A Texas-sized Welcome for Father General / A Florida Getaway Weekend and Visit
A Texas-sized Welcome for Father General From Saturday, August 16th until Friday, August 22nd, Blessed Sacrament (SSS) Father Philip Benzy Romician SSS, Superior General of the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament, Father John Thomas Lane SSS, Provincial Superior, and Mona Grigsby-Suarez, Director of the Center for Eucharistic Evangelizing (CEE) embarked on their canonical visit to […]
Gratitude to Province / The Province Assembly / New Local Superior and Assistant Superior / Welcome, Father Martin and Father Anthony / Father Superior General Begins Canonical Visit to the Province of Saint Ann (USA)
The Province Assembly Prepares the SSS and Associates for the Next Year’s Provincial Chapter On August 4-8, 2025, religious of the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament (SSS) gathered at the Provincialate in Highland Heights, Ohio (in the Diocese of Cleveland) to prepare for their 27th Provincial Chapter, scheduled for 2027. The theme of both the […]
Good Saint Ann / English Institute / Farewell Father Choy / General Superior Visitation
Good Saint Ann, Pray for Us Each year, our two shrines of Saint Ann celebrate the annual festival of this patron saint of the United States province. For over 140 years, Eglise Saint Jean Baptiste in New York City has celebrated the novena with Good Saint Ann from July 17-26. Meanwhile, at Saint Paschal Baylon, […]
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, […]
360 Years of Eucharistic Witness and Service Celebrated in New York
Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste, the mother church of the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament since 1900, celebrated from May 28 to June 1, 2025, the anniversaries of three of our Blessed Sacrament religious and three sisters of the Congrégation de Notre-Dame de Montréal. For Father John Kamas, SSS, (Pastor & Provincial Treasurer), we began on Wednesday, remembering […]
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 […]
CTU Annual Board, Trustee, Congregational Leaders & Banquet / Provincial Offers the Keynote Address / Blessed are the Peacemakers Annual Fundraising Gala
CTU Annual Board, Trustee, Congregational Leaders & Banquet Share Successes and Joys By Father John Thomas Lane SSS The annual Board of Trustees and Congregational Corporate leaders’ meetings of Catholic Theological Union (CTU) took place on April 26 in Chicago. This is an opportunity for the provincials, their delegates, and other key stakeholders who support […]
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 […]
Congratulations, Father Thomas Smithson SSS! / The General is Coming!
Congratulations, Father Thomas Smithson SSS! The tremendous pastoral service and hospital chaplaincy of Father Thomas Smithson SSS is being honored at Women’s Hospital in Houston, Texas. He was nominated, along with six other hospital staff members, for a new service wall. The “Why?” The award is presented to him and the others for their tireless […]
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 […]