Meet Our Students
Get to know our latest class of students preparing for religious life, and learn about their experience with Priests of the Sacred Heart.
Each year, we ask our students in formation to introduce themselves in their own words. Our class of 2024 – 2025 includes students of Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology and three seminarians going through their pastoral year.
Our students represent various cultural, educational, and professional backgrounds. Yet, they each have the same call to follow in the footsteps of our founder, Fr. Leo John Dehon. Click on the student’s name or photo to learn more about him.
Frater Thuan Nguyen, SCJ
First Profession: August 15, 2020
Originally from Vietnam, Frater Thuan is in his pastoral year, serving in northern Mississippi;
he returns to his seminary studies next fall at Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology. One of his favorite quotes from the bible: “Do not forget the works of the Lord” (Psalms 78: 7b)
Frater Hung Pham, SCJ
First Profession: August 15, 2020
After completing his pastoral year at Our Lady of Guadalupe in Houston, Frater Hung returned to Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology this fall. He is currently preparing for his final vows. Before pursuing his vocation, he earned a degree in engineering and was a Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon (TPH) analyst at the ALS Oil and Gas Company in Houston.
Frater Truc Tran, SCJ
First Profession: August 15, 2020
Frater Truc, originally from Vietnam, is a second-year seminarian at Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology. For the 2024-25 academic year, he will be in South Dakota, doing his pastoral ministry year. Prior to pursuing his religious vocation, he earned a degree in engineering.
Frater Michael Wodarczyk, SCJ
First Profession: August 15, 2022
Frater Michael grew up in suburban Milwaukee, just a few miles from Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology, where he completed three years of theology. He is currently in his pastoral year, serving at Our Lady of Guadalupe in Houston. Prior to entering the seminary, he earned a bachelor’s of Business Administration and worked in accounting.