Featured Stories | October 10, 2025
“I was only 10 years old but I was fascinated by the idea of going out to the world and speaking of Jesus, going beyond what was familiar to me” -Fr. Ricardo José da Rocha Teixeira, SCJ In 2013, Fr. Ricardo José da Rocha Teixeira, SCJ, was a student in the ECS program at SHSST […]
Featured Stories | October 08, 2025
“We are a bridge. We are the bridge between these young men called to live and serve with us and our spirituality as Priests of the Sacred Heart. We are the bridge that brings these two things together.” -Fr. Rafael Querobin, SCJ For Fr. Rafael Querobin, SCJ, religious life began in Brazil 25 years […]
Featured Stories | September 22, 2025
“I thank God for our religious community and my experiences with it; I have been blessed by them all.” -Fr. Chuck Wonch, SCJ On Monday, September 22, Fr. Chuck Wonch, SCJ, died. He was 78, and a member of the Sacred Heart Community at Sacred Heart at Monastery Lake in Franklin, WI. Originally from Coleville, […]
Featured Stories | August 28, 2025
“Catholicity reminds us that there is no single way to worship or express faith. Our diversity is not a problem to be solved but a gift to be embraced. For us, catholicity is a living symphony of voices, cultures, and traditions, harmonized by the Spirit.” -Fr. Vien Nguyen, SCJ On August 27, 2025, Fr. […]
Featured Stories | July 07, 2025
The following is a presentation by David Schimmel, retired director of the Dehonian Associates, and a former member of the Priests of the Sacred Heart. It was given at Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology on the morning of the Feast of the Sacred Heart, June 27. Many of those in attendance were members […]
Featured Stories | June 26, 2025
The following is Fr. Vien Nguyen’s letter to Dehonians in commemoration of the Feast of the Sacred Heart, June 27, 2025: Dear Dehonian Confreres and Lay Collaborators, In light of the unrest, polarization, and fragmentation we see in the world, the Heart of Jesus is pierced … … when God’s children—undocumented and vulnerable—are facing arrest and […]
Featured Stories | June 13, 2025
Fr. Vien Nguyen reelected to second term Reflecting the diversity of the Catholic Church –– and in particular, the Priests of the Sacred Heart (Dehonians) –– the newly elected administration of the US Province includes SCJs from Vietnam, Indonesia, Brazil and the United States. On June 10, Fr. Vien Nguyen, SCJ, was re-elected to a […]
Featured Stories | June 13, 2025
On Thursday, June 12, members of the US Province celebrated the religious jubilees of Fr. Gary Lantz, SCJ, and of Br. Frank Snider, SCJ. It was also the closing liturgy of the US Province Election Assembly. Fr. Vien Nguyen, SCJ, provincial superior, was the main celebrant. Lifelong teacher Br. Francis (Frank) Snider, SCJ, 78, celebrates […]
Featured Stories | June 12, 2025
“We stand with Archbishop José Gómez in his call for restraint and calm and also urge Congress to reform our immigration system.” – Members of the US Province of the Priests of the Sacred Heart Gathered together in assembly, June 9-12, 2025 Statement from the Priests of the Sacred Heart June 12, 2025 We, […]
Featured Stories | June 10, 2025
“This particular moment in my journey makes me realize how blessed I am to be a Dehonian” -Frater Hung Pham, SCJ On June 9, Frater Hung Pham, SCJ, made his perpetual profession of vows with the Priests of the Sacred Heart (Dehonians) during the opening liturgy of the US Province Election Assembly. The ceremony took […]