Year: 2022
The search for Fr. Anthony continues
As many of you know, Fr. Anthony Kluckman, SCJ, has been missing since July 21. He is 75 and suffers from significant memory loss. These have been very difficult days for his fellow religious –– members of the Priests of the Sacred Heart –– as well as his family, friends, and others who are connected Read More…
Three profess their First Vows and become SCJs
VIDEO: Click here or on the image above to view the video of the 2022 First Professions Ceremony. PHOTOS: Click here to view an online photo album of the ceremony. On August 15, three young men – Jonathan Nguyen-Vuong, Jacob Smith and Michael Wodarczyk – professed their First Vows and became members of the Priests Read More…
Weekly News: August 15, 2022
Celebrating religious life! Mid-August is traditionally a time in which members of the Priests of the Sacred Heart commemorate and honor their life as religious in community. Those in temporary vows make their renewals, novices make their first professions, and SCJs who note a jubilee with the community are celebrated by their fellow religious. On Read More…
Weekly News: August 8, 2022
“I want to live in a spirit of love and reparation Yesterday, August 7, Frater Hung Pham, SCJ, renewed his vows at Our Lady of Guadalupe in Houston. He is currently doing his CPE (Clinical Pastoral Education) at the MD Anderson Cancer Center, also in Houston. “It is an excellent opportunity for me to learn Read More…
Fr. Ed Kilianski, former provincial superior, has died
“This is my prayer for you: that you trust deeply in the mercy of our loving Father, just as Jesus did.” -Fr. Ed Kilianski, SCJ On June 26, Fr. Ed Kilianski, SCJ, former provincial superior of the US Province of the Priests of the Sacred Heart, died in California. He was 67. A native of Read More…
Weekly News: July 25, 2022
Putting the final touches on summer Frater Truc Tran, SCJ, a seminarian on summer ministry assignment in Lower Brule, SD, puts the final touches on a new sign for St. Mary’s Church in Lower Brule. St. Mary’s is one of the oldest ministries of the Priests of the Sacred Heart in the United States and Read More…
Weekly News: July 18, 2022
32 people make one-year commitment as Dehonian Associates During a prayer service yesterday (July 17) in the chapel at Holy Spirit church in Hernando, MS, 32 lay people made their one-year commitment as Dehonian Associates. Fr. Vien Nguyen, SCJ, led the service. Twenty-six people made their first commitment; six renewed their continuing commitment as Dehonian Read More…
Dehonian spirituality is for all
Our thanks to Mississippi Dehonian Associate Laura Grisham for sharing the following story and photos. With their families looking on, a group of 32 people made a one-year commitment as Dehonian Associates during a prayer service in the chapel of Holy Spirit Church in Hernando, MS, on July 17. Each person signed a document stating Read More…
Weekly news: July 11, 2022
Remembering Fr. Ed On Friday, the Novitiate Community planted a purple Eastern Beech Nut tree in honor of Fr. Ed Kilianski, SCJ. Pictured above L-R: Jacob Smith, Jonathan Nguyen-Vuong, Fr. Byron Haaland, SCJ, Michael Wodarczyk and Fr. Andrzej Sudol, SCJ. The funeral for Fr. Ed will be on Wednesday, July 13, at the main chapel Read More…
Weekly News: June 27, 2022
“Often, we face challenges in ministry, in community or in our personal lives. We must thank God for the blessings God has given us. We also must be grateful for the journey God has taken us on during our lives. We must even thank God for the opportunity to suffer. Each moment has led us Read More…
