Uncategorized | October 14, 2024
Preparing for religious life Each year we ask our students in formation to introduce themselves in their own words. Reflecting the diversity of the Priests of the Sacred Heart (Dehonians), as well as the Church itself, they represent a wide variety of cultural, educational and professional backgrounds. Yet they each have the same call to […]
Uncategorized | October 22, 2020
LIGHTS! CAMERA!! ACTION!!! Our students in formation have been busy putting together a variety of videos, both serious and not-so-serious, to give a window into the life of the Priests of the Sacred Heart (Dehonians) and especially, the formation community. Click on any (or all!) of the video links below. We also invite you to […]
Uncategorized | September 04, 2020
DOWNLOAD THE BROCHURE: English (letter) French (letter) Indonesian (letter) Portuguese (letter) Spanish (letter) Vietnamese (letter) What can I do to respond to migrants and their needs? More than ever before, we are aware that there are countless migrants in every part of the world. They are fleeing from danger, from ecological devastation, from tyranny and […]
Uncategorized | March 10, 2020
Invitation letter Click here to read the organizing committee’s invitation letter. RSVP List The following people have indicated whether they will or will not attend the June 9-12 US Province Assembly. Don’t see your name on the list? Click here to RSVP. YES (attending the assembly) Fr. Bryan Benoit Fr. Edgard Biankeu Fr. Bob Bossie […]
Uncategorized | August 12, 2014
“For him I lived, for him I die. He is my everything, my life, my death and my eternity,” said Fr. Leo John Dehon, pointing at a portrait of the Sacred Heart just moments before his death, 89 years ago today, August 12. The congregation which which he founded, dedicated to the Sacred Heart, is now located in over 40 countries around the world.
Uncategorized | April 28, 2014
Fr. Jan de Jong gave the following homily during a celebration of his 50th jubilee of ordination at Sacred Heart at Monastery Lake April 27, 2014: Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Dear Friends, On the day of my ordination to the Priesthood, March 7, 1964, I had no idea that fifty years later […]
Uncategorized | March 05, 2014
In 1909 our founder, Fr. Leo John Dehon, SCJ, finished his meditation book called A Year with the Sacred Heart. What follows is my translation of most of his meditation for Ash Wednesday. May we all make of this Lent a time for a conversion of life to greater love of our self, our neighbor, […]
Uncategorized | February 07, 2014
Anthropologia Cordis, Taubaté, Brazil Friday, February 7 Today’s topic was to consider what are the three aspects of anthropology each group believes to be important for further reflection at a congregational level. In one sense, after a week of discussion, it would be easy for each language/regional grouping to find three things to agree on. […]
Uncategorized | February 06, 2014
Anthropologia Cordis, Taubaté, Brazil Thursday, February 6 Today’s presentation was by Marcello Neri. His topic was “The Style of Dehon’s Anthropology. While recognizing that Fr. Dehon is a product of his place and time, there are still elements of his writings and insights into the human person that are very valuable today. In the context […]
Uncategorized | February 05, 2014
Anthropologia Cordis, Taubaté, Brazil Wednesday, February 5 Today we spent at Aparecida. This is the national shrine of Mary in Brazil, and in fact she is the Patroness of Brazil. We concelebrated Mass at the Shrine this morning together with the staff and pilgrims who were present. As Aparecida has its own TV channel, we […]