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 […]
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 […]
Featured Stories | June 15, 2026
“Thank you to our SCJs, our associates, our alumni, our former SCJs, and friends of the Priests of the Sacred Heart for your courageous witness. You are all a vital gift to our Dehonian family.” -Fr. Vien Nguyen at the Mass for the Feast of the Sacred Heart. Click here to read his full homily. […]
Featured Stories | June 05, 2026
“May we all, inspired by your commitment, continue this divine dance together — with much kindness, a commitment to walk humbly, and a shared, burning passion for the Heart of Christ.” -Fr. Vien Nguyen, SCJ Four hundred and seventy five! That was the total number of years of Dehonian religious life celebrated at this […]
Featured Stories | April 14, 2026
Click here to view more photos “I hope to foster communion and collaboration among the diverse religious women and men’s congregations” -Sr. Diana De Bruin, OSF, Vicar for Religious for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee On April 14, over 80 representatives of religious congregations in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee gathered at the US Province Conference Center […]
Featured Stories | March 11, 2026
Fr. David Szatkowski was one of three SCJs who represented the US Province at the Dehonian Jubilee celebrations in Ecuador from March 9-13 (he was joined by Fr. Joseph Thien Dinh and Br. Andy Gancarczyk). The Dehonian Jubilee is an international four-year commemoration of the centenary of the death of Fr. Leo John Dehon (August […]
Featured Stories | February 05, 2026
“Travel is so important, it is a way to immerse yourself in another culture. We go to places that are so different than where we are from. But no matter where we are, we can also feel at home. If I walk into a church, I see the Blessed Sacrament and I am at home. […]
Featured Stories | December 22, 2025
As a way of saying “thank you” to our staff and their families at the Sacred Heart Center in Eagle Butte, SD, representatives from the Lower Brule Pastoral Team and St. Joseph’s Indian School delivered 40 turkeys and hams to the center last week. Among those joining Fr. Greg Schill, SCJ, for the three-hour (one […]
Featured Stories | December 14, 2025
“The Sacred Heart community, faculty members, and seminarians always found ways to help us feel at home. Regardless if they are SCJs or staff, they all have the Dehonian Spirit and they practice it very well.” -Sr. Leonora Sitohang, FCh On December 10, In the midst of a midwestern snowstorm, Sisters Leonora Sitohang and […]