Featured Stories | June 20, 2014
Sharing the Dehonian Charism; Fr. General's letter for the Feast of the Sacred Heart. "From May 15 to 20 this year, the Dehonian Family gathered in Rome. The meeting reminded us that we, the Congregation, are not the only ones who have been the recipients of the gift of the charism of Léon Dehon. We reflected together with those who have found in his faith experience their orientation to Jesusxxx
Featured Stories | May 31, 2014
SCJ reflects on studies Since 2012, Fr. Vien Nguyen, SCJ, has been a post-graduate student in scripture studies at the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkley, Calif. On break, he wrote the following: Two years of biblical studies passed by quickly! One question that I often have asked myself during this time is what have I […]
Featured Stories | May 09, 2014
Fr. Tom Cassidy, SCJ, is in the Philippines this spring, assisting with the month-long English language program for SCJ students in Asia. While there he has been writing posts for our province blog, but is also doing interviews with some of his students. The interviews will be posted here in the order in which they are received.
Featured Stories | May 08, 2014
Invitation and witness. These are the two things that have guided much of Br. Andy Gancarczyk’s life. When he was 14 Br. Andy met an SCJ who was home on vacation, visiting family in Kałków. The SCJ invited him and his brother to take part in a youth retreat. Although they had never heard of the Priests of the Sacred Heart, Br. Andy and his brother decided to go. “Afterxxx
Featured Stories | May 08, 2014
On Monday, May 12, the main entrance to Sacred Heart Monastery/School of Theology is moving next to the Leo Dehon Library (seminary library), near the Sacred Heart Shrine. The move is in anticipation of the summer-long remodeling and renovation of the main lobby.
Featured Stories | May 01, 2014
When Dn. David Orsack graduates from Sacred Heart School of Theology May 2, it will be with the support and influence of the Sacred Heart. “I didn’t always know it, but it has consistently been in the background, influencing my life,” said Dn. David.
Featured Stories | April 25, 2014
April 25 is the anniversary of the establishment of the United States Province of the Priests of the Sacred Heart. The first Priest of the Sacred Heart who came to the United States was, in all probability, Fr. Leo John Dehon. Participation in the Eucharistic Congress, held in Montreal, occasioned the trip that took him around the world...
Featured Stories | April 19, 2014
Reflecting on Easter Death should be the end of the story. At least for many people, that is what the fear of death suggests. Because we cannot know experientially what exists beyond our physical death, temptation fills the void with a sense of nothingness, dread, or both. Belief in some form of existence beyond that […]
Featured Stories | April 17, 2014
“In the mysteries of my Passion,” Fr. Dehon imagines Jesus telling a disciple, “I am truly a book written within and without (Revelation 5:1), and what is written there is my love.” In this meditation from the book, The Life of Love towards the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Fr. Dehon continues speaking in the person of Jesus...
Featured Stories | April 16, 2014
Adeline Henry worked for 38 years before retiring at age 59. Now 88, she has barely slowed down since handing in her timecard. “Oh, I don’t like to sit still for too long,” she said, noting some of the many organizations to which she has donated her time as a volunteer. For the past 15 years, the Priests of the Sacred Heart have been one of them.