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5/7/2013 Nineteen future priests take masters' degrees, complete programs Nineteen students representing 15 dioceses and religious orders across the United States, and one in Tanzania, took masters' degrees or completed their programs on the path to priesthood at Sacred Heart's May 3 graduation. Receiving the maste... Read more >

5/3/2013 Knoebel, Papineau, Schiavone retire after a combined 89 years of service to SHST Three long-time Sacred Heart faculty members are retiring at the end of the Spring, 2013 semester. Pictured are (l-r) Fr. André Papineau, SDS, Fr. Robert Schiavone, and Fr. Thomas Knoebel at a special vespers ceremony during which they r... Read more >

5/2/2013 Eleven seminarians make deacon promises Eleven seminarians made their deacon promises before the entire Sacred Heart School of Theology community on May 1. In seminary formation, deacon promises are an important rite leading up to ordination to the diaconate. The milestone marks the point... Read more >

4/22/2013 Weekend of Lux Center dialogue culminates in talks by theologians Levine, Sklba   Dr. Amy-Jill Levine, professor of New Testament and Jewish studies at Vanderbilt University, participated in several events sponsored by the Lux Center at Sacred Heart School of Theology April 19 through 21.Photos above: A., B. and E.: Levine and... Read more >

3/22/2013 Ten instituted as readers Ten SHST seminarians were instituted as readers at a March 20 rite, with the Most Rev. Richard F. Stika, bishop of Knoxville, Tenn., presiding. Pictured are (l-r): Charles William Massie, Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana; Juan Carlos Torres-Chapeta, Dio... Read more >

2/15/2013 Ash Wednesday brings day of recollection on Ignatian spirituality for SHST community An Ash Wednesday day of recollection following a model of Ignatian spirituality was presented by Sacred Heart Academic Dean Patrick Russell, Ph.D., and his wife, Stephanie Russell, Ed.D., both lay Ignatian Associates. Dr. Stephanie Russell is vice preside... Read more >

2/14/2013 Msgr. Shecterle appears on WTMJ TV news regarding papal transition WTMJ TV news in Milwaukee interviewed Msgr. Ross A. Shecterle, president-rector of Sacred Heart School of Theology, for a Feb. 12 segment on the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI. Msgr. Shecterle provided comments on the papal transition and his personal ... Read more >

1/3/2013 SHST releases new promotional video featuring Msgr. Ross Shecterle Sacred Heart School of Theology has release a new promotional video featuring the seminary's new rector, Msgr. Ross A. Shecterle. In the video, which features a number of scene's from around the institution, Msgr. Shecterle offers his view of the ideals ... Read more >

11/21/2012 Fr. Michel speaks on experiences among Muslims at Ecumenical and Interreligious Luncheon The Rev. Thomas Michel, S.J., offered a discussion on the challenges of anti-Islamic sentiment in American churches and society, as the featured speaker for the Nov. 16 Ecumenical Interreligious Luncheon at Sacred Heart School of Theology. Fr. Michel, wh... Read more >

10/26/2012 Alum Gathering features McCord for Dehon Lecture Dr. H. Richard McCord, the recently retired executive director of the Secretariat for Family, Laity, Women and Youth at the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, presented insights on trends in lay ministry, and their roots in Vatican II as the fall, 2012 Sa... Read more >

10/11/2012 12 seminarians instituted as acolytes on path to preisthood Twelve Sacred Heart School of Theology seminarians were instituted as acolytes Wednesday at a special all-school liturgy. The Most Rev. V. James Weisgerber, Archbishop of Winnipeg, presided. The rite is an important step on the path to priesthood. Pict... Read more >

9/28/2012 Students from around world show off traditions at Cultural Fair Sacred Heart School of Theology students, faculty, staff and visitors enjoyed the seminary's annual Cultural Fair this week, with students from nine foreign countries showing off various aspects of their cultures. The event, a longstanding tradition at S... Read more >

9/19/2012 15 seminarians commissioned for pastoral ministry assignments Fifteen seminarians were commissioned for their pastoral ministry assignments at an all-school liturgy Wednesday. Pictured here with their supervisors, the men accepted a wide range of assignments, including parish work and roles at hospice centers, resi... Read more >

9/13/2012 Msgr. Shecterle gives day of recollection on art, beauty The Very Rev. Msgr. Ross A. Shecterle delivered the first day of recollection of the 2012-2013 school year at Sacred Heart, entitled, The Language of Beauty: Spirituality of the Fine Arts. Msgr. Shecterle is Sacred Heart's president-rector. The day inclu... Read more >

8/30/2012 Msgr. Ross Shecterle formally installed as 19th rector, president of SHST Msgr. Ross A. Shecterle was formally installed as president-rector at Sacred Heart School of Theology at an evening Mass on Aug. 29, with hundreds in the congregation, including seminarians, faculty, staff, family, clergy and a host of other well-wishers.... Read more >

7/3/2012 35 attend summer English-as-a-Second-Language program   Thirty-five students of 11 nationalities are converging on Sacred Heart School of Theology for its summer English-as-a-Second-Language Program. The group is the largest summer class in recent years. The students are mostly priests, brothers and... Read more >

7/2/2012 ESL grad Dalla Zuanna named bishop in Africa Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Sacred Heart ESL Program alumnus Fr. Claudio Dalla Zuanna, SCJ, as archbishop of Beira in Mozambique. He is the sixth graduate of SHST's English language program to be made a bishop. Fr. Dalla Zuanna, 53, is currently vice... Read more >

5/1/2012 SHST bids fond farewell to Fr. Jan de Jong, SCJ Sacred Heart School of Theology held a tribute celebration for the Very Rev. Jan de Jong, SCJ, president-rector, on the occasion of his upcoming retirement. The celebration started with a Mass. The homilist was the Very Rev. Thomas Cassidy, SCJ, provinci... Read more >

4/25/2012 Four admitted to candidacy Four seminarians were admitted as candidates for holy orders at an Apr. 25 all-school Mass. This is an important step on the path to diaconate ordination. The four will be ordained as transitional deacons in the near future. Pictured (l-r) with Fr. Jan d... Read more >

4/20/2012 Bishop Ricken gives day of recollection on 'interior life' The Most Rev. David Ricken, DD, Bishop of the Diocese of Green Bay, presented Sacred Heart School of Theology's final day of recollection for the 2011-2012 school year on April 18. Bishop Ricken, who sends seminarians to the school and sits on its Board ... Read more >

3/22/2012 Eight instituted as readers Eight Sacred Heart School of Theology seminarians were instituted as readers at a March 21 Mass. The Most Rev. J. Terry Steib, bishop of the Diocese of Memphis, presided. Pictured are (back row, l-r): Anthony Budnick, Diocese of Knoxville; Taj Glodd, Dio... Read more >

3/14/2012 Fr. Heille presents Dehon lecture on preaching Fr. Gregory Heille, O.P., lead sessions on preaching for Sacred Heart School of Theology's March 14 Dehon Lecture and workshops. His presentation was  entitled, “Parish Practice For Hearing The Word Of God.” Rev. Heille stated: "Good Sun... Read more >

2/15/2012 Landau's Lux Center lecture sees models for peace in Genisis passages The Lux Center for Catholic-Jewish Studies at Sacred Heart School of Theology hosted a lecture by Professor Yehezkel Landau of Hartford Seminary entitled Biblical Resources for Peacemaking: Liberating Lessons from Genesis. Landau examined passages in Gen... Read more >

2/3/2012 Author appears with subject of 'Rescuing Regina' at book event SHST hosted a Feb. 2 presentation by Josephe Marie Flynn on her book, Rescuing Regina, in which she chronicles the story of Regina Bakala and her family. Bakala was a young mother in the U.S. threatened with the terrifying prospect of deportation to the ... Read more >

2/2/2012 Dr. Sherry Blumberg named the 2012 Milwaukee Jewish Educator of Year Sherry Blumberg, Ph.D., a frequent part-time lecturer at SHST, has been named the 2012 Milwaukee Jewish Educator of Year by the Coalition for Jewish Learning, an arm of the Jewish Federation of Milwaukee.  Blumberg is a member of the Executive Commi... Read more >

1/27/2012 Priest psychologist takes on internet pornography Sacred Heart seminarians attended a workshop on internet pornography and addiction presented by Fr. James Schroeder, SCJ, Ph.D., a St. Louis-based clinical psychologist.Easy access to pornography via the internet has increased the prevalence of compulsive... Read more >

1/10/2012 ‘Rescuing Regina’ author to speak at SHST Feb. 2 Sr. Josephe Marie Flynn, SSND, will make a presentation on her book, Rescuing Regina: The Battle to Save a Friend from Deportation and Death, on Feb. 2 at Sacred Heart School of Theology. Regina Bakala, the woman who is the focus of the book, and her hus... Read more >

12/6/2011 Posada Navideña brings Mexican advent tradition to Hales Corners Sacred Heart seminarians and staff recently celebrated a Posada Navideña, a Mexican Advent tradition which usually begins nine days before Christmas. The Posada is intended to prepare one's heart for the coming of Jesus Christ and to remember the t... Read more >

11/21/2011 Three ordained to diaconate at Nov. 19 rite Three seminarians were ordianed to the transitional diaconate on Nov. 19. Left to right are: Fr. Jan de Jong, president-rector, Louis Shea of the Diocese of Cheyenne, Bishop Kevin Vann and Michael Moloney, both of the Diocese of Fort Worth, and Justus Ala... Read more >

10/27/2011 Dehon lecture focuses on 'mystagogy' of new Roman Missal Sacred Heart's October 2011 Dehon Lecture was a creative exploration of the new translation of the Roman Missal facilitated by Fr. Duane Wachowiak, director of the Secretariat for Worship and Liturgical Formation for the Diocese of Gaylord, Mich.The prese... Read more >

9/29/2011 Nine nations at SHST cultural fair Nine nations were represented at Sacred Heart's annual Cultural Fair on Sept. 28. The lunchtime exhibition gives foreign students at the seminary an opportunity to show off their home cultures with displays, including local foods and beverages. Sacr... Read more >

9/21/2011 Welcoming Holy Spirit is Day of Recollection focus Sacred Heart President-Rector Fr. Jan de Jong, SCJ, delivered a reflection on "Welcoming the Holy Spirit" for the seminary's first Day of Recollection in the 2011-2012 school year. His presentation included morning and afternoon theological reflections c... Read more >

9/16/2011 Bishop returns after 30 years to see profs Bishop Paul Ssemogerere of the Diocese of Kasana- Luwero, Uganda (center) visted the SHST campus today and met with two of his former St. Francis de Sales Seminary professors who taught him as a student there three decades ago. The bishop was in the Unit... Read more >

9/8/2011 Bishop Paprocki visits seminarians Bishop Thomas Paprocki of the Diocese of Springfield, Ill. visited Sacred Heart School of Theology on Sept. 8 to meet with his seminarians and their advisors. Three of the seminarians for the Diocese of Springfield are now at Sacred Heart:... Read more >

8/19/2011 SHST welcomes four new profs to faculty Three new professors have joined the Sacred Heart School of Theology faculty, and a former part-time instructor has joined as full-time Associate Director of Human and Spiritual Formation. Rev. Toan Do, a priest of the Archdiocese of Louisville, has been... Read more >

7/20/2011 SHST welcomes 29 for English as second language  Twenty-nine students from 11 countries have arrived at Sacred Heart School of Theology for the seminary's respected English-as-a-Second-Language Program for clergy and church workers. The group is one of the largest in years. The large class is par... Read more >

6/23/2011 Feast of Sacred Heart July 1 The Feast of the Sacred Heart, Friday, July 1, will be observed at the Sacred Heart Monastary and School of Theology starting with Eucharist at 11 a.m. in the main chapel. The feast celebrates devotion toward the love of God as symbolized by th... Read more >

6/10/2011 African Bishop arrives Bishop Joseph Potocnak, SCJ, bishop of De Arr, South Africa, is with the Sacred Heart seminary community this week. He is at the seminary for the priesthood ordination of Duy Nguyen, SCJ, who will be ordained Saturday, June 11.... Read more >

5/26/2011 Fr. Hying appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Milwaukee Congratulations to Bishop-elect Don Hying (pictured left with Sacred Heart President-Rector Fr. Jan de Jong, SCJ) on his appointment as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. The Sacred Heart community wishes him many blessings in this transi... Read more >

5/25/2011 Twenty grads take M.A., M. Div. degrees, and complete programs Sacred Heart School of Thelogy graduated 20 men and women at a May 6 verspers ceremony. They include 15 who will serve as priests in Catholic dioceses around the United States and Canada – 13 of whom received Master of Divinity degrees and two compl... Read more >

5/20/2011 Richey honored as Cardinal Stritch Teacher of the Year Dr. Lance Richey was honored as Educator of the Year at Cardinal Stritch University recently. Richey, a lecturer of Introductory Studies at Sacred Heart and Associate Professor of Relgious Studies, has been a member of the Sacred Heart faculty since 2006.... Read more >

5/3/2011 Three faculty celebrate retirements Fr. Melvin Michalski (in vestments, at left), Barbara Scherrer (center), and Fr. Hugh Birdsall, SDS, (right) greet well-wishers after taking part in a Mass that was part of their recent retirement celebration. Fr. Birdsall served on Sacred Heart's facul... Read more >

4/28/2011 Russell discusses his Involvement with the Ignatian Associates Dr. Patrick Russell, assistant professor of systematic studies, is currently featured on the Ignatian Associates website. Russell, one of the founding members of the Associates, discusses the taskforce that formed the Associates, and his family's commitme... Read more >

4/19/2011 Students give Promises on the Path to the Diaconate Five students gave their promises on the path to diaconate ordination at an April 5 rite at Sacred Heart School of Theology. Pictured are (l-r): Sacred Heart President-Rector the Very Rev. Jan de Jong, SCJ (back to camera);Albert Allen of the diocese of S... Read more >

4/14/2011 Fr. Timothy Gallagher, OMV presents last Day of Recollection of the School Year Fr. Timothy Gallagher, OMV, presented a Day of Recollection for the Sacred Heart seminary community on April 13. The author of six books, Fr. Gallagher presentation was on St. Ignatius of Loyola's Rules for Discernment and how their insights are invaluab... Read more >

4/11/2011 Sacred Heart mourns the death of Fr. Charles Bisgrove Fr. Charles Bisgrove, SCJ, Associate Director of Human and Spiritual Formation at Sacred Heart School of Theology, died Sunday, April 10, following a massive stroke suffered the previous Thursday. His passing is mourned by the many students, faculty and s... Read more >

4/4/2011 2011-2012 academic year calendar available The calendar for the 2011-2012 academic year is now available online Keep up on all of the upcoming events and academic deadlines going on at Sacred Heart. If you are looking for the current year's calendar, it can be found under News and Events link on t... Read more >

3/30/2011 Sacred Heart community celebrates personal milestones Wednesday, March 30, the Sacred Heart community gathered for the Employee Recognition Evening. This evening is a time for everyone to celebrate the milestones of members of the community. The evening began with a prayer service and continued with a recept... Read more >

3/29/2011 Faculty Publications Continue Sacred Heart School of Theology faculty have continued their impressive pace of publications this academic year. Dr. Patrick Russell (left), in Review of Biblical Literature, reviewed Introduction to the Historical Books: Strategies for Reading , by Stev... Read more >

3/8/2011 Eight instituted as readers Eight seminarians were instituted as readers March 2nd at the seminary. Bishop Kevin Vann of the Diocese of Fort Worth presided at the institution Mass, while Bishop Ronald Gainer of the Diocese of Lexington concelebrated. Pictured are Kevin McDonald, Dio... Read more >

3/7/2011 Lux Center at SHST hosts lecture by B.C.'s Dr. Ruth Langer Nearly 200 people attended the inaugural public lecture of The Lux Center for Catholic-Jewish Studies at Sacred Heart School of Theology Sunday, March 6, as Dr. Ruth Langer presented “Approaches to our Sacred Text: Jews and Christians Living with ... Read more >

2/18/2011 Lux Center at SHST to host lecture by B.C.'s Dr. Ruth Langer The Lux Center for Catholic-Jewish Studies at Sacred Heart School of Theology will host its inaugural public lecture, “Approaches to our Sacred Text: Jews and Christians Living with the Bible,” by Dr. Ruth Langer of Boston College . The event ... Read more >

2/14/2011 Seminary hosts national vocation directors' institute Dozens of vocation directors are at SHST this week for the National Conference of Diocesan Vocation Directors' (NCDVD) Institute for Diocesan Vocation Personnel. Attendees represent 35 dioceses mostly from the United States and Canada . The institute, a m... Read more >

1/20/2011 Sacred Heart welcomes new ESL class Sacred Heart School of Theology welcomed nine new students from around the world to its renowned English-as-a-Second-Language Program this month. The group includes five priests from the central African nation of Burundi and a priest from Poland. Also stu... Read more >

12/1/2010 Two Ordained to the Diaconate at Sacred Heart Two men have been ordained as transitional deacons at Sacred Heart School of Theology: Clint Landry of the Diocese of Fairbanks, Alaska, and Greg Schill, SCJ, of the Priests of Sacred Heart. The Most Rev. Donald Kettler, J.C.L., bishop of the Diocese o... Read more >