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Within the US the missionary activity focuses on parishes especially those that serve the African Americans and Hispanics. Our educational apostolate is not extensive but it is thriving notably in members of the province who work in public and catholic high schools education and in the graduate School of Theology at the University of St Thomas, Houston, Texas. One of our members directs the Center for the Study of Culture and Faith in the University of St Thomas.
Our parochial apostolate is in a variety of locations, principally in Arkansas, Louisana, Texs, California and Utah.
We have clustered our regional communities in these areas. Some consolidation of the province took place recently involving the relocation of the province to Houston Texas.Our regional communities meet regularly for social, business meetings as well as for days of recollection. The annual retreat is an important event in the life of the province and is well attended.
A significant development in the last few years has been the welcoming of Vietnamese immigrants to our Province as candidates for the Congregation.
The first to be professed Fr Binh The Quach, ha already helped inhas already helped in facilitating our ministry to the Vietnamese community throughout the western US. Three other Vietnamese were professed last August. This marks a new experience of God's favour and it is a transcultural challenge for a new integration of the Province. Spiritans from other provinces are helping with the formation programme.
This year the Province celebrates 30 years of independent existence. We are a young province open to new mission initiatives.