Featured Stories | June 19, 2015
June 20 is the United Nation's World Refugee Day. Although the focus of the day is on refugees, "immigration" itself has been a hot-button issue of discussion for many years. In recent months the North American Immigration Committee has been collecting the immigration stories of SCJs and those with whom they minister to publish in a booklet later this year. Read excerpts from those stories...
Featured Stories | June 15, 2015
Fr. Jim Schroeder, SCJ, was the homilist for the Feast of the Sacred Heart Mass at Sacred Heart Monastery on Friday, June 12. "I think this is one of the greatest feasts in the church year and certainly my favorite, because this solemnity celebrates not just an historical event but the very love of God, the Heart of God, as present in the Heart of Jesus," said Fr. Jim. "Wexxx
Featured Stories | June 11, 2015
"On this Feast of the Sacred Heart we write to you with great joy," write members of the newly elected general administration to the Dehonian Family in anticipation of Feast of the Sacred Heart, June 12. "We have experienced the fruits of many missionary efforts as Dehonians from 40 countries gathered for the 23rd General Chapter, just concluded in Rome..."
Featured Stories | June 08, 2015
With the election of Fr. Stephen Huffstetter to the General Council in Rome, Fr. Ed Kilianski becomes the interim provincial superior of the US Province until the province election assembly August 24 -28. “In a spirit of Ecce Venio and Fiat, I humbly accept this responsibility,” wrote Fr. Ed to members of the province. “I promise you that I will do my best to serve each of you and ourxxx
Featured Stories | May 27, 2015
On Tuesday. May 26, Fr. Stephen Huffstetter, provincial superior of the US Province, was elected to the General Council of the Priests of the Sacred Heart. Fr. Steve, 55, professed his first vows in 1982 and was ordained in 1989. Prior to his election as provincial superior in 2013 Fr. Steve was executive director of St. Joseph’s Indian School in Chamberlain, SD.
Featured Stories | May 25, 2015
On May 25, Fr. Heiner Wilmer, SCJ, was elected as the 10th superior general of the Priests of the Sacred Heart (Dehonians). He succeeds Fr. José Ornelas Carvalho, who completes his second, six-year term. Originally from Germany, Fr. Wilmer, 54, has been the provincial superior of the Dehonians’ German Province since 2007. He was ordained in 1987, and professed his first vows with the congregation in 1982...
Featured Stories | May 17, 2015
Fr. Frank Clancy, 83, died May 17, 2015 in Franklin, Wis. He had been struggling with health issues for a number of years. Originally from Chicago, Fr. Frank and ministered first as a brother with the community in assignments at St. Joseph’s Indian School and Divine Heart Seminary. His next assignment was also at a […]
Featured Stories | May 17, 2015
Fr. Jim Schroeder translated a meditation by Fr. Leo John Dehon on the Ascension, which the founder included in his 1909 booklet The Year of the Sacred Heart. Fr. Dehon wrote: “Then He told took them out as far as Bethany, and, lifting up his hands, He blessed them. While He was blessing them, He withdrew from them and […]
Featured Stories | May 12, 2015
In April, Fr. Richard MacDonald invited people in Raymondville and Lyford, Texas, to come for an informal introduction to Dehonian spirituality. Although the SCJs had been a strong presence in the Diocese of Brownsville for many years, he had no idea as to whether there would be an interest among people to learn about the spirituality […]
Featured Stories | May 08, 2015
Sr. Adelia Milligan, OSF, a Sacred Heart Southern Missions social service minister in Hernando, Miss., was recently honored with a lifetime achievement award during the President’s Volunteer Service Awards Banquet hosted by Volunteer Mississippi. The President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation was established in 2003 to recognize the valuable contributions volunteers make and […]