Category: Feature Stories
Weekly News: August 22, 2011
1st pastoral visit to Lower Brule The newly ordained bishop of Rapid City, Bishop Robert Gruss, made his first pastoral visit to Lower Brule on August 21. “After an official welcome from Fr. Joe Dean, the bishop celebrated Sunday Mass,” wrote Fr. Vincent Suparman. “Present were all of the west bank members of the Lower Read More…
ESL Cultural Fair at SHST
Sacred Heart School of Theology holds its annual Culture Fair from noon until 2 p.m. in the SHST dining room.
Combined U.S. and Canadian councils meeting
The administrations of the U.S. Province and Canadian Region will meet in Ottawa. The two entities gather together twice a year in alternating locations to discuss common issues, update each other on their ministries and look at collaborative possibilities.
Weekly News: August 29, 2011
Back to school in Chicago Candidates at the Dehon Formation Community in Chicago are already back at school. Joining Juan Carlos Castañeda Rojas, Justin Krenke and Anthony Nguyen is new candidate James Nguyen of Seattle. James starts his first semester at Catholic Theological Union, while Justin and Juan Carlos are at Xavier University, and Anthony Read More…
An American in India
From August 8-22, 2011, Fr. Tom Cassidy, provincial superior of the U.S. Province, traveled to the SCJs’ District of India. The occasion for the trip was the ordination of 11 Indian SCJs to the priesthood. During his travels, Fr. Tom maintained the following journal: My Passage to India Introduction When I accepted the invitation to Read More…
Weekly News: September 6, 2011
Anything but a vacation in Hawaii Fr. Mark Mastin is in his first months as an Army chaplain stationed at Schoefield Barracks on the island of Oahu. It is the home of the 25th Infantry Division, which primarily serves the Asian theater, but is dispatched to other locations as well. He writes that “I am involved Read More…
Dehonian Spirituality
On July 12, the first full day of the 2011 Province Assembly, Fr. John van den Hengel of the General Council gave two presentations. In the morning he presented the statistics of the congregation, showing how the face of the Priests of the Sacred Heart is changing, and how it will continue to change in Read More…
Who was the founder, Fr. Leo John Dehon?
An inspiring journey to religious life When Leo Dehon was a sophomore in high school, attending midnight Mass on Christmas Eve, he felt an intense urge to give himself to God as a priest and to bring others closer to God. The turmoil of his high school years did not dispel this feeling, and he Read More…
Weekly News: September 12, 2011
New SHSM superior/coordinator The Sacred Heart Monastery community celebrated the installation of Fr. Jim Walters as its new coordinator/superior during an evening prayer service with students and faculty at Sacred Heart School of Theology on September 7. Updates Fr. Bernie Rosinski Room phone: 605-234-3422. Br. Tim Murphy After a few days of rehabilitation following hospitalization for Read More…
How do I become an SCJ?
The Priests of the Sacred Heart (also known as “SCJ” or “Dehonians”) are priests and brothers inspired by God’s love “to live together simply, to pray together and to be, especially among the poor, prophets of love and servants of reconciliation.” [From the Mission Statement of the U.S. Province] Do you feel called to a Read More…
