Year: 2019
Former missionary dies at home
FUNERAL HOMILY: Click here to access a PDF of Dn. David Nagel’s homily at the Funeral Mass for Fr. Bill Pitcavage Remembering Fr. Bill Fr. Bill Pitcavage, SCJ, died at home of natural causes on March 22; he was 76. He made his first profession in 1969, and was ordained to the priesthood in 1976. Read More…
Social media isn’t just for selfies and cat videos
It started with fish sauce and a desire to help people develop a curiosity about the Bible. For years, Fr. Vien Nguyen, SCJ, had a Facebook account. As did many, he signed up for the social media platform when it first entered the cultural landscape. “I was curious about it, but rarely looked at it,” Read More…
Weekly News: March 18, 2019
Dehon inspires us to “keep trusting in the Heart of Jesus” Fr. Albertus Joni, SCJ, a graduate student from the Indonesian Province, was the main celebrant at the March 14 Founder’s Day Mass at Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology. In his homily, Fr. Joni reflected on the challenges Fr. Dehon faced during his Read More…
Dehon inspires us to “keep trusting in the Heart of Jesus”
Fr. Albertus Joni, a member of the Indonesian Province doing graduate studies at Marquette University in Milwaukee, was the main celebrant and homilist at today’s Founder’s Day Mass at Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology. Joining the seminary and monastery communities at the Mass was Archbishop Richard Gagnon of Winnipeg. At the end of Read More…
Seminary continues to respond to the signs of the times
On March 13, the community at Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology celebrated the 50th anniversary of the building that now houses the seminary and Sacred Heart Monastery. Construction of the new building began in 1966; the current structure was dedicated on December 8, 1968. Due to the winter break schedule, celebration of the Read More…
Weekly News: March 11, 2019
Sharing our stories of migration On March 8, the North American Migration Committee visited the Dehonian Formation program at Sacred Heart Monastery to facilitate a conversation about migration. This was part of the formation program’s First Friday Series. Joining the community were four participants on a Come and See weekend sponsored by the province vocation Read More…
Knowing our own stories helps us to hear others
Rededication Lord, as sons of our Founder, Leo John Dehon, we are conscious of our unity with all men and women Throughout the world and through all ages. We rededicate ourselves to you And commit ourselves to share with all of them The love we have from you in Jesus. We regard it as our Read More…
Weekly News: March 4, 2019
Lent begins God, merciful judge, because of our own imperfection and sin, we want to be sensitive to everything that hinders your love in the world and in the Church. By sharing in Christ’s reconciliation, we believe that our love heals humanity, gathers it together into the body of Christ, and consecrates it to your Read More…
Weekly News: February 25, 2019
A new Dehonian priest! “To all of those who are in formation, to those who are trying to discern God’s call, and to those who are thinking about a vocation I say: ‘Do not be afraid to say Yes to God!’ My decision to do so has been one of the best choices I have Read More…
A new Dehonian priest!
“To all of those who are in formation, to those who are trying to discern God’s call, and to those who are thinking about a vocation I say: ‘Do not be afraid to say Yes to God!’ My decision to do so has been one of the best choices I have made in my life.” Read More…
