News & Events | January 22, 2024
More than just traditions Fr. Andrzej Sudol, SCJ, is pastor of St. Martin of Tours parish in Franklin, WI. Just before he assumed the role, Fr. Carlos Luis Suarez Codorniú, SCJ, came to the US Province in 2022 for the general visitation. Knowing that Fr. Andrzej was about to begin ministry at St. Martin of […]
News & Events | January 15, 2024
The call for justice In commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., we are mindful of the call for justice, one also demanded by our founder, Fr. Leo John Dehon: “Justice is the foundation of social relationships, and its purpose is to ensure individual rights. These rights, whose violation is a crime of outrage against […]
News & Events | January 08, 2024
Dehonians at SEEK Novitiate classmates Fr. Henry Nguyen, SCJ, and Dn. Paul Phong Hoang, SCJ, teamed up last week, along with SCJ Fraters Truc Tran and Jonathan Nguyen at SEEK24, a gathering of prayer and fellowship for college-age Catholics that took place in St. Louis, January 1-5. “It was such a fruitful event,” said Fr. […]
News & Events | December 18, 2023
“The mystery of the Incarnation is a mystery of love. It is the mystery of a God so loving humanity as to become human himself. In becoming human, the Son could not cease to be all love, for he would have ceased to be God.” -Leo John Dehon, SCJ, The Life of Love towards the Sacred […]
News & Events | December 11, 2023
Congratulations Deacon Paul! On Saturday, December 9, Paul Phong Hoang, SCJ, was ordained to the diaconate by Bishop Donald J. Hying of the diocese of Madison, WI. In a ceremony filled the blend of cultures that reflect Dn. Paul’s life, the music, readings, and prayers were done in a mix of Vietnamese and English. The […]
News & Events | December 04, 2023
Sint Unum and Fr. Dehon “It is the capacity to embrace disparate realities,” said Fr. Emerson Ruiz, SCJ. The “it” he was referring to is “Sint Unum” (“May they be one”) which is one of the three primary mottos of the Priests of the Sacred Heart (the other two: “Ecce Venio” and “Aveniat Regnum Tuum”). […]
News & Events | November 27, 2023
Advent begins on December 3, and we pray… Lord Jesus Christ, you once said to your disciples: “Keep watch, for you do not know the day or the hour.” Your words of love amaze us all. For you call us to welcome the light in ways not of our choosing and at times when we […]
News & Events | November 20, 2023
During this week of Thanksgiving we pray… Ever living God, your grace sustains us and your love challenges us. We praise you for your goodness, we thank you for all you have given us, and we ask for your guidance. Make us hunger and thirst for righteousness, and so more fully embody your life in […]
News & Events | November 13, 2023
A “Detour Home” Many participants at the recent Mission Education Conference at St. Joseph’s Indian School went home with a new book in their bag. Titled A Detour Home, it was written by the St. Joseph’s president, Mike Tyrell (pictured above). It is contains a series of fictional stories loosely based on his experience as […]
News & Events | November 06, 2023
We pray… Gracious God, you have blessed me with many gifts and talents. Grant me the wisdom to know how best to use them for the glory of your name. Jesus calls, “Come, follow me.” I want to follow him and be faithful to my call. Help me to see in myself what you see, […]