20 Questions | September 25, 2020
A missionary in Indonesia for over 30 years, Fr. Mark Fortner, SCJ, is now retired and living at Sacred Heart at Monastery Lake. Before answering the questions, Fr. Mark wrote a short preface: The photo of the sunflowers at the top of the page reminds me of our garden at SHML and offers me a […]
Featured Stories | September 24, 2020
What can I do to respond to migrants and their needs? DOWNLOAD THE BROCHURE: English (letter) French (letter) Indonesian (letter) Portuguese (letter) Spanish (letter) Vietnamese (letter) More than ever before, we are aware that there are countless migrants in every part of the world. They are fleeing […]
20 Questions | September 08, 2020
Originally from India, Fr. Praveen Kumar Richard, SCJ, is a member of the SCJ community at St. Joseph’s Indian School in Chamberlain, SD. Q: Where were you born and raised? Describe your family. FR. PRAVEEN: I was born in Tamil Nadu, one of the states in India. I am the second child among the […]
20 Questions | September 02, 2020
Fr. Vincent Suparman, SCJ, originally from Indonesia, is local superior of the Sacred Heart retirement community in Pinellas Park, FL. Q: Where were you born and raised? Describe your family. FR. VINCENT: I was born in Batanghari, a little town thirty miles East of Teluk Betung, the capital of Lampung Province, Sumatra, Indonesia. At age […]
Featured Stories | August 28, 2020
“I am very happy to have had the opportunity to work and learn alongside people who are blind, who witness to me their courage, patience, and strength of character.” -Br. Leonard Zaworski, SCJ Many people think of picking up a new skill as they enter retirement: learn a musical instrument, start to paint, become […]
Featured Stories | August 15, 2020
“Why do you want to profess vows with the Priests of the Sacred Heart; why do you choose to be a Dehonian?” This was the question posed to Thien Nguyen, Thuan Nguyen, Hung Pham and Truc Tran a week before they professed their First Vows with the Priests of the Sacred Heart. Each spent a year in […]
20 Questions | July 29, 2020
Br. Duane Lemke, SCJ, is local superior of Sacred Heart Monastery where he works with the ECS program, as well as at St. Martin of Tours parish in Franklin, WI. Q: Where were you born and raised? Describe your family. BR. DUANE: I was born and raised on a farm in western South Dakota. My […]
Featured Stories | July 28, 2020
Br. Diego Diaz, SCJ, ministers with Sacred Heart Southern Missions in northern Mississippi. His reflection is paired with a number of resources he shares in light of World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, commemorated by the United Nations on July 30. More about the day, as well as links to various resources, follows Br. Diego’s […]
Featured Stories | July 21, 2020
“May God give me the strength and the courage to listen to his call. I do believe He is calling me to always go beyond.” – Fr. Amaro Vieira, SCJ Alumni of the ECS program (formerly English as a Second Language) at Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology are found throughout the world. […]
20 Questions | July 20, 2020
Fr. Stephen Huffstetter, SCJ, is vicar general of the Priests of the Sacred Heart (Dehonians). He is originally from the United States and previously served as provincial superior of the US Province. Q: Where were you born and raised? Describe your family. FR. STEVE: I was born and raised in the small town of Walkerton, […]