News & Events | September 19, 2022
Developing “possible and doable” fundraising proposals From September 12-14, members of the General Finance Commission, along with several SCJ fundraisers from around the congregation, met at the Provincial Conference Center in Hales Corners, WI. Organized by the General Treasurer’s Office and hosted by the US Province, it was a time for participants to better learn […]
News & Events | September 12, 2022
What does it mean to be a Dehonian parish? What does it mean to be a “Dehonian parish?” That was one of several topics discussed last Wednesday, September 7, during a meeting of SCJs in Parish Ministry. The two-hour Zoom was an opportunity for SCJs serving in parishes in the US Province to share ideas, […]
News & Events | August 29, 2022
Full house at SHSST Today, August 29, is the first day of classes for students at Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology. With nine new seminarians, returning seminarians and students in the English and Cultural Studies program, the residential section of the seminary is at capacity. On-campus students will be joined today by seminarians […]
News & Events | August 15, 2022
Celebrating religious life! Mid-August is traditionally a time in which members of the Priests of the Sacred Heart commemorate and honor their life as religious in community. Those in temporary vows make their renewals, novices make their first professions, and SCJs who note a jubilee with the community are celebrated by their fellow religious. On […]
News & Events | August 08, 2022
“I want to live in a spirit of love and reparation Yesterday, August 7, Frater Hung Pham, SCJ, renewed his vows at Our Lady of Guadalupe in Houston. He is currently doing his CPE (Clinical Pastoral Education) at the MD Anderson Cancer Center, also in Houston. “It is an excellent opportunity for me to learn […]
News & Events | July 25, 2022
Putting the final touches on summer Frater Truc Tran, SCJ, a seminarian on summer ministry assignment in Lower Brule, SD, puts the final touches on a new sign for St. Mary’s Church in Lower Brule. St. Mary’s is one of the oldest ministries of the Priests of the Sacred Heart in the United States and […]
News & Events | July 18, 2022
32 people make one-year commitment as Dehonian Associates During a prayer service yesterday (July 17) in the chapel at Holy Spirit church in Hernando, MS, 32 lay people made their one-year commitment as Dehonian Associates. Fr. Vien Nguyen, SCJ, led the service. Twenty-six people made their first commitment; six renewed their continuing commitment as Dehonian […]
News & Events | July 11, 2022
Remembering Fr. Ed On Friday, the Novitiate Community planted a purple Eastern Beech Nut tree in honor of Fr. Ed Kilianski, SCJ. Pictured above L-R: Jacob Smith, Jonathan Nguyen-Vuong, Fr. Byron Haaland, SCJ, Michael Wodarczyk and Fr. Andrzej Sudol, SCJ. The funeral for Fr. Ed will be on Wednesday, July 13, at the main chapel […]
News & Events | June 27, 2022
“Often, we face challenges in ministry, in community or in our personal lives. We must thank God for the blessings God has given us. We also must be grateful for the journey God has taken us on during our lives. We must even thank God for the opportunity to suffer. Each moment has led us […]
News & Events | June 20, 2022
Be filled with loving gratitude and compassion “The special purpose of the devotion to the Sacred Heart is not to imitate the Savior in His external sufferings, at least not in a direct way. The friends of the Sacred Heart do not have to impose mortifications and terrible penances upon themselves. Rather, they ought to […]