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We celebrate two new Dehonian priests!

“Stay close to Christ, close to the people, close to your religious community, and close to the Spirit. If you do, your priesthood will become a real sign of the love of the Sacred Heart and a faithful witness to our Dehonian vocation.” -Fr. Vien Nguyen, SCJ, to Frs. Long Nguyen and Hung Pham during […]

Human Dignity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

“We are convinced that, were Fr. Dehon alive today, he would engage this emerging social question [Artificial Intelligence] with the same passion and pastoral concern that he brought to the challenges of the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century.” Fr. Joseph Mukuna, SCJ, director of the Dehon Study Center Jump to Supporting Resouces and Recordings […]

Faith and fun when summer camp returns

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 […]

Former novice master dies

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 […]

Remembering Fr. Frank Wittouck

“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 […]

Resources on Fr. Martino Capelli, SCJ

“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 […]

Happy Feast Day!

“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. […]

475 years of religious life!

“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 […]

Dehonians host gathering of Milwaukee religious leaders with archbishop

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 […]

The impact of a “failed” mission

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 […]