In the hospital, the words of his father echoed in his mind

“I found my way through the Eucharist. It anchored me. It gave me strength. I thought of my father’s words: ‘Remember to pray!'” -Frater Henry Nguyen, SCJ SCJ seminarian Frater Henry Nguyen reflects on his summer CPE experience, working as a chaplain-intern at CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health System in San Antonio: “Con có cầu nguyện […]

Leaving our comfort zones to serve God

“God needs our hands today, our voices, so that others may experience God’s love. Everything is about our brothers and sisters, our neighbors. ‘Out of the sacristy!’ said Fr. Dehon. It is the invitation to leave our comfort zones and go where God calls us.” -Br. Diego Diaz, SCJ I was born in northern Argentina, […]

Two profess vows!

Click here to view photos from the ceremony After a year of novitiate, John Huan Nguyen and Hubert Senam Kodjovi Liassidji professed their first vows with the Priests of the Sacred Heart (Dehonians). The profession ceremony took place on August 15, in the main chapel at Sacred Heart Monastery / Sacred Heart Seminary and School […]

Four enter novitiate

“The time of novitiate constitutes a privileged period of initiation into the religious life of our Congregation… The novice shall involve himself in an experience of community and evangelical life; he shall be initiated in the practice of the evangelical counsels.” SCJ Rule of Life, No. 98   CLICK HERE to view photos from the […]

Seeking a response to immigration in light of Catholic social teaching

“I have never heard this topic addressed at our parish; I am going to call my pastor this afternoon!” The topic was “immigration” and the comment came in the midst of small group discussions at an initial meeting of the newly developing “Catholic Coalition for Migrants and Refugees.” The group is so new that it […]

Celebrating the Feast of the Sacred Heart

Click here to view photos from the Mass for the feast of the Sacred Heart Fr. Ed Kilianski, SCJ, provincial superior of the US Province, was the homilist at today’s Mass for the feast of the Sacred Heart. People from around the country joined us at Sacred Heart Monastery for the liturgy, as well as […]

Together in Christ: 2019 Provincial Assembly

PHOTOS: click here to view photos from the assembly “Interculturality: Together in Christ” was the theme of the June 11-14, 2019 Provincial Assembly. On the surface, it was a reference to the increasing internationality of the SCJ presence in North America. But the theme moved far beyond the idea of SCJs simply living, praying and […]

Celebrating 460 years of religious life as a Dehonian!

View the online photo album Read Fr. John Czyzynski’s homily at the Jubilee Mass 460 years of religious life! Although it might seem like an overused format for an annual story, it is still significant to note the number of years of commitment to religious life – SCJ religious life – that were celebrated by […]

Meditations on the Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Humanly Divine and Divinely Human We offer the following one-minute meditations on the Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus; there is a reflection for each day in June, the month of the Sacred Heart. The meditations, prepared by the Province Dehonian Associates Office, come from the writings of Fr. Leo John Dehon, founder of […]

Retreat helps youth learn to open their hearts to others

Fr. Albertus Joni, an SCJ from the Indonesian Province doing graduate studies in the United States, led a retreat May 17-19 for 70 youth who are a part of the Indonesian Community (Mudika UKI) in Toronto. Joining him was Postulant Hung Pham from the US Province, and SCJ Frs. Jim Casper, Peter McKenna, Martin Kadamattu […]

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