January 1, 2023 is the 61st anniversary of the death of twenty Spiritan confreres – nineteen Belgians and one Dutch – who were killed in Kongolo in the present-day Democratic Republic of Congo. 

The celebration of The Holy Family of Nazareth, Jesus, Mary, and Joseph, serves as a beacon of inspiration and guidance for our families. The Feast of the Holy Family encourages us to thank all the people God places in our lives.

On this last Sunday of Advent, Mary, the mother of Jesus, is presented as an example of one who believes in God’s promises and acts upon them. From birth until death, she was always a woman who listened to God’s will.

See snapshots of how U.S. Spiritan parishes celebrated The Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

God permits the great mystery of our salvation and even asks for human cooperation in his divine plans. Each person has a role to play in God's plan of salvation. We must learn to wait and meet Christ in our openness to others.

Catch up on the winter news from the U.S. Spiritans!

Updates on the Spiritans in Haiti, a new residence for Priests in Zimbabwe, a grant to help a farming cooperative in Malou, South Sudan and a Christmas letter from Fr. Mike.

The witness of John the Baptist helps us prepare for the Lord's coming. John's life proclaims that we must persevere in our recognition of Jesus as God's word among us. Even the announcement of John the Baptist's birth, a miraculous event that signaled the beginning of a new era, shows how Jesus enters our human history to give us a share in God's mission and help us prepare a way for the Lord.

One of the newest confreres we’ve welcomed to the U.S. Province is Fr. Chrysologue Pontien Kenfack Djondzo, C.S.Sp. Fr. Pontien was born December 9, 1991, in Yaoundé in the West Region of Cameroon.

Over the next several issues of One Heart, One Spirit, we’ll be welcoming the new Lay Spiritans who made their first formal commitments to the Lay Spiritans on October 2, 2024. First, we’re pleased to introduce Giovan Cuchapin.

The 14th Annual Faithful Citizenship Dinner was an occasion of great celebration for the Nesti Center for Faith & Culture (CFC) at The University of St. Thomas in Houston, TX. After three decades of working to integrate faith with our cultural formation as Americans, the CFC took the occasion to celebrate their founder, Fr. Donald S. Nesti, C.S.Sp. and honor all those who have supported their mission.

A Mass of Installation was held on October 2 at the Spiritan Center Chapel in Bethel Park, PA, to welcome Fr. John Fogarty, C.S.Sp. as the new Provincial.