Featured Stories | May 02, 2011
On the First Friday of each month the Dehon Formation Community in Chicago invites a speaker to talk about his or her vocation, faith journey and/or ministry. Besides the presentation, the visitor is invited to lead the community in prayer and a reflective discussion. Most presenters have been SCJs. Many, but not all, have been […]
Featured Stories | April 20, 2011
As a community that holds dear the gift of the Eucharist, I pray that Holy Thursday will be truly special for all. As a community that prizes reconciliation, I pray that Good Friday will be a special moment of grace for all. As a community that values the proclamation of the Gospel, I pray that […]
Featured Stories | April 16, 2011
Fr. Tom Cassidy, SCJ, provincial superior of the U.S. Province, gave the homily at Fr. Charlie Bisgrove’s funeral at St. Martin of Tours parish, Franklin, Wis., on April 15: Several years ago I read The Life of Pi, the story of a teenage boy traveling with his family by ship off the coast of India. […]
Featured Stories | April 10, 2011
Fr. Charles Bisgrove, SCJ, died April 10, in Milwaukee, from complications of a massive stroke that he suffered on April 7. Born in Lorain, Ohio, he professed vows with the Priests of the Sacred Heart in 1972. Before his ordination to the priesthood in 1990, Fr. Bisgrove, 58, had been a brother with the community for 18 years. After making […]
Featured Stories | April 04, 2011
Two down, one to go Recently Fr. Quang Nguyen passed the second of the three tests required for him to move forward in his doctoral studies in economics. After taking the third exam in July, he can submit his proposal for his thesis and begin research. When Fr. Quang was a student in theology he never […]
Featured Stories | March 23, 2011
Members of the U.S. Province will gather at Sacred Heart Monastery and the Provincialate Conference Center from July 11-14. The assembly begins with the Jubilee Celebration on Monday, July 11, at 4 p.m.
Featured Stories | March 22, 2011
During the past few weeks there have been difficulties with the server that hosts our website. Users have experienced significant delays in loading the site, and at times, our visitors were greeted by error messages instead of news pages. Our apologies for the difficulties! We have been told that the issue has finally been addressed […]
Featured Stories | March 21, 2011
Congregation’s eldest bishop is a member of the US Province The congregation’s eldest bishop, Bishop Evert Baaij, SCJ, hits an important milestone on March 24: he celebrates his 90th birthday. A member of the Priests of the Sacred Heart since 1942 (next year he celebrates his 70th anniversary of profession!), Bishop Baaij was born in the […]
Featured Stories | March 16, 2011
The face of the Priests of the Sacred Heart is changing. After years as a European-centered congregation of priests and brothers, it is rapidly growing in Africa, Asia and South America. Among the three provinces of Brazil there are 73 men in temporary vows, Congo has 32, Cameroon 47. In Indonesia, long a province dominated […]
Featured Stories | March 14, 2011
Founder’s Day March 14 marks the 168th anniversary of the founder of the Priests of the Sacred Heart, Fr. Leo John Dehon, Born in 1843 to a French aristocratic family, he credited his mother for his devotion to the Sacred Heart, a devotion which inspired him found a religious community focused on bringing people to […]