Year: 2012
Open to the all-embracing Heart of Jesus
Fr. General’s letter for the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, June 15, 2012 Each year the general administration of the Priests of the Sacred Heart publishes a letter on the occasion of its feast day. A prayer service for the day has also been prepared. Click here to download the PDF of it. Read More…
Weekly News: May 21, 2012
End of the school year Students from St. Martin of Tours Parish in Franklin, Wis., were at Sacred Heart Monastery/School of Theology on retreat last week. On Tuesday, it was the eighth-graders preparing for graduation. Thursday, it was the fifth through seventh grade students. On both days, Fr. Thi Pham, SCJ, associate pastor of St. Read More…
The heart of a missionary
SCJ didn’t want to get “too comfortable” Although the summer ESL program doesn’t begin for another month, one of its students is already at Sacred Heart School of Theology getting a head start: Fr. Agustinus Guntoro, SCJ. Originally from the Indonesian Province, Fr. Guntoro, 38, was ordained to the priesthood in 2003. As he was Read More…
Weekly News: May 14, 2012
“I have never felt more Catholic in my life” These were the words expressed by Fr. Tim Gray, SCJ, reflecting on his recent trip to the Holy Land. “I was completely overwhelmed by the churches, especially in the Old City of Jerusalem – the history and the people,” he wrote. “In my travels I have Read More…
SHST launches trial program for “pastoral” Spanish
Concentrated course helps prepare students for the Church’s growing Hispanic population Learning a new language as an adult is difficult. Going back to school after many years in the workforce is challenging. Discerning a call to ministry at the same time? Very challenging! Yet that is what many seminarians at Sacred Heart School of Theology Read More…
Weekly News: May 7, 2012
A (brief) Canadian invasion The SCJs of Canada and the United States have long had a close and collaborative connection. The two countries have had shared novitiates and other formation programs, and SCJs have crossed borders for ministry and studies. During preparations for the 1991 General Chapter the administrations of each entity began a tradition Read More…
Weekly News, April 30, 2012
Celebrated and honored Fr. Jan de Jong, SCJ, left his native Holland in 1969 to come to Sacred Heart School of Theology to teach. Forty-three years later, he is retiring as president-rector of the seminary. On Friday, April 27, SHST students, faculty, staff, fellow SCJs, friends and family celebrated Fr. Jan’s many years of service Read More…
Fr. General’s letter re: Fr. Jan de Jong
Fr. José Ornelas Carvalho, SCJ superior general, wrote the following letter on the occasion of Fr. Jan de Jong’s retirement: Dear Father Jan, On April 27 the community at Sacred Heart School of Theology honors you on the occasion of your upcoming retirement. I wish to add my name to those who thank you and Read More…
Homily from the Retirement Mass for Fr. Jan
Fr. Tom Cassidy, provincial superior of the U.S. province, gave the following homily at the Retirement Mass for Fr. Jan de Jong, at Sacred Heart School of Theology, on April 27: Today’s readings, I believe, fit our celebration of Jan’s retirement from service as rector of Sacred Heart Theology as well as his years of Read More…
A taste of Mississippi in South Dakota
Click here to view the full gallery of photos from the Mississippi visit to St. Joseph’s Indian School. “Ours is a mission to be compassionate, meet people where they are, and share the good news” Claire Nehring, Houseparent, St. Joseph’s Indian School “I have not been able to stop thinking about the Mission Education trip Read More…
