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Some treasures are very hard to replace.  This is what Sr. Pat is to all of us who know her.  On Wednesday, October 12, 2022, Wordnet Productions said farewell to a treasured friend, board member, executive director, manager, producer, and speaker.  For 40 years, Sr. Pat Phillips has been a part of the Wordnet family… Continue reading WORDNET Celebrates
Sr. Patricia Phillips, SHCJ on her Retirement

From Oct 10 – 14 twenty-four “first fives,” of the three US provinces, i.e., those in their first five years of their first official appointment, met at the Divine Word Retreat Centre, Bay St. Louis, MS. Our USW “first fives” included Binh Quang Le Quang, Ricardo Gonzalez, Charles Moat Jr, Fransiskus Santoso and Akhil Thomas.… Continue reading First Fives Meeting in BSL  

Webster’s Dictionary tells us that “Celebration is a noun. An event, usually a social one, when people come together to show happiness or appreciation for something that has taken place.” I invite you to travel with me back in time to St. Michael’s Mission House in Conesus, New York. The date is September 7, 1964.We… Continue reading Founder’s Day Celebrations in USW  

“By reading the scriptures we open our hearts to the prompting of the Holy Spirit who helps us grasp the word, make it our own and announce it to the world” (Con. 407) The Biblical Pastoral Ministry is one of the characteristic dimensions of our Society. It is a call to all of us to… Continue reading THE BIBLE – “The Biblical Pastoral Ministry in USW”

From the emergence of Covid-19, in the year 2020 to the present moment, it has been difficult for all of us. The situation has impacted our SSpS sisters and the SVD brothers and priests, as well as the communities which we serve. Then , when everything seemed to improve, the tragic war in Ukraine brought… Continue reading JUSTICE & PEACE – “The Betania-Santa Martha House”

Communication at its most profound level is the giving of self in love. Consequently, Fostering good communications has always been at the heart of the Society of the Divine Word. Faithful to our SVD charism, the communication ministry of our province is dedicated to bringing God’s Word to the whole world through the means of… Continue reading COMMUNICATION – “Communication Ministry in USW”

Promoting mission awareness calls us to be creative in the ways we approach our SVD ministries. Most of my life’s work has been along this line. Of my 34 years as an SVD priest 23 have been spent as a chaplain in the US Federal Bureau of Prisons. Over the last few years, since I… Continue reading MISSION ANIMATION – “The Restorative Justice Reentry Retreat”

This month’s Newsletter is dedicated to our Characteristic Dimensions, our four directions in ministry. They offer the guidelines and directives for our mission—God’s mission—which is enlivened by the Holy Spirit. The Spirit both enlivens and unites us to walk, and sometimes run, arm in arm with the Spirit. Chief among these four dimensions, and at… Continue reading Arm in Arm with the Spirit

What is the Synodality? — It is a process of coming together, walking together, listening to one another, and discerning the path along which the Holy Spirit is leading us. On Wednesday May 11th the young adult Synod listening session led by Bishop Alberto Rojas, Bishop of San Bernardino Diocese was live streamed from Wordnet.… Continue reading Synod Listening at Wordnet

We missionaries go to foreign lands or wherever there are people who need to hear the word of God. The distinguished Nigerian professor, Agbonkhianmeghe Orobator, SJ, likens the process to Theology Brewed in an African Pot. We put the Word in the pot and stir in the special spices and herbs that make it sweet.… Continue reading Prepare to be Surprised