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 […]
News & Events | June 13, 2022
News from St. Joseph’s It may be summer, but there is still a lot going on at St. Joseph’s Indian School in Chamberlain, SD. On May 31, the St. Joseph’s Bookmobile began making its rounds across South Dakota. The last stop will be in Rapid City on July 7. The bookmobile crisscrosses the state, delivering […]
News & Events | June 06, 2022
A year later Last year Fr. Andrzej Sudol, SCJ, defended his dissertation for his Doctor of Ministry from Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. As were many events during the first two years of the pandemic, the defense was done remotely, on a computer screen. On May 26, Fr. Andrzej, accompanied by the novices (he is […]
News & Events | May 23, 2022
Happy Victoria Day, Happy Memorial Day! Our Canadian neighbors enjoy their unofficial summer kick-off today with the celebration of Victoria Day. Here in the US, Memorial Day is next Monday, May 30. The Provincial Offices will be closed on May 30, and there will be no Fridge Notes published. The next issue will be on Monday, June 6. […]
News & Events | May 16, 2022
Before there was SHML… Sacred Heart at Monastery Lake, across from Sacred Heart Monastery / Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology, sits on grounds with a lengthy history that goes back well before the Priests of the Sacred Heart purchased it in 1929. Most residents at SHML are lay people who live in two […]
News & Events | May 09, 2022
A busy weekend! These have been busy days for Dn. Henry Nguyen, SCJ. On Friday, May 6, he graduated from Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology with his master’s in divinity. The next day, May 7, Henry was ordained to the diaconate by Bishop Joseph Potocnak, SCJ, bishop emeritus of De Aar, South Africa. […]
News & Events | May 02, 2022
Welcome Frs. Carlos and Steve! Frs. Carlos Luis Suarez Codorniú, SCJ and Fr. Stephen Huffstetter, SCJ, start the General Visitation of the US Province this week in Pinellas Park, FL. On May 3 they will fly to Milwaukee, where they will first be with the Sacred Heart Monastery Community and then the communities at Sacred […]
News & Events | April 25, 2022
Visitations Fr. Vien Nguyen, SCJ, is pictured above with members of the Sacred Heart Monastery community during last week’s Provincial Visitation. “This is one of the most diverse communities in the province,” said Fr. Vien, who noted that SHM includes candidates, professed students and SCJs in final vows. It is an international, intergenerational community, and […]