Year: 2023
A life-long commitment as a Dehonian
“Christ is the Way, the Truth, and the Life” Frater Paul Phong Hoang, SCJ, makes perpetual profession Click here to view photos from the ceremony Congratulations to Frater Paul Phong Hoang, SCJ, who made his perpetual profession of vows with the Priests of the Sacred Heart (Dehonians) this evening, May 11. The ceremony took place Read More…
Weekly News: May 8, 2023
Congratulations SHSST graduates! Commencement exercises took place Friday night at Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology. Fr. Vien Nguyen, SCJ presided at evening prayer. Fr. Paul BR Hartmann, JCL, associate secretary general, US Conference of Catholic Bishops, gave the commencement address. Dr. Barbara Anne Cusack, chairperson of the SHSST Board of Directors and chancellor Read More…
New chapter in leadership at SHSM
On Friday, April 28, Fr. Jack Kurps, SCJ, announced to the staff of Sacred Heart Southern Missions that he was stepping down as CEO of the organization of which he has been a part since the early 1980s. Fr. Jack was executive director from 1987 to 1993, and then again from 2000 until today. As of today, May Read More…
Weekly News: May 1, 2023
You never stop being a Dehonian, but… You never stop being a Dehonian, but at some point, an SCJ will have the opportunity to retire. For two days last week, several SCJs looking at retirement within the next 10 years, along with representatives of the Provincial Council, took part in a workshop facilitated by Br. Read More…
Weekly News: April 24, 2023
Being present to students in campus ministry “It is a ministry of life, of beginnings, looking toward the future,” said Fr. Quang Nguyen, SCJ, of his new role at the Catholic Newman Center of the University of Houston. “It is a time of possibilities, of planning, blooming.” For nine years, Fr. Quang was the vocation director Read More…
Groundbreaking for a groundbreaking ministry
On April 13, St. Joseph’s Indian School held a ground-breaking ceremony to mark the start of the renovation of the school’s Recreation Center. Board members, including Fr. Vien Nguyen, SCJ, and Fr. Greg Schill, SCJ, were among those wielding shovels. Renovation plans include updates to make the facility more current, and improvements to enhance future use: more storage space Read More…
A ministry of beginnings
“It is a ministry of life, of beginnings, looking toward the future,” said Fr. Quang Nguyen, SCJ, of his new role at the Catholic Newman Center of the University of Houston. “It is a time of possibilities, of planning, blooming.” For nine years, Fr. Quang was the vocation director for the US Province of the Read More…
Weekly News: April 17, 2023
Congratulations Jacob! On Friday, April 14, Frater Jacob Smith, SCJ, was honored with Marquette University’s Contemplative in Action Leadership Award. Fra. Jacob is an undergrad student at MU. “Because Marquette is a Jesuit institution, studying here has been a constant interaction with God through the lens of Cura Personalis and Ignatian Discernment,” said Fra. Jacob Read More…
Weekly News: April 3, 2023
“Like Peter and John, let us run towards the risen Jesus. This race will last as long as our short life, with temporary pauses granted by the mercy of God and the love of our Lord. Let us run, let us leave everything behind for the greater good, and let us never look back.” Leo Read More…
Weekly News: March 27, 2023
Congratulations! Last Tuesday, March 21, SCJ Fraters Michael Wodarczyk, Thuan Nguyen and Truc Tran received the Ministry of Lector and Frater Hung Pham received the Ministry of Acolyte. Fr. Vien Nguyen, SCJ, was the main celebrant at the Mass with the Sacred Heart Community and conferred the ministries. All four are seminarians at Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Read More…
