News & Events | October 08, 2018
Worship community celebrates 40 years! On Sunday, October 7, the Vietnamese worship community of Milwaukee celebrated its 40th anniversary. Since 2007, the community has been a part of St. Martin of Tours parish in Franklin, WI (suburban Milwaukee), ministered to by the Priests of the Sacred Heart. Fr. Francis Vu Tran, an American SCJ originally from […]
News & Events | October 01, 2018
A diverse congregation! On September 26, three Dehonian ESL students – Fr. Tomasz Flak (pictured above), Fr. Sugi Sugiarno and Fr. Praveen Richard – spoke with staff from the Province Development Office about their home countries. It was a way of connecting the work done at the office with the many places SCJs serve around the […]
News & Events | September 24, 2018
A new administration begins The recently elected US Provincial Council held its first meeting September 18-19; new to the council are Fr. Vien Nguyen, SCJ, and Br. Andy Gancarczyk, SCJ. This is the second three-year term for Fr. Ed Kilianski, SCJ, as provincial superior (the new administration is pictured above at the 2018 Election Assembly). […]
News & Events | September 17, 2018
More anniversaries! Last week the province honored Dehonians who celebrated 60, 50 and 30 years of vows with the Priests of the Sacred Heart. On September 14, the Sacred Heart Community at SHML hosted a celebration for SCJs noting 60, 50 and 40 years of ordained ministry. To accommodate the number of guests, the anniversary […]
News & Events | September 10, 2018
A new Dehonian bishop! On September 1, thousands of people, including Dehonians from around the world, filled the cathedral and two nearby churches to be a part of the episcopal ordination of Heiner Wilmer, SCJ, as the 71st bishop of the diocese of Hildesheim, Germany. Until his appointment as bishop, he was the superior general […]
News & Events | August 27, 2018
A new school year! Today is the first day of classes for the 2018-19 academic year at Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology, as well as the start of the ESL Summer Session II. The Opening Mass for the year will be on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. Faculty and staff are pictured above. Members […]
News & Events | August 20, 2018
Two new Dehonians! With the profession of their first vows on August 15, Phong “Paul” Hoang and Henry Nguyen became Dehonians, members of the US Province of the Priests of the Sacred Heart. The vows were received by Fr. Ed Kilianski, SCJ, US provincial superior, during a liturgy in the main chapel at Sacred Heart Monastery / Sacred Heart […]
News & Events | August 13, 2018
All about formation Last week, those in formation – both students and formators – were on retreat together at the Siena Center in Racine. The retreat was based on the “Open Hearts” North American Dehonian retreats held in Canada and the United States during the past year. Each day was devoted to one of five […]
News & Events | August 06, 2018
Moving in! As the last remodeling details are finalized, students are now moving into Sacred Heart Monastery in preparation for the 2018-19 school year. Several SCJs have already settled in. As you may remember, the monastery was remodeled to make space for the formation community, which was previously in Chicago. Theology students will attend Sacred […]
News & Events | July 30, 2018
The General Chapter concludes Throughout the General Chapter, organizers, members of the general administration and delegates themselves referred to it as “extraordinary”. Held three years earlier than planned due to the appointment of Fr. Heiner Wilmer, SCJ, as bishop of Hildesheim, it was a short but intense two weeks of sessions during a which a […]