Featured Stories | January 16, 2019
“What binds us is our common heritage as Dehonian religious, which has no particular face or color except to the extent that we are worthy spiritual sons of Fr. Leo John Dehon.” – Fr. Gustave Lulendo On January 16, Fr. Gustave Lulendo, SCJ, was installed as regional superior of Canada. He succeeds Fr. John van […]
Featured Stories | January 10, 2019
Former Army chaplain reflects on preaching to the military and their families “Essentially, for those of us who have a duty to preach, we must intimately know our people,” said Fr. Mark Mastin, SCJ. For many years, Fr. Mark’s “people” were members of the military and their families; he is a retired military chaplain. He […]
Featured Stories | December 20, 2018
Fr. Raúl Gomez-Ruiz, SDS, has been named the next president-rector of Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology. He will succeed Fr. Thomas Knoebel as of July 1, 2019. His appointment is for five years. Fr. Gomez, 65, recently completed a six-year term as vicar general and general secretary of the Society of the Divine […]
Featured Stories | December 17, 2018
“The name and its setting are very Dehonian, speaking of the heart as the center of our Dehonian spirituality” -Fr. Francis Vu Tran, SCJ, district superior of Vietnam December 15, 2018, marked another milestone for the District of Vietnam. “After nine months of construction, a new chapel – dedicated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary […]
Featured Stories | December 13, 2018
“Sometimes the best that we can do is offer clarity and comfort in difficult situations, not just to the patient, but to their caregivers as well.” -Fr. Jan de Jong, SCJ Advances in science have produced life-changing and even life-saving medicine. However, as opportunities in medicine increase, so too do challenging questions surrounding healthcare. […]
Featured Stories | November 16, 2018
E ach year we ask our students in formation to introduce themselves. This year’s group includes four candidates, four professed seminarians, and three novices. They are men from a wide variety of cultural, educational and work backgrounds. Yet they all speak of their shared call to the spirituality found in the Priests of the Sacred […]
Featured Stories | November 14, 2018
“I’d like to challenge each of us today to reach out beyond our personal boundaries and take the risk of meeting someone in the community whom we do not know, whose name we have not learned, whose story we have not heard, whose life, traditions and culture still remain a mystery to us. Our world […]
Featured Stories | October 26, 2018
Recently added: Funeral photos After a lengthy illness, Fr. Paul Kelly, SCJ, died early this morning, October 26, surrounded by members of his community at Sacred Heart at Monastery Lake in Franklin, WI. He was 68. Originally from Carbondale, PA, Fr. Paul was 18 when he became a candidate with the community. He professed first […]
Featured Stories | October 19, 2018
On October 18, Native Hope became the first recipient of the annual Johnny Klingler, SCJ, Social Action Award. Representatives of the US Province Justice, Peace and Reconciliation Commission presented the award on behalf of the province. The ceremony – including presentation of a $1,000 check – took place in Chamberlain, SD, where Native Hope is based. The […]
Featured Stories | October 12, 2018
“I get invited to quite a few Pope Francis conferences and this has been absolutely, by far, the best one that I have been at for the sheer concentration of insight and quality of speakers, but also, the quality of those listening. I’ve really sensed you listening in these days.” The quote is from Dr. […]