Year: 2024
Weekly News: August 5, 2024
Archbishop Wester records remarks for Dehonian conference A few days before he began his Pilgrimage for Peace in memory of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Archbishop John Wester of Santa Fe sat down with Fr. Jack Kurps, SCJ, and Sr. Cathy Bertrand, SSND, to do a video interview in preparation for the Dehonian North Read More…
Weekly News: July 29, 2024
We live in hope “We, Dehonians, represented by seventy-eight Chapter members, have gathered in Rome from 16th June to 5th July 2024 to celebrate the XXV General Chapter,” begins the Final Message from General Chapter delegates. “With a synodal spirit and openness to the Holy Spirit, we have committed to listening to each other, sharing Read More…
Superior General re-elected!
On June 21, Fr. Carlos Luis Suárez Codorniú, SCJ, was elected to a second six-year term as superior general of the Priests of the Sacred Heart (Dehonians). The election took place during the first week of the XXV General Chapter in Rome. Fr. Carlos was born on September 2, 1965 in Las Palmas (Spain). He Read More…
My Eucharistic Missionary Journey
Fr. Henry Nguyen, SCJ, province vocation director, reflects on his personal Eucharistic missionary journey. He and other members of our vocation team recently took part in the National Eucharistic Congress (National Eucharistic Revival) in Indianapolis July 17-21. Fr. Henry writes… My Eucharistic Missionary Journey has been a long time in the making since I joined Read More…
Weekly News: July 8, 2024
General Chapter comes to an end The XXV General Chapter came to a close on Friday, July 5. Among the topics discussed in the third and final week: mission – how to create common guidelines for mission and internationality, as well as encourage availability and partnerships; reports on the newest mission communities (Nijmegen in the Read More…
Weekly News: July 1, 2024
Eucharistic Pilgrimage visits SHSST On June 24, Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology hosted the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage. Pilgrims arrived at midday, spent time in Adoration (the benediction was done by Fr. Henry Nguyen, SCJ) and then began a procession through the seminary property and on to St. Martin of Tours parish in Franklin. Read More…
Pope addresses General Chapter delegates
Address of His Holiness Pope Francis given to participants in the XXV General Chapter of the Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Dehonians) on Thursday, June 27, 2024). Click here to download a PDF of the Pope’s text. Dear brothers, good morning! I greet Father Carlos Luis Suárez Codorniú, your Superior General, confirmed for Read More…
Br. Bernard Taube, SCJ, has died
Br. Bernard Taube, SCJ, died on June 26 in Farmington, MN; he was 91. In recent years he had been under the care of family in Minnesota; he went into hospice just days before he passed. Br. Bernie was born in Cannon Falls, MN and was raised in New Trier. Both he and a sister Read More…
Weekly News: June 24, 2024
Re-elected! On June 21, Fr. Carlos Luis Suárez Codorniú, SCJ, was elected to a second six-year term as superior general of the Priests of the Sacred Heart (Dehonians). The election took place during the first week of the XXV General Chapter in Rome. Fr. Carlos was born on September 2, 1965 in Las Palmas (Spain). He Read More…
Our newest Dehonian priest: Fr. Paul Phong Hoang
“Our community – the Dehonians – makes space for people from all different walks of life. Let us not be discouraged by a person, an incident, a thing that hurt or bothered us. The love of Christ and our charism are what unite us. There are still people in the world searching for the Truth, Read More…
