20 Questions | July 17, 2021
Originally from Boston, Fr. Bob Bossie, SCJ, joined the US Air Force just weeks out of high school. Among his tasks during his four years of service was maintaining nuclear weapons-carrying aircraft. Before pursuing his vocation to the priesthood and religious life, he was a contract worker for the military industry. He has spent much […]
20 Questions | September 28, 2020
Originally from Pennsylvania, Bishop Joseph Potocnak, SCJ, spent 36 years in South Africa, 17 as bishop of the Diocese of De Aar. He is now retired and is a member of the Sacred Heart Community in Pinellas Park, FL, where he serves as a volunteer chaplain at the local veterans center. Q: Where were […]
20 Questions | September 25, 2020
A missionary in Indonesia for over 30 years, Fr. Mark Fortner, SCJ, is now retired and living at Sacred Heart at Monastery Lake. Before answering the questions, Fr. Mark wrote a short preface: The photo of the sunflowers at the top of the page reminds me of our garden at SHML and offers me a […]
20 Questions | September 08, 2020
Originally from India, Fr. Praveen Kumar Richard, SCJ, is a member of the SCJ community at St. Joseph’s Indian School in Chamberlain, SD. Q: Where were you born and raised? Describe your family. FR. PRAVEEN: I was born in Tamil Nadu, one of the states in India. I am the second child among the […]
20 Questions | September 02, 2020
Fr. Vincent Suparman, SCJ, originally from Indonesia, is local superior of the Sacred Heart retirement community in Pinellas Park, FL. Q: Where were you born and raised? Describe your family. FR. VINCENT: I was born in Batanghari, a little town thirty miles East of Teluk Betung, the capital of Lampung Province, Sumatra, Indonesia. At age […]
20 Questions | July 29, 2020
Br. Duane Lemke, SCJ, is local superior of Sacred Heart Monastery where he works with the ECS program, as well as at St. Martin of Tours parish in Franklin, WI. Q: Where were you born and raised? Describe your family. BR. DUANE: I was born and raised on a farm in western South Dakota. My […]
20 Questions | July 20, 2020
Fr. Stephen Huffstetter, SCJ, is vicar general of the Priests of the Sacred Heart (Dehonians). He is originally from the United States and previously served as provincial superior of the US Province. Q: Where were you born and raised? Describe your family. FR. STEVE: I was born and raised in the small town of Walkerton, […]
20 Questions | July 19, 2020
Fr. Joseph Mukuna, SCJ, is a member of the Congolese Province doing post-graduate studies in the United States. Q: Where were you born and raised? Describe your family. FR. JOSEPH: My name is Joseph Mukuna. I was born and raised in Kananga (Congo). I have two brothers and two sisters; I am second in […]
20 Questions | July 13, 2020
Fr. Chuck Wonch, SCJ, is a member of the Sacred Heart Community at Sacred Heart at Monastery Lake; he assists in the Province Vocation Office. Q: Where were you born and raised? Describe your family. FR. CHUCK: I call the mountains around Colville, WA, my home. It is a small town in the northeast […]
20 Questions | July 09, 2020
Fr. Jim Casper, SCJ, is a member of the Toronto community (Canadian Region). He is retired, but continues to be active in part-time ministry. Q: Where were you born and raised? Describe your family. FR. JIM: I was born in Leamington, a small town of approximately 8,000 people, situated on the shore of Lake Erie, […]