News & Events | May 24, 2021
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 31. The Provincial Offices will be closed, and there will be no Fridge Notes published. The next issue will be on Monday, June 7. […]
News & Events | May 17, 2021
Graduation celebrations Congratulations to Fr. Edgard Biankeu, SCJ, a member of the Cameroon Province, who graduated last week from Loyola University in Chicago with a master’s degree in Christian Spirituality with a focus on spiritual direction. He is pictured above, right. “Young Cameroonians suffer much loss and trauma due to the ongoing social crises in […]
News & Events | May 10, 2021
“What is the best and worst part of your job?” “When did you know that you wanted to become a priest?” “What’s your favorite book?” “What’s the best and worst part of your job?” These are the questions asked by children in the first of our new video series, “Ask a Dehonian.” The students are […]
News & Events | May 03, 2021
Congratulations DOCTOR Andrzej! He is a Polish priest who has served on three of the five continents on which the Priests of the Sacred Heart (Dehonians) are located. For Fr. Andrzej Sudol, SCJ (pictured above), interculturality is more than terminology, it is a way of life. Helping others to live and minister as members of an intercultural […]
News & Events | April 26, 2021
Humility is key The power of language, and an appreciation for cultures much different than his own Pennsylvania roots, have been the narrative of Fr. Jim Walters’ years of religious life and ministry. Fluent in Spanish, French and Italian (with a smattering of several other languages in his head) he has studied and served in […]
News & Events | April 19, 2021
On his way to St. Joseph’s Last week we shared photos of Fr. Anthony Kluckman’s last Mass at St. Joseph’s Indian School in Chamberlain, SD; the SCJ is now a retired member of the Sacred Heart Community at SHML. The new school chaplain? Fr. Greg Schill, SCJ; his assignment begins July 1. Fr. Greg is […]
News & Events | April 12, 2021
Saying good-bye This week Fr. Anthony Kluckman, SCJ, leaves St. Joseph’s Indian School, for retirement at Sacred Heart at Monastery Lake. Yesterday, he celebrated his final Mass at the school; he was joined by his siblings, and after the Mass, students from each of the family homes stood outside to recognize Fr. Anthony for his […]
News & Events | March 26, 2021
The Resurrection Father, in your plan of love, You raised your Son, Jesus, And established Him as Lord, the heart of humanity And the hope of salvation to all who listen to his voice. Like Mary Magdalene, searching the garden of the empty tomb, We wish to recognize the voice of the Risen One Who […]
News & Events | March 22, 2021
Dehon Lecture addresses the challenges of race and interculturality “We must shape our parishes and institutions to be oases of hospitality where all are welcome,” said Bishop Joseph Perry. Bishop Perry, auxiliary bishop of Chicago, was the presenter at the March 17th Dehon Lecture at Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology. His topic: “The Canonization […]
News & Events | March 15, 2021
Celebrating Fr. Dehon and Dehonian vocations Yesterday, March 14, was the 178th anniversary of the birth of Fr. Leo John Dehon, founder of the Priests of the Sacred Heart (Dehonians). Communities and ministries throughout the world commemorated the day with celebrations and prayer. Our Lady of Guadalupe parish in Houston held special Founder’s Day Masses […]