News & Events | September 28, 2020
“I love my calling to be a brother” The quote was from Br. Andy Gancarczyk, SCJ, during his 25th anniversary celebration last week at Our Lady of Guadalupe in Houston (he is pictured above, on the right). He professed his first vows with the Priests of the Sacred Heart on September 24, 1995. “So, 25 […]
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 […]
Featured Stories | September 24, 2020
What can I do to respond to migrants and their needs? DOWNLOAD THE BROCHURE: English (letter) French (letter) Indonesian (letter) Portuguese (letter) Spanish (letter) Vietnamese (letter) More than ever before, we are aware that there are countless migrants in every part of the world. They are fleeing […]
News & Events | September 21, 2020
Lights, cameras, ACTION! Our students in formation just released the first of several videos in which they hope to give others a window into who they are, as well as the community. “What superpower would you like to have?” “When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?” [One […]
News & Events | September 14, 2020
Masked and busy “Life is good down here!” said Fr. Greg Schill, SCJ. He is pictured above, following yesterday’s Spanish Mass at Christ the King parish in Southaven, MS. “Fr. Hendrik Ardianto, SCJ, has been a valuable asset to our community and ministry.” This summer, Fr. Hendrik joined the pastoral team, which includes Fr. Greg and Fr. David […]
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 […]
Uncategorized | September 04, 2020
DOWNLOAD THE BROCHURE: English (letter) French (letter) Indonesian (letter) Portuguese (letter) Spanish (letter) Vietnamese (letter) What can I do to respond to migrants and their needs? More than ever before, we are aware that there are countless migrants in every part of the world. They are fleeing from danger, from ecological devastation, from tyranny and […]
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 […]