Commitment Promises at Bethany, Lutz FL
Associates gathered in Lutz at the Bethany Retreat Center on Saturday, May 31, for a Day of Prayer. After breakfast and Morning Prayer, a little fun created by two of our youngest Associates warmed the audience before Father Fickel dived into a spirituality found in the height of contemplation. [from Gloria Jung] Article continues […]
Celebrating Our 125th Anniversary in Houston at Corpus Christi Catholic Church / Appreciating Members of the SSS Congregation
In planning the various 125th anniversary gatherings across the province, we were mindful of choosing dates and celebrations that coincided with the name days of our parishes and other events that occur during these festive periods. Knowing that Corpus Christi parish in Houston, a place where the Blessed Sacrament religious (SSS) have administered since 1987, […]
Formation Facilitator Workshop / Welcome Our Newest Associates
Associates Formation Facilitator Workshop By Mary Muehle We are familiar with the quote, “It takes a village to raise a child.” As an Associate community, we can rephrase this quote to say that “it takes a team to form an Associate.” The Lord continues to call more men and women to the life of an […]
Reconnecting with Our History in the Southwest USA!
by John Thomas Lane SSS The Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament (SSS) first came to the southwestern United States in 1948 with the mission to start a Blessed Sacrament Shrine in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Our first priests began this shrine and were quickly applauded for their pastoral zeal and interactions with the lay people to […]
Houston Associates Join for a Retreat Day Followed by Parish Mission
On March 22, 2025 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Houston, Texas, the Spanish- speaking and English-speaking Associates enjoyed a retreat day. For the English-speaking group (29 attended), Father Lane gave an icebreaker and brief history of the Project of Life and its return to the title Saint Peter Julian Eymard gave the document. He […]
The Congregation’s History in San Antonio, Texas / 125th Anniversary in San Antonio / Nocturnal Adoration Society
The Congregation’s History in the Archdiocese of San Antonio, Texas The Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament began ministering in Saint Joseph Parish, Downtown San Antonio, on October 4, 1982…. In 1868, German settlers built the present-day church. They chose San Antonio’s main, busy street, East Commerce, which, in the 1800s, was a center of activity […]
Catholic Schools Week at SPB / Province Associates Quarterly Meeting / Father Superior General and General Consultor to make their Canonical Visit to the USA
Catholic Schools Week at Saint Paschal Baylon Every Catholic Schools Week across the country interesting events celebrate the beauty of our formation in these hallmark schools. Saint Paschal Baylon, Highland Heights, celebrated with a few extra events, including Vocation Days. On Monday, January 26, the…PSR students were able to hear a panel representing the vocations […]
Father Norman Pelletier’s Retreat Presentation / Rule of Life Retreat Summary Document
Father Norman Pelletier’s Retreat Presentation Highland Heights, Ohio By Rosalie Lewis, Associate at Saint Paschal Baylon Parish On December 7, 2024, 25 Associates met for our annual NE Ohio Retreat. Our presenter, Father Norman Pelletier SSS, started the day at 12:30 PM with his first talk on the difference between reliquaries and monstrances. … We […]
LITE Parish Mission-Austin, Texas / Renewal of Associate Promises-Ohio / Young People Inducted as Associates-Tampa, Florida
Life in the Eucharist Parish Mission in Austin, Texas Saint Vincent de Paul Parish, Austin, Texas, welcomed our provincial Father John Thomas Lane SSS for a parish Eucharistic Advent Mission. The four-day event occurred in this large parish of 5,000 families, with a large diocesan Catholic Elementary and Catholic high school on their 35-acre campus. […]
New Parochial Vicar, Father Louis Demba Ndione SSS / Highlights from the 2024 Eymard Pilgrimage
A note from our new Parochial Vicar, Father Louis Demba Ndione SSS I am glad to share these few lines as a short bio of my life journey. I am Louis Demba Ndione, born on December 3, 1988, in a village called Fande ne in Thies in Se ne gal. I wanted to become a […]