Featured Stories | August 05, 2026
Hey Kids!!! HOW ARE YOU!!! I am GREAT! You are GREAT! We are GREAT! YES. YES. YES. Praise our Lord, Jesus Christ! With these words from staff to children, summer camp returned to St. Catherine’s Church in Big Bend, SD. The camp was begun by long-time pastoral minister Sr. Charles Palm, OSB, but was discontinued […]
News & Events | August 03, 2026
Harleys, prayer, fireworks and ice cream… “We’re so pleased with our summer ECS program!” writes Br. Andy Gancaczyk, SCJ, residential director of the English and Culture Studies program at Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology. “Our students continue to make wonderful progress in their intensive English classes while also enjoying meaningful opportunities to explore […]
News & Events | July 13, 2026
Happy anniversary!! This month the Sisters of St. Francis Charitas (FCh) celebrate their 100th anniversary. Srs. Marince (Leonora) Sitohang and Susana Susmiyarti, who minister with Sacred Heart Southern Missions, are members of the Indonesian-based community. Over the weekend the two teamed up with volunteers at Queen of Peace parish in Olive Branch, MS, to host […]
News & Events | July 06, 2026
Retreat director, formator, novice master… remembering Fr. Byron Fr. Byron Haaland, SCJ died on Thursday, July 2. He was 77 and had been hospitalized for the past several months for cancer treatment. Originally from California, Fr. Byron professed first vows with the Priests of the Sacred Heart in 1970 and was ordained to the priesthood […]
Featured Stories | July 02, 2026
Remembering Fr. Byron Haaland: retreat director, formator, novice master, DEHONIAN Fr. Byron Haaland, SCJ, died on July 2, 2026. He was 77 and had been hospitalized for the past several months for cancer treatment. Originally from California, Fr. Byron professed first vows with the Priests of the Sacred Heart in 1970 and was ordained […]
News & Events | June 29, 2026
Independence Day 2026 Lord Jesus, as we commemorate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, we pray: Ecce Venio: that we maintain the availability to surrender to God’s will. Adveniat Regnum Tuum: that we never turn our backs on the call to bring social justice, peace, and the reign of the […]
News & Events | June 22, 2026
We remember Fr. Frank On the evening of June 20, 2026, Fr. Frank Wittouck, SCJ, died. He was 88 and had been in home hospice care at Sacred Heart at Monastery Lake for several weeks. Fr. Frank professed his first vows in 1957 and was ordained to the priesthood in 1965. Fr. Frank served in […]
Featured Stories | June 21, 2026
“I try to appreciate God’s love in my life and try to spread that conviction to others for their lives. That’s what being a Dehonian is to me.” -Fr. Frank Wittouck, SCJ 1938-2026 On the evening of June 20, 2026, Fr. Frank Wittouck, SCJ, died. He was 88 and had been in home hospice care […]
Featured Stories | June 19, 2026
“We forgive. My Jesus, mercy!” Final words of Fr. Martino Capelli, SCJ In 1944, Fr. Martino Capelli was a 32-year-old SCJ with dreams of being a missionary. However, those dreams soon took a backseat to the terrors of World War II. Alongside a Salesian priest and friend, Fr. Martino became a heroic point of reference […]
News & Events | June 15, 2026
Feast-day celebrations On June 12, the main chapel at Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology was packed for the celebration of Feast of the Sacred Heart. This year, the feast-day Mass took on special meaning as it was held just hours after the US Bishops consecrated the United States to the Sacred Heart in […]