Four enter novitiate

“The time of novitiate constitutes a privileged period of initiation into the religious life of our Congregation… The novice shall involve himself in an experience of community and evangelical life; he shall be initiated in the practice of the evangelical counsels.” SCJ Rule of Life, No. 98   CLICK HERE to view photos from the Read More…


Weekly News: August 12, 2019

Remembering the founder, remembering the founding of the congregation “For Him I lived and for Him I die.” These were the final words spoken by Fr. Leo John Dehon, founder of the Priests of the Sacred Heart, before his death 94 years ago today on August 12, 1925. In 1878, before making his first profession Read More…


Weekly News: August 5, 2019

Vow renewal in Houston Over the weekend Frater Henry Nguyen, SCJ, renewed his vows at Our Lady of Guadalupe in Houston. He is in Texas this summer doing a CPE (Clinical Pastoral Education) program in San Antonio. Fra. Henry writes: “Fr. Juan Carlos [Castañeda Rojas] received my vows. In Fr. Juan Carlos’ homily, he spoke Read More…


Weekly News: July 29, 2019

Ready for the next step In preparation for their next steps in formation, postulants and novices spent four days on a directed retreat the week of July 15. They are pictured above with their retreat director, David Schimmel (province director of Dehonian Associates). On August 14, Hung Pham, Truc Tran, Thien Nguyen and Thuan Nguyen Read More…


Weekly News: July 15, 2019

Seeking a response to immigration in light of Catholic social teaching “I have never heard this topic addressed at our parish; I am going to call my pastor this afternoon!” The topic was “immigration” and the comment came in the midst of small group discussions at an initial meeting of the newly developing “Catholic Coalition Read More…


Seeking a response to immigration in light of Catholic social teaching

“I have never heard this topic addressed at our parish; I am going to call my pastor this afternoon!” The topic was “immigration” and the comment came in the midst of small group discussions at an initial meeting of the newly developing “Catholic Coalition for Migrants and Refugees.” The group is so new that it Read More…


Weekly News: July 8, 2019

Welcome ECS students! Students for the first session of the summer ECS program (English and Cultural Studies, formerly “ESL”) gathered in the lobby of Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology last week for the annual “Name Game.” The ice-breaker is a way for students and teachers to get to know each other before classes Read More…


Weekly news: July 1, 2019

Happy Independence Day! The Provincial Offices will be closed July 4-5 for Independence Day. Have a wonderful holiday! Feast-day celebrations in Hales Corners “The Sacred Heart of Jesus is a powerful reminder of the love of Christ poured out for us all,” said Fr. Ed Kilianski, SCJ, at last week’s Mass for the Feast of Read More…


Celebrating the Feast of the Sacred Heart

Click here to view photos from the Mass for the feast of the Sacred Heart Fr. Ed Kilianski, SCJ, provincial superior of the US Province, was the homilist at today’s Mass for the feast of the Sacred Heart. People from around the country joined us at Sacred Heart Monastery for the liturgy, as well as Read More…


Weekly news: June 24, 2019

Holy Family principal Clara Isom retires This month, Clara Isom, principal of Sacred Heart Southern Missions’ Holy Family School in Holly Springs, MS, retires. Clara has been a part of the school since 1960, when she was a first-grade student. She and her five siblings grew up on a farm near Holly Springs. “My mother and grandparents had Read More…