News & Events | March 16, 2020
Impact of the coronavirus As with all aspects of daily life, not only in the US Province but in the world, many adjustments are being made in light of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The General Finance Commission was originally scheduled to have its spring meeting in Vietnam, but when travel restrictions were implemented it was moved […]
News & Events | March 09, 2020
Commemorating the birth of the founder “In the legacy left to us by Fr. Dehon, with the limits of each person and culture, we can recognize a genuine ‘school of perspective,’” wrote Fr. Carlos Luis Suarez Codorniú, SCJ, superior general, in his letter for March 14, the anniversary of the birth (1843) of Fr. Leo […]
News & Events | March 02, 2020
“A gentle man filled with compassion for others” “A man of faith, love and patience” is how Fr. Jim Walters, remembered fellow SCJ Fr. Frank Burshnick. “Always welcoming,” said Fr. Ed Kilianski, SCJ. “A gentle man filled with compassion for others,” added Fr. Richard MacDonald, SCJ. On February 28, the province celebrated the life of […]
News & Events | February 24, 2020
Dust and Ashes “With ashes today, the priest traces on my forehead the sign of penitence and the sign of death.” Wrote Fr. Leo John Dehon in his Ash Wednesday reflection in The Year with the Sacred Heart. “What are dust and ashes? They are signs of destruction; the stamp that time, fire, and death […]
News & Events | February 17, 2020
World Day of Social Justice February 20 is the United Nation’s World Day of Social Justice. In commemoration of the day, last week’s issue of Dehonian Spirituality shared the following “Prayer for Peace” from Prayers of the Heart, published by the British-Irish Province of the Priests of the Sacred Heart: Lord Jesus, when I hear of […]
News & Events | February 10, 2020
Two enter postulancy Congratulations to Kenneth Anyanwu and Celsus Robert who were welcomed into postulancy during the First Friday liturgy with the formation community on February 7. Kenneth, originally from Nigeria, earned a master’s degree in Jewish-Christian studies from Seton Hall University before applying to candidacy. “Initially, what attracted me to the Priests of the […]
News & Events | February 03, 2020
Proclaiming the Gospel through interfaith dialogue “As a Catholic, Dehonian priest, I live my involvement in interfaith activities as part of the proclamation of the Gospel, where the Gospel must be preached to all people regardless of their religious background,” said Fr. Stepanus Sigit Pranoto, SCJ. “For me, studying other religions and cooperating with other […]
News & Events | January 27, 2020
Happy New Year! Yesterday, January 26, Sacred Heart Monastery hosted a Lunar New Year celebration (“Tet” in Vietnamese). The “Year of the Rat” began on Saturday, January 25. The monastery community invited SCJs and members of the community at St. Martin of Tours, where the Vietnamese Catholic community in Milwaukee is based. The main chapel […]
News & Events | January 13, 2020
New ministry options discussed at conference “Our Future: Together in Community and Ministry, Part III” was held at the Provincial Conference Center last week, January 7-9. This was the third in a series of yearly conferences for SCJs in the US Province who are in active ministry. “It has been my hope and the hope […]
News & Events | January 06, 2020
A focus on ministry “Our Future: Together in Community and Ministry, Part III” begins at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 7, at the Provincial Conference Center. It concludes with midday Mass and lunch on Thursday, January 9. “’Ministry’ will be the focus of our 2020 conference,” wrote Fr. Ed Kilianski, SCJ, in his letter of November 7. “For […]