Featured Stories | April 11, 2014
To a Westerner, it might seem strange to see an image of the Heart of Jesus in a meditative pose favored by the contemplative traditions of Hindus, Buddhists, and Jains... In this image, Jesus is sitting in a cross-legged or lotus position, which supports meditation by encouraging proper breathing and bodily alignment...
Featured Stories | April 04, 2014
When a devout, young man, who kept all the commandments, approached Jesus to ask, “What must I do to inherit eternal life?” he heard an answer that saddened him. Jesus, looking at him with love, advised that in giving away his many possessions, he would have treasure in heaven. Unwilling to do that, the young man walked away...
Featured Stories | March 28, 2014
Fr. Leo John Dehon, founder of the Priests of the Sacred Heart, cherished his spiritual life, but not to the degree that it separated him from everyday life. Indeed, his spiritual life motivated him to address the pressing needs of his day...
Featured Stories | March 27, 2014
“Clergy have to learn about economic issues and the problems of social science… Our seminaries have to offer courses in social and political economics.” Who said it? Originally, Fr. Leo John Dehon. Echoing it about a 100 years later was Fr. Quang Nguyen, SCJ, presenter at Sacred Heart School of Theology’s annual Dehon Lecture
Featured Stories | March 25, 2014
On March 25th we celebrate the Feast of the Annunciation. Father Leo Dehon, SCJ, the Founder of the Priests of the Sacred Heart, loved this feast because it is foundational to Christ's and to his spirituality. In The Year with the Sacred Heart, a book of meditations he finished in 1909, Fr. Dehon offered a meditation on the feast. Parts of it have been translated and are presented below.
Featured Stories | March 21, 2014
“…take my soul into your most sacred wound, so that in this school of love, I may learn to make a return of love to God, who has given me such wondrous proofs of his love.” As noted previously, we are redeveloping the “Prayer” section of the website so that it is more directly […]
Featured Stories | March 07, 2014
Celebrating Fr. Dehon and SCJ spirituality March 14 marks the 171st anniversary of the birth of Fr. Leo John Dehon, founder of the Priests of the Sacred Heart. Known as “Founder’s Day” in the congregation, “March 14 is a day on which we remember not only the birth of our founder, Fr. Leo Dehon, but […]
Featured Stories | March 06, 2014
We are redeveloping the “Prayer” section of the website so that it is more directly based in the Dehonian charism and SCJ spirituality. Much of what will be posted is being developed by David Schimmel, province director of Dehonian Associates. This is the opening post in the section. More reflections will be shared in the […]
Featured Stories | March 05, 2014
A prayer for Ash Wednesday On this day, we enter into a season that focuses attention on our human weakness, and the destructive consequences of personal and systemic sin. Taken seriously, Lent is a challenging time. It requires honesty, humility, and a firm resolve to break unhealthy patterns in order to continue growing into the […]
Featured Stories | February 10, 2014
“Donors are partners in ministry.” It may seem like an overused phrase, but it is far from being trite. At St. Joseph’s Indian School in South Dakota (as in all SCJ ministries), benefactors are as much a part of the school’s ministry as are the teachers, house parents, administrators, maintenance staff, and even the SCJs themselves.