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Latin American Formation Committee meets in Guatemala

From February 6th through 10th the Latin American Formation Committee met in Guatemala for its annual meeting.  Formators Frs. Dionicio Alberca (Peru), Sebastián Argueta (Guatemala), Arcelino Magalhaes (Brazil), Francisco del Valle (Mexico), Magnus Tegete (Colombia), Antonio Baus (Chile), Juan Carlos Barajas (Joint Special Formation Program Director at Guatemala) and Armando Rivas (Director of [...]

By |2016-10-12T11:00:45+02:00February 18th, 2012|Categories: English|Comments Off on Latin American Formation Committee meets in Guatemala

Chilean Vicariate holds its annual Assembly

The C.PP.S. in Chile: Diego Gallardo; Fr. Mauricio Alvarez; Fr. Humberto Jana; Fr. Don Thieman; Fr. Nicanor Azua; Fr. Omar Cerda; Fr. Miguel Angel Soto; kneeling, Fr. Jorge Gomez; Fr. Larry Hemmelgarn, C.PP.S., director of the Cincinnati Province; Fr. Luis Briones; Deacon Claudio Varas; and Fr. Antonio Baus. The diocesan retreat house at [...]

By |2016-10-12T11:00:49+02:00February 6th, 2012|Categories: English|Comments Off on Chilean Vicariate holds its annual Assembly

Iberian Provincial Assembly

The Provincial Electoral Assembly of the Iberian Province was held from 27-29 December 2011.  The Assembly of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood was chaired by Fr. Lucas Rodriguez on behalf of the Moderator General.     The Missionaries elected this leadership team: Provincial: José Luís Ferreira Morgado Provincial Vice Jose Maria Borreguero 1. Consultant: [...]

By |2016-10-12T11:00:49+02:00January 21st, 2012|Categories: English|Comments Off on Iberian Provincial Assembly

5 Ordained Deacon in CPPS Tanzania on January 6

On the Epiphany of the Lord, which is also the birthday of our founder St. Gaspar del Bufalo, at Our Lord’s Ascension Parish at Manyoni in Tanzania, CPPS Tanzania celebrated the Diaconate ordination of 5 members.  Celebrating with the community were the parents and families of the candidates and parishioners of Manyoni. The [...]

By |2016-10-12T11:00:54+02:00January 8th, 2012|Categories: English|Comments Off on 5 Ordained Deacon in CPPS Tanzania on January 6

CPPS Tanzania Celebrate Incorporation Of Six New Members

On the 5th of January, 2012, at Our Lord’s Ascension Parish at Manyoni in Tanzania, CPPS Tanzania along with multitude of people including parents of the candidates and parishners of Manyoni, joyfully celebrated the Definitive Incorporation of 6 new members. The newly Incorporated members are: Deusdedit Richard Wambura, Gaspar Baraka Ndinda, Henry Petro [...]

By |2016-10-12T11:00:54+02:00January 8th, 2012|Categories: English|Comments Off on CPPS Tanzania Celebrate Incorporation Of Six New Members

8,000 Help Celebrate Ordination of Fr. Felipe Caal Coy, C.PP.S.

Felipe Caal Coy, C.PP.S., was ordained to the priesthood on December 14, 2011, in the parish of Santa Catalina, in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, a rural region north of Guatemala City where Missionaries of the Precious Blood are in ministry. Joining in the celebration were Missionaries, diocesan priests and religious brothers and sisters of several congregations. [...]

By |2016-10-12T11:00:54+02:00January 8th, 2012|Categories: English|Comments Off on 8,000 Help Celebrate Ordination of Fr. Felipe Caal Coy, C.PP.S.

2012 Reconciliation Intensive

All this has been done by God, who has reconciled us to himself through Christ and has given us the ministry of reconciliation. 2 Cor. 5:18 Reconciliation has emerged as a key concept in our understanding of the spirituality and in the charism of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood. As a ministry of the [...]

By |2016-10-12T11:00:54+02:00January 5th, 2012|Categories: English|Comments Off on 2012 Reconciliation Intensive

Giving Pictures: Photographers Gift Families with Images

The Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation recently partnered with Help-Portrait, an organization of professional photographers, to bring a smile to the faces of families in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on Chicago’s south side. Setting up in a nearby high school gym on December 3, Help-Portrait photographers took photos of families, couples and individuals. [...]

By |2016-10-12T11:00:58+02:00December 23rd, 2011|Categories: English|Comments Off on Giving Pictures: Photographers Gift Families with Images

Celebration in the Vicariate of Brazil

On Saturday, December 10  we had a real feast day. We had two candidates, Ivaldo Corrêa and Lourenço Rodrígues da Silva, Jr., celebrate their temporary incorporation. Ivaldo is a Brother candidate and he will work in Altamira in one of the hospitals of the city. Lourenço will continue his theological studies in the [...]

By |2016-10-12T11:00:58+02:00December 19th, 2011|Categories: English|Comments Off on Celebration in the Vicariate of Brazil

Fr. John Spatt, CPPS: 1917−2011

Fr. John Spatt, C.PP.S., died on Friday, December 9, in the infirmary at St. Charles Center, Carthagena, Ohio. He was 93. He was born December 31, 1917, in Detroit, to Frank and Martha (Skelnick) Spatt. He entered the Missionaries of the Precious Blood in 1933 and was ordained on May 9, 1943. Fr. Spatt spent [...]

By |2016-10-12T11:00:59+02:00December 13th, 2011|Categories: English|Comments Off on Fr. John Spatt, CPPS: 1917−2011
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