association of Catholic Chaplains at a national interview which was held at Mercy Hospital in Rockville Centre. Fr. Corneille has been working and studying for this achievement for three years. Ordained in 2002, Father Corneille was Pastor…
From the Watertown Daily Times’ Sunday Edition. The Rev. Vincent T. Freeh has been on a mission for 60 years since he became an ordained priest in 1959. It was then that he declared his faithfulness to the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart. The priest and missionary, known casually as “Father Vince” and who served…
By Fr. Mike Miller, MSC (Rome, Italy) Father Mike professed his first vows on August 23, 1978 and was ordained on March 23, 1985. He is working in Rome, Italy as Secretary General of the MSC Society. The Roman summer was perfect on arrival, hot and humid; only two weeks before it was…
Brother Michael Patrick Tomcics, MSC passed away on May 16th at Manor Care in Bethlehem, PA. He was 76. He was the beloved son to the late Michael and Anna (Dugan) Tomcics. Brother Michael Tomcics was a member of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart. …
The Holy Father has appointed as bishop of the diocese of Bokungu-Ikela, Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Rev. Fr. Toussaint Iluku Bolumbu, M.S.C., currently superior of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart for the French-speaking African region. The bishop-elect was born in 1964 in Monieka, archdiocese of Mbandaka Bikoro. He entered the novitiate of the…
Father Walter Downs, MSC was born on February 29, 1932, in Boston, Massachusetts, to Edward and Lillian (Elizabeth Cruise) Downs, both now deceased. He did his primary and secondary education in Boston, graduating from high school in 1949. He then attended Sacred Heart Seminary in Geneva, Illinois, for one year before entering the…
By Fr. David Foxen, MSC (Our Lady of Solitude Church-Palm Springs, CA) Palm Springs is used to welcoming visitors from all parts of the world. It is one of the exciting things about living here. This coming week we are getting ready to welcome Cardinal John Ribat, MSC. He is coming to visit our…
On Saturday, March 23 the Parish of Holy Family in Nazareth, Pennsylvania welcomed Cardinal John Ribat, MSC. Joining him in the celebration of Mass were the Bishop of Allentown, the Most Reverend Alfred Schlert and the MSC Provincial of the USA Province, Fr. Richard Kennedy, MSC.Enter your text here… Bp. Reverend Alfred Schlert and Cardinal…