Category Archives: News of the Congregation

There is one Dehonian charism, but many, MANY different models of how that charism is lived. Under the “Dehonian Family” umbrella are lay Dehonians, consecrated women and professed members of the Priests of the Sacred Heart. In 2014 members of … Continue reading →

Mgr Joseph Laurent Philippe (1877-1956) Deuxième supérieur général des Prêtres du Sacré-Coeur (1926-1935) Quatrième évêque de Luxembourg (1935-1956) Extrait : La Congrégation des Prêtres du Sacré-Coeur : Son origine et son développement A l’occasion du 75e anniversaire de sa naissance (31 … Continue reading →

International news In the recent Informationis Nuntius we received the following information from around the Congregation. The letters from the General Administration The General Administration published the following letters in the last year, all of which have already been distributed. … Continue reading →

Fr. Michael Burke, SCJ, former provincial superior of the US Province, died February 9, 2017, in suburban Milwaukee. He was 79 years old and had suffered a heart attack earlier in the day. Originally from Chicago, Fr. Mike professed his … Continue reading →

John van den Hengel was invited to give one week of presentations on the life and charism of Fr. Dehon to the final vow candidates of Asia. Between June 13 and 17 he was in Aluva in the state of … Continue reading →

“As Dehonians we see migration as the greatest challenge of our times” -Fr. Heiner Wilmer in his 2016 letter for the Feast of the Sacred Heart Monday, June 20, is World Refugee Day. It is a moment that not only … Continue reading →

Br. Brian Tompkins ministers to senior SCJs at Sacred Heart at Monastery Lake (US Province) and others who are in nursing care. In the May 20 issue of Dehonian Spirituality he reflected on aging and ministry to seniors. Dehonian Spirituality … Continue reading →

First-hand testimony “We’re loading trucks with supplies and headed for Pedernales, the worst affected area,” said Fr. Pedro Jesús Arenas, one of our SCJs in Ecuador. “One can feel the tremors, realizing the devastation at the epicenter of the earthquake. … Continue reading →

“Whatever we imagine, we can do. We can change things” -Professor Ed Fallone, associate professor at Marquette University Law School, speaking at the SCJ-sponsored Panel Discussion on Migration On March 30th the North American Committee on Immigration hosted a panel … Continue reading →

Avec l’accord du Provincial, Mgr Renauld de Dinechin, évêque de Soissons, Laon et Saint-Quentin, a nommé le Père Antonio Tejado Chamorro, administrateur de la paroisse St Quentin Notre Dame (la basilique) du 1er janvier 2016 au 31 août 2016, ceci … Continue reading →