Category: Feature Stories

Finding the balance between justice and God’s mercy

Housed within the same building as the SCJs’ Generalate in Rome is the International College. The name is a bit of a misnomer for Americans who generally think of a “college” as a secondary school. While students who are members of the International College attend classes, they do so off-site, generally at one of the Read More…

July 12, 2010

The world comes to Sacred Heart! Well, not the WHOLE world, but students from over a dozen countries arrived in Hales Corners last week to take part in Sacred Heart School of Theology’s summer ESL (English as a Second Language) Program.  The first official day of the session was July 6. Among those in this Read More…

Fr. van den Hengel presentation

Click HERE to view the PowerPoint presentation given by Fr. John van den Hengel to the out-going and in-coming councils on July 12. The topic was the general administration’s six-year plan.

Fr. Dehon from a student’s eye

Each year St. Martin of Tours parish in Franklin, Wis., has an essay contest for its eighth graders.  The theme of the essay?  The founder of the Priests of the Sacred Heart, Fr. Leo John Dehon.  The winner receives $100 toward his or her high school education. This year’s winner was Kelli Kontney.  Fr. Yvon Read More…

July 19, 2010

Thankful for Fr. Dehon Each year St. Martin of Tours parish in Franklin, Wis., has an essay contest for its eighth graders. The theme of the essay?  The founder of the Priests of the Sacred Heart, Fr. Leo John Dehon. The winner receives $100 toward his or her high school education. This year’s winner was Kelli Read More…

July 26, 2010

Congratulations! Br. Clay Diaz renewed his vows at St. James Parish in Chamberlain, S.D., on July 23.  Fr. Bill Pitcavage, pastor of St. James, received them.  Br. Clay is doing his pastoral year in South Dakota. “I’ve been with the Priests of the Sacred Heart for the past seven years, first as a candidate, then Read More…

Walking together toward the future

Following a tradition began in 2007, members of the U.S. Province were  invited to a two-day assembly as a sort of “kick-off” for the new provincial administration. Meetings took place at the Provincial Conference Center on the grounds of Sacred Heart Monastery/School of Theology July 26-27.  The new administration was blessed and installed during an Read More…

August 2, 2010

Hola Frater Greg Schill sent a few photos from Argentina, where he and Frater Duy Nguyen are studying Spanish. In the above photo he and Frater Duy pose with Bishop Virginio Bressanelli (second from right), bishop of Neuquén, Argentina.  From 1991 – 2003 Bishop Bressanelli was general superior of the Priests of the Sacred Heart.  Read More…