Featured Stories | June 27, 2022
YOU are a part of the love story What do you think of when you hear the word HEART?” asks Fr. Vien Nguyen, SCJ, in his reflection for the feast of the Sacred Heart, celebrated this year on June 24. “In the Catholic tradition, the Sacred Heart of Jesus is a symbol of God’s love […]
Featured Stories | June 24, 2022
“Be committed to what you want rather than what you are against” Pardeep Singh Kaleka Born in Punjab, India, Pardeep Singh Kaleka grew up in Milwaukee and as a young adult, served the city as a police officer and as a central city educator. His life path changed dramatically on August 5, 2012, when a […]
Featured Stories | June 21, 2022
Letter for the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus June 24, 2022 Prot. N. 0196/2022 Rybnitsa, June 12, 2022 To the members of the Congregation To all members of the Dehonian Family Visits to Entities of the Congregation mainly involve meeting the religious and their communities. It frequently includes collaborators in our mission […]
Featured Stories | May 22, 2022
“I continue to be in awe of all the love that is bestowed on me. I will transpose it onto others, to truly be a prophet of love.” – Dn. Henry Nguyen, SCJ These have been busy days for Dn. Henry Nguyen, SCJ. On Friday evening, May 6, he graduated from Sacred Heart Seminary and […]
Featured Stories | May 22, 2022
Delayed for two years by the pandemic, Frs. Carlos Luis Suarez Codorniú, SCJ, (Superior General) and Fr. Stephen Huffstetter, SCJ (Vicar General), made their way to the United States in May for the General Visitation of the US Province. It’s been almost ten years since the last Visitation, done by Fr. José Ornelas Carvalho, SCJ, in 2013. […]
Featured Stories | May 16, 2022
Sacred Heart at Monastery Lake sits on ground that has a lengthy history that goes back well before the Priests of the Sacred Heart purchased it in 1929. The majority of residents at SHML are lay people who live in two of the three wings of the apartment complex; the north wing is reserved for […]
Featured Stories | May 07, 2022
May 1, the feast of Saint Joseph the Worker, Fr. Vien Nguyen, SCJ, wrote the following to members of the US Province, reflecting on the vocation of brother: On the feast of Saint Joseph the Worker, the Church honors and celebrates the vocation of religious Brothers. I want to take this opportunity to recognize the […]
Featured Stories | April 08, 2022
For several weeks this spring, Fr. Charles Brown, SCJ, has been in South Africa delivering a variety of presentations: first at the sabbatical program sponsored by the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (the SACBC includes Namibia, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Swaziland –– the name of which recently changed to “Eswatini” –– and South Africa), and second, leading […]
Featured Stories | April 08, 2022
From April 5-6, Fr. Vien Nguyen, members of the Provincial Council, and Br. Frank Presto (provincial secretary) met in Chamberlain, SD, for a planning retreat. Sr. Cathy Bertand, SSND, who has worked with the SCJs at a variety of province events, was facilitator. Prior to the gathering, three pillars of focus were identified: Spirituality, Community, […]
Featured Stories | March 28, 2022
CLICK HERE to view a PHOTO ALBUM from the funeral services. CLICK HERE to access the recorded LIVESTREAM of the the Mass. On Saturday, March 12, Fr. Johnny Klinger, SCJ, died. Originally from Paterson, NJ, he was 86, professed his first vows in 1963, and was ordained to the priesthood in 1967. Growing up, Fr. […]