Meet our 2022-23 students!

Preparing for religious life Each year we ask our students in formation to introduce themselves in their own words. Reflecting the diversity of the Priests of the Sacred Heart (Dehonians), as well as the Church itself, they represent a wide variety of cultural, educational and professional backgrounds. Yet they each have the same call to […]

September 22: feast of SCJ martyr

On September 22 we remember and celebrate the life of Fr. Juan María de la Cruz. On March 11, 2001, Pope John Paul II declared him blessed along with other 233 martyrs of the Spanish Civil War. He was the first member of the Priests of the Sacred Heart to be named blessed.

US Province hosts international fundraisers’ meeting

From September 12-14, members of the General Finance Commission, along with several SCJ fundraisers from around the congregation, met at the Provincial Conference Center in Hales Corners (USA). Organized by the General Treasurer’s Office and hosted by the US Province, it was a time for participants to better learn about what is already being done […]

Fr. Jim Schifano has died

FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS: The Reception of the Body for Fr. Jim Schifano will be at 9:30 a.m and the Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. at Good Shepherd Chapel at Sacred Heart at Monastery Lake on Friday, September 9. Internment will follow at the community mausoleum. Those attending the funeral are welcome to stay […]

“God’s Mercy” the theme of Province Assembly

“The Mercy of God” was the theme of the August 16, 2022 US Province Assembly. In light of the July 21st disappearance of Fr. Anthony Kluckman, SCJ, the original three-day gathering was adjusted to one, as was its focus from social justice issues to instead, the concept of mercy. “How do we understand God’s love, […]

14 SCJs celebrate jubilees of religious life!

Click on the image above to view the video of the Jubilee Ceremony Click here to view photos Click here to read Dn. David Nagel’s homily for the Jubilee Mass On August 16, the US Province commemorated the 70, 60, 50, 40 and 25-year anniversaries of First Professions of 14 SCJs. Many were in Hales […]

The search for Fr. Anthony continues

As many of you know, Fr. Anthony Kluckman, SCJ, has been missing since July 21. He is 75 and suffers from significant memory loss. These have been very difficult days for his fellow religious –– members of the Priests of the Sacred Heart –– as well as his family, friends, and others who are connected […]

Three profess their First Vows and become SCJs

VIDEO: Click here or on the image above to view the video of the 2022 First Professions Ceremony. PHOTOS: Click here to view an online photo album of the ceremony. On August 15, three young men – Jonathan Nguyen-Vuong, Jacob Smith and Michael Wodarczyk – professed their First Vows and became members of the Priests […]

Fr. Ed Kilianski, former provincial superior, has died

“This is my prayer for you: that you trust deeply in the mercy of our loving Father, just as Jesus did.” -Fr. Ed Kilianski, SCJ On June 26, Fr. Ed Kilianski, SCJ, former provincial superior of the US Province of the Priests of the Sacred Heart, died in California. He was 67. A native of […]

Dehonian spirituality is for all

Our thanks to Mississippi Dehonian Associate Laura Grisham for sharing the following story and photos.  With their families looking on, a group of 32 people made a one-year commitment as Dehonian Associates during a prayer service in the chapel of Holy Spirit Church in Hernando, MS, on July 17. Each person signed a document stating […]

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