Featured Stories | August 15, 2020
“Why do you want to profess vows with the Priests of the Sacred Heart; why do you choose to be a Dehonian?” This was the question posed to Thien Nguyen, Thuan Nguyen, Hung Pham and Truc Tran a week before they professed their First Vows with the Priests of the Sacred Heart. Each spent a year in […]
News & Events | August 10, 2020
“I would like to see no one come to us who does not leave a better person. Is not the special grace of the Priests of the Sacred Heart to touch the hearts of all?” -Fr. Leo John Dehon Commemorating the founder This Wednesday, August 12, is the 95th anniversary of the death of Fr. […]
Dehonian Spirituality | August 06, 2020
Dehonian Spirituality 2020 Dehonian Spirituality is a weekly e-publication. Sent by email most Fridays, it includes prayers and reflections based in the spirituality of Fr. Leo John Dehon, founder of the Priests of the Sacred Heart (Dehonians). Issues from 2020 are below; click here to access previous years. 08-28-2020 – “Spirituality for Modern Times” [final […]
News & Events | August 03, 2020
Relationship with SCJs started at baptism “A Priest of the Sacred Heart – Fr. Joe Ford – baptized me as an infant, and the SCJs served at my home parish for decades,” wrote Br. Duane Lemke, SCJ, when asked how he first met the SCJs (Dehonians). “I was interested in them because their common life […]
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 […]
Featured Stories | July 28, 2020
Br. Diego Diaz, SCJ, ministers with Sacred Heart Southern Missions in northern Mississippi. His reflection is paired with a number of resources he shares in light of World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, commemorated by the United Nations on July 30. More about the day, as well as links to various resources, follows Br. Diego’s […]
News & Events | July 27, 2020
Path to the missions began at SHSST “Formation is key to building our Dehonian presence wherever we are, about laying the foundation for the presence of our charism,” said Fr. Amaro Vieira, SCJ, an alumnus of Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology‘s ECS program (English and Cultural Studies, formerly ESL). “Our Dehonian charism calls us […]
Featured Stories | July 21, 2020
“May God give me the strength and the courage to listen to his call. I do believe He is calling me to always go beyond.” – Fr. Amaro Vieira, SCJ Alumni of the ECS program (formerly English as a Second Language) at Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology are found throughout the world. […]
News & Events | July 20, 2020
Happy anniversary! Today, July 20, four of our Indonesian SCJs ministering in North America celebrate their anniversaries of First Profession of Vows. They are pictured at the top of the page: Fr. Christianus Hendrik (1990), Fr. Yohanes Yuliwan Maslim (1985), Fr. Vincent Suparman (1986), and Fr. Aegidius Warsito (1986). Fr. Hendrik is a member of […]
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, […]