News & Events | October 30, 2023
Jesus, as you completed your oblation to the Father on the wood of the cross, you confidently prayed, “Into your hands I commend my spirit.” Our deceased brothers and sisters, who have gone before us in faith, have also completed their life of oblation. We entrust them to your mercy, and with steadfast hope we […]
News & Events | October 23, 2023
What does it mean to be a Dehonian parish? What does it mean to be a Dehonian parish? Is it simply a church that has an SCJ as its pastor, or is there something more, something tangibly “Dehonian?” That was one of the questions discussed during the Dehonian Parish Ministers meeting held via Zoom on […]
News & Events | October 16, 2023
Mission Education celebrates the commitment to Dehonian ministry Chamberlain might not seem like an obvious place for a national conference. A town of less than 2,500 people in the middle of South Dakota, the closest airport is at least a two-hour drive away. And the whole state is prone to impassable storms, even in the […]
News & Events | October 02, 2023
Superior General featured speaker at Dehon Lecture Fr. Carlos Luis Suárez Codorniú, SCJ, superior general of the Priests of the Sacred Heart, will be the presenter at this Wednesday’s Dehon Lecture at Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology. His topic: “Moved by the Word.” The RSVP deadline was September 27. If you were planning […]
News & Events | September 25, 2023
Meet our 2023-24 formation community! As we do each year, we asked our students in formation to introduce themselves, sharing their background, what it is that called them to discern their vocation with the Priests of the Sacred Heart, their year in formation, and their favorite scripture passage. Just about all of the students attend […]
News & Events | September 18, 2023
Welcome! This week two sisters from the Theresian Missionaries of Mary (TMM), a diocesan religious women’s religious community in the Philippines, will be taking up residence on the campus of St. Joseph’s Indian School as they prepare for future ministry with the Lower Brule Pastoral Team. Sr. Clary Joy has spent the past few months studying in […]
News & Events | September 11, 2023
Anniversary celebrations in Houston On September 2, Our Lady of Guadalupe Houston celebrated three jubilees: 1) 100 years of the church’s dedication, 2) 100 years of Dehonian ministry in the United States, and 3) 50 years of ministry of the Priests of the Sacred Heart (Dehonians) at OLG. Dehonians from around the country joined the […]
News & Events | August 21, 2023
The school year starts! Fr. David Szatkowski, SCJ, is pictured above left celebrating the Opening Mass at Sacred Heart School in Southaven, MS, on August 15, the feast of the Assumption. Below, Fr. Vien Nguyen, SCJ, is pictured with new faculty members at Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology following a presentation on Dehonian […]
News & Events | August 14, 2023
Jubilarians represent a diversity in ministry On August 12 Dehonians celebrated the Jubilees of four members of the US Province: Fr. Jim Schroeder (60 years of vows), Fr. Guy Blair (50 years), Fr. Francis Vu Tran (25 years) and Fr. Mark Mastin (20 years). Also remembered during the jubilee was Fr. Juan Carlos Castañeda Rojas, […]
News & Events | August 07, 2023
Back where it all began The last of the three Centennial celebrations was held on July 30 in the place where it all began: Lower Brule, SD. It was there in 1923 that Fr. Mathias Fohrman, an SCJ priest from the German Province, first celebrated Mass at St. Mary’s parish. The parish had just been […]