Provincial Council Meeting Minutes Provincial Council Meeting Minutes June 19, 2008 Holy Name Retreat Center     Members present: Frs. Huy Dinh, Joe Gaglione, Phillip Howard, Mike White and Dan Walsh. Excused: Bro. Michael Suazo.   The minutes of the Fe... Read more

Duquense University  Duquesne University - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania   Academic excellence and the accessibility of education to all people is a top priority. Duquesne was recently named one of the top ten Catholic universities in Ameri... Read more

Volunteers in Flight in Tanzania Fr. Pat Patten, C.S.Sp., has spent 20 years as a bush pilot in Tanzania, the only Spiritan and only priest of four Flying Medical Service volunteers. They provide regular preventive, curative, and emergency health care and health educati... Read more

Serving Africans in Tanzania Tanzania is a republic in the Indian Ocean in East Africa, of 35 million people, about 25 percent of whom are Catholic. The Spiritans in Tanzania work with both local and refugee populations, who mostly live in rural areas and ... Read more

Spiritan Educator    Provincial Education Committee March 26, 2010 12:00 Noon – 5:15 PM   Minutes   Education Committee Members: Jeff Duaime, CSSp, Holy Ghost Prep, Bensalem, PA; Dr. John Hansen, Spir... Read more

Consultation - List of topics for 20th GC TO ALL SPIRITANS         1.      In the light of the above, what five areas do you identify as needing reflection and action? Give reasons.   2.    &nb... Read more

Joint Provincial Council Meeting MINUTES: JOINT PROVINCIAL COUNCILS HOUSTON JANUARY 22, 2009       Present: Bro. Paul Michelenko, Chris McDermott, John Sawicki, Freddy Washington, Huy Dinh, Jeff Duaime, Bro Michael Suazo, Joe Gaglione, Dan Walsh, John... Read more

Letter to all confreres Date: June 10, 2010 To:     All Confreres — Province of the United States From:  Provincial Committee on Retirement Ref:    Draft Policy on Retirement Dear Confreres, The Provi... Read more

Spiritan JPIC Newsletter May 2005   Spiritan JPIC Newsletter May  2005 Dear Confreres and Friends, In recent years the idea of pilgrimage has been used frequently to describe Spiritan presence amongst the poor and marginalized. It... Read more

Provincial Minute February 18-19. 2010 Bethel Park   MINUTES PROVINCIAL COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 18-19, 2010- BETHEL PARK (Confidential personnel items edited for publication)   Present: J. Fogarty, J. Duaime, B. Mukamba, B. Nguyen, J. Sawicki and M. White 1. Opening ... Read more

Turning Pages   A Weekly Book Discussion Group Every month we will discuss a new book selection. Join us on Fridays, 10:30 a.m.-noon, followed by lunch. The cost for lunch is $10. Books may be purchased on your own or at the ... Read more

Retreats and Classes     Under construction - please check back again in the next few months. Thank you for your patience.     Women’s Retreat 2011 January 28-29  7 p.m. Fr... Read more

Provincial Minutes 8-10 Long Island City Provincial Council Meeting   August 10-13, 2010       Long Island City, NY (Confidential personnel items edited for publication)   Present:  Frs. J. Fogarty, J. Duaime, B. Mukamba, B. Nguyen, J. ... Read more

Welcome to the Spiritan Center Formation, Retreat, Renewal The Spiritan Center, south of the city of Pittsburgh in Bethel Park, is a ministry of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit. The Center offers retreats, days of renewal, programs in faith formation and ... Read more

Spiritan Newsflash 254   CONGREGAZIONE DELLO SPIRITO SANTO       CLIVO DI CINNA, 195 - 00136 ROMA, ITALIA   Spiritan Newsflash   7 September 2010 - N. 254 A Message to all confreres from the internati... Read more

Spiritans in South Africa Spiritans first set foot on South African soil in 1878. That year Fr. Duparquet took over the Prefecture of Cimbebasia which then comprised parts of Angola, Namibia and Botswana. Conflict and communication difficulties forbade further wo... Read more

Spiritans in Ethiopia Ethiopia In 1972 the first Spiritans came to Ethiopia in response to their call as a congregation of missionaries.  This decision followed an expulsion of Irish Spiritans from Nigeria during the civil war in the late 1960s. ... Read more

Education   Among their many and varied ministries, U.S. Spiritans place a great emphasis on education. They work in eight universities, two graduate programs of theological education, five secondary schools, and... Read more

From Houston, TX UNKNOWN { 13045336889572: } Spiritan Regional Meeting on Education 1700 West Alabama, Houston, Texas October 9, 2010     Present: Bill Headley (Chair), Cliff Hill, Joseph Lam, Don Nesti.   The meetin... Read more

Holy Ghost Prep Holy Ghost Preparatory School - Bensalem, Pennsylvania  With Christ at the center, Holy Ghost Preparatory School aspires to form young men morally, intellectually, and spiritually in the Spiritan tradition. This tradition foster... Read more

Missions in Australia Because of the early Spiritan tradition of the “evangelization of freed slaves”, Spiritan ministries have flourished and continue to do so in Africa, the Caribbean and South America.  As times changed the Spiritans respo... Read more

Provincial Minute 10-14-2010 Bensalem, PA MINUTES PROVINCIAL COUNCIL MEETING OCTOBER 14-16, 2010 — BENSALEM, PA (Confidential personnel issues edited for publication)  Present: Frs. J. Fogarty, J. Duaime, B. Mukamba, B. Nguyen, i. Sawicki, and M... Read more

Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Spiritans have been ministering in Haiti for more than 150 years but 2004 brought the first Spiritan missionary presence in the neighboring country of the Dominican Republic, in the Diocese of San Juan de la Maguan... Read more

Timeline for Taiwan/Vietnam 1992 -  The Spiritan General Chapter of Itaici asks to prepare a New Initiative in Asia. 1995 -  September to June 1996: Fr. Binh Quach (USA) learns Chinese language in Fu-Jen University, Taipei. 1997 - December 4-10: f... Read more