Featured Stories | May 31, 2016
Frater James Nguyen and candidate Henry Nguyen were in Toronto in late May to take part in the annual youth and young adult retreat with the Indonesian Catholic community of Toronto. "“I am grateful to our confreres in Toronto who always graciously show me what it means to be hospitable and pastoral," wrote James. "I had a wonderful weekend with an awesome group of people. We laughed, we lived, wexxx
Featured Stories | May 24, 2016
“Through my work with the SCJs I’ve become a more prayerful, accepting and giving person," said Mary Jane Alexander. "St. Joe’s has given me the opportunity to become a better person than I was 45 years ago, to fulfill my dream of working with children and now adults and families. What I have given to them is in no way what I have gotten from them in return." The formerxxx
Featured Stories | May 20, 2016
"When I visit with senior citizens in a nursing home and, more specifically and especially my SCJ confreres, I do not focus on their physical frailty or their diminished cognitive skills," wrote Br. Brian Tompkins in the May 20 issue of Dehonian Spirituality. "What is important is that I bring with me and demonstrate my care and concern, and my support and compassion. In a word: kindness. Kindness is neverxxx
20 Questions | May 16, 2016
Fr. Jan de Jong, 78, professed his first vows with the Priests of the Sacred Heart in 1937. Originally from the Dutch Province, he came to the United States in 1969 to teach at Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology. Eventually, he went on to be the seminary's president-rector. He has also served as a CPE supervisor (Clinical Pastoral Education) and as novice pastor. Now retired, he is axxx
Featured Stories | May 08, 2016
"Fr Dehon tuned up his sensitivities so as to be able to feel the heartbeat of Jesus in order to make Jesus’ heartbeat his own and to make Jesus’ vision his own," wrote Fr. Heiner Wilmer in the General Council's letter for the Feast of the Sacred Heart. "He wanted to respond in such fashion as to be able to think like Jesus and act like him, with passion. Whatxxx
Featured Stories | May 04, 2016
Congratulations to Fr. Francis Vu Tran, SCJ, who has been named district superior of the Vietnamese District. The appointment was made by Fr. Heiner Wilmer, SCJ, superior general, with the consent of the General Council, on May 3. “Our congregation calls us more and more to have a missionary spirit, and a spirit of internationality,” said Fr. Francis in an article published about his return to Vietnam. “This is anxxx
Featured Stories | May 03, 2016
Twice a year the administrations of the US Province and Canadian Region come together to talk about shared concerns, explore areas of collaboration and simply spend time together in fellowship and prayer. The group had its first meeting of 2016 on May 2. There were some new faces in the meeting room since the last gathering, along with some familiar ones in new roles. Fr. Ed Kilianski, SCJ, is nowxxx
Featured Stories | April 28, 2016
For the past five years Fr. Francis Vu Tran has been doing graduate studies in scripture, first earning a licentiate in Sacred Theology from the Gregorian Pontifical University in Rome, and since then, working on his doctorate. He returned to the United States last year to finish writing his thesis and hoped that he would soon be putting his studies to work teaching. But as the old saying goes, Godxxx
Featured Stories | April 26, 2016
The General Finance Commission met in Rome the week of April 18; among those serving on the commission is Dn. David Nagel, US Province Treasurer. He and other commission members are featured in a short video in which they discuss their work, as well as the role of finance in a religious congregation.
Featured Stories | April 21, 2016
Thankfully, members of the Priests of the Sacred Heart escaped harm from the recent earthquakes in Ecuador. However, many of the people to whom they minister were not as lucky. Ten parishioners in Bahía de Caráquez are among the dead and many more were injured. Homes and businesses were destroyed. “Everything is in shambles," said Fr. Pedro. "We will need a lot of help for a long time. We wantxxx