Featured Stories | June 13, 2025
Fr. Vien Nguyen reelected to second term Reflecting the diversity of the Catholic Church –– and in particular, the Priests of the Sacred Heart (Dehonians) –– the newly elected administration of the US Province includes SCJs from Vietnam, Indonesia, Brazil and the United States. On June 10, Fr. Vien Nguyen, SCJ, was re-elected to a […]
Featured Stories | June 13, 2025
On Thursday, June 12, members of the US Province celebrated the religious jubilees of Fr. Gary Lantz, SCJ, and of Br. Frank Snider, SCJ. It was also the closing liturgy of the US Province Election Assembly. Fr. Vien Nguyen, SCJ, provincial superior, was the main celebrant. Lifelong teacher Br. Francis (Frank) Snider, SCJ, 78, celebrates […]
Featured Stories | June 12, 2025
“We stand with Archbishop José Gómez in his call for restraint and calm and also urge Congress to reform our immigration system.” – Members of the US Province of the Priests of the Sacred Heart Gathered together in assembly, June 9-12, 2025 Statement from the Priests of the Sacred Heart June 12, 2025 We, […]
Featured Stories | June 10, 2025
“This particular moment in my journey makes me realize how blessed I am to be a Dehonian” -Frater Hung Pham, SCJ On June 9, Frater Hung Pham, SCJ, made his perpetual profession of vows with the Priests of the Sacred Heart (Dehonians) during the opening liturgy of the US Province Election Assembly. The ceremony took […]
News & Events | June 09, 2025
Inspiring others to find their vocation Fr. Christian Hoper, SCJ, was the main celebrant of the monthly Vocation Mass at the Provincialate chapel last Friday. During his homily he talked about his own vocation, saying that as a teen “I wanted to be an Idol!” What he meant was that he wanted his chance at […]
News & Events | June 02, 2025
A week from today… Election Assembly The US Province Election Assembly will begin a week from today (June 9) at 1:30 p.m. at the Provincial Conference Center in Hales Corners. SCJs from around the country will gather to discern the province leadership team for the next three years. Sr. Cathy Bertrand, SSND, is the assembly […]
News & Events | May 19, 2025
Jubilee Colloquium On May 12, representatives from the Faculdade Dehoniana in Taubaté, Brazil, joined faculty and staff from Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology in a “Jubilee Colloquium.” Funded by an In Trust Grant, the colloquium was an opportunity for academic conversations between the two Dehonian institutions. The name “Jubilee Colloquium” was in honor […]
News & Events | May 12, 2025
Habemus Papam! As soon as word got out that white smoke had been seen over the Sistine Chapel, students and staff at Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology, as well as others from nearby Dehonian ministries, crammed around the television screen at the SHSST lobby to learn who the new pope would be. “It’s […]
News & Events | May 05, 2025
Coffee and conversations On April 29, Fr. Frank Wittouck, SCJ, was the most recent speaker in the “Coffee and Conversations” series at Sacred Heart at Monastery Lake. During his hour with residents he shared stories of his over 67 years of religious life as a Dehonian. Originally from Chicago, Fr. Frank had polio as a […]
News & Events | April 28, 2025
Flanagan Center blessed On April 25 Bishop Joseph Kopacz of the Diocese of Jackson blessed the newly renovated Flanagan Center in Walls, MS. Completed in mid-January, the work turned the facility into a modern hub for the organization’s critical programs: a bustling food pantry, social services, volunteer operations, and HIV/AIDS support. Plans for the overhaul […]