Tri-Province Council Meeting

The members of the three US provincial Councils gathered at Riverside from January 21st to 25th for a workshop and meeting. The first day was used as a workshop by Peter Dikos our Procurator General from Generalate. to train and teach us to deal with “Nulli Stationi Ad Scripti” status and how to cancel them. […]

The 7th Vietnamese SVD Gathering

Christmas 2018 was a special occasion for the Vietnamese SVDs in the United States.  It gave them the opportunity to reflect, to pause and to share on the important things in the life of mission. 34 Vietnamese SVDs gathered at Divine Word residence, Riverside from December 26-29, 2018 for the 7thVietnamese SVD Gathering.  Familiar SVD […]

What we are doing to protect God’s Children

In all the dioceses that we are working we collaborate with the policies of the dioceses. As a member of the Conference of Major Superiors of Men (CMSM) we follow its polices and standards. CMSM is working with USCCB in following the Dallas Charter. We are registered with Praesidium and undergo accreditation every 5 years. […]

Vandalism at Queen of Angeles Church, Riverside

Vandals painted graffiti on the new Queen of Angeles Church, Riverside on 27th September. It was found out early morning and was reported to the police. The many graffiti on the church give an indication that it has something to do with present abuse crisis. Here are some of the pictures from the vandalism.

New SVD Residence in San Diego

We have purchased a new residence in San Diego. The address is 4310 Cozzens Ct. San Diego, 92122. We received the keys to the new residence on 28th August. The house (2169 sqft) has 5 bed rooms with three bath rooms, one bed room and bath room in the first floor, four bed rooms and […]

Wordnet Tapes Shows by Martin Padvani, SVD

Steve Pardy, Biju Thomas and Soney Sebastian spent a week in Bordentown recently taping presentations and interview by Martin Padovani, SVD. Martin has been involved in counseling, especially marriage and couples counseling for the last 50 years. From his many experiences he has written two all time, ever green books called “Healing Wounded Emotions” and […]

SVD Lay Associates Renews Commitment

The Lay Associates of the SVD from Queen of Angeles, Riverside renewed their commitment for one year on September 22nd Saturday during the evening Mass. A total of fifteen members made their commitment, three of them for the first time and twelve making the renewal. Fr. Paul Kahan, the provincial of USS presided over the […]

Jubilarians 2018 Celebrate

The Jubilarians of this year was celebrated on September 10, 2018 at Divine Word Residence, Riverside. The celebrations began with solemn Mass concelebrated by the Jubilarians. Joseph Miller was the main celebrant. Steve Pardy gave the homily. He shared about the past and the changes and transformation that has taken place over the years. He […]

Un-accustomed as I am to public speaking…

Over 68 years ago Brother Andrew celebrated HIS Golden Jubilee.  He was the first American SVD to reach that stage and I can still see him walking down the aisle in Techny’s chapel with a GOLDEN CROSIER in one hand and a corsage on HIS shoulder!   I was SO impressed and thought he was so […]