News & Events | August 17, 2020
“Why do you want to profess vows with the Priests of the Sacred Heart; why do you choose to be a Dehonian?” This was the question posed to Thien Nguyen, Thuan Nguyen, Hung Pham and Truc Tran a week before they professed their First Vows with the Priests of the Sacred Heart. Each spent a year in […]
News & Events | August 10, 2020
“I would like to see no one come to us who does not leave a better person. Is not the special grace of the Priests of the Sacred Heart to touch the hearts of all?” -Fr. Leo John Dehon Commemorating the founder This Wednesday, August 12, is the 95th anniversary of the death of Fr. […]
News & Events | August 03, 2020
Relationship with SCJs started at baptism “A Priest of the Sacred Heart – Fr. Joe Ford – baptized me as an infant, and the SCJs served at my home parish for decades,” wrote Br. Duane Lemke, SCJ, when asked how he first met the SCJs (Dehonians). “I was interested in them because their common life […]
News & Events | July 27, 2020
Path to the missions began at SHSST “Formation is key to building our Dehonian presence wherever we are, about laying the foundation for the presence of our charism,” said Fr. Amaro Vieira, SCJ, an alumnus of Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology‘s ECS program (English and Cultural Studies, formerly ESL). “Our Dehonian charism calls us […]
News & Events | July 20, 2020
Happy anniversary! Today, July 20, four of our Indonesian SCJs ministering in North America celebrate their anniversaries of First Profession of Vows. They are pictured at the top of the page: Fr. Christianus Hendrik (1990), Fr. Yohanes Yuliwan Maslim (1985), Fr. Vincent Suparman (1986), and Fr. Aegidius Warsito (1986). Fr. Hendrik is a member of […]
News & Events | July 13, 2020
Dehonian seminar moves from Cameroon to the internet Saturday, July 11, was the opening the Dehonian International Theological Seminar “Sint Unum: Challenges and Perspectives Today”. Originally, the gathering of the continental theological commissions was to have taken place in Yaoundé, Cameroon, but COVID–19 turned the international gathering into an online conference. “The General Government told […]
News & Events | July 06, 2020
20 Questions The “20 Questions Project” is an informal Q&A in which SCJs and those with whom they minister and collaborate share a bit about themselves through a list of 20 questions. All receive the same questions and are invited to answer as many as they like. Summaries of some of our recent responses: Fr. […]
News & Events | June 29, 2020
“We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.” – The Declaration of Independence of the 13 colonies of the United States of America, July 4, 1776. Happy Independence Day! […]
News & Events | June 22, 2020
Vow renewals in Mississippi Congratulations to Fraters Henry Nguyen, SCJ, and Hubert Liassidji, SCJ, who renewed their vows with the Priests of the Sacred Heart (Dehonians) during Friday’s Sacred Heart celebration at Christ the King church in Southaven, MS. Bishop Joseph Kopacz joined Dehonians for the Mass. Click here to view photos on Facebook. Fraters […]
News & Events | June 15, 2020
“The Heart of Jesus, the love of Jesus, is the whole of the Gospel. Jesus teaches his apostles the prayer of his Heart, the Our Father, which will be our prayer until the end of the world. He recommends abandonment to them, which is the trust of a loving heart: ‘Do not be anxious,’ he […]