Join us at Sacred Heart’s Eighth Annual SHSST Preaching Conference:
Words that Bind Us:
When
- Tuesday, January 6, 2026 through Wednesday, January 7, 2026
- However, if you are traveling, you are welcoming to join us for Mass and breakfast on Thursday, January 9, before your departure.
Where
- Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology
- 7335 S Lovers Lane Rd, Franklin, WI 53132
Cost
- $125 per person
- Includes all presentations , Tuesday evening dinner, all meals and reception on Wednesday, Thursday breakfast. Housing not included.
Housing
- Hampton Inn and Suites Milwaukee/Franklin
- Click here to book a room using our hotel block
- Hotel Address: 6901 S 76th St, Franklin, WI 53132
- Hotel Phone: (414) 448-3103
Questions? Contact Deacon Steve Kramer, D. Min., Director of Homiletics: skramer@shsst.edu, 414-858-4767
Note to Clergy: Please ask your chancery office to email an electronic file (JPG or PDF) of your letter of suitability, with the letter addressed to the Most Rev. Jeffrey S. Grob, Archdiocese of Milwaukee, 3501 South Lake Drive, PO Box 070912, Milwaukee, WI 53207-0912. It can be emailed to: CusackB@ArchMil.org
Tuesday, January 6, 2026
-
2:00pm-5pm Registration (Lobby)
-
5:15pm Evening Prayer (SH Chapel)
-
5:45pm Dinner (Dining Room)
-
7:00pm First Presentation (Lobby)
Wednesday, January 7, 2026
-
7:45am Morning Prayer (SH Chapel)
-
8:15am Breakfast (Main Dining Room)
-
9:00am Second Presentation (Lobby)
-
10:15am Break
-
10:30am Third Presentation (Lobby)
-
Noon Angelus/Lunch (Main Dining Room)
-
1:30pm Panel/Q&A (Lobby)
-
3:00pm Break, confessions in IHM Chapel (optional), or seminary tour (optional)
-
4:00pm Mass (SH Chapel)
-
5:00pm Reception (Dining Room)
-
5:30pm Dinner (Dining Room)
Thursday, January 8, 2026
-
7:45am Mass (IHM Chapel)
-
8:15am Breakfast (Dining Room)
Dr. Charles Hughes-Huff, Ph.D.
Title and synopsis of talk:
Deacon Steve Kramer, D.Min. was ordained in 1994 for the diocese of Rockville Centre, New York and is now incardinated for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. He holds an M.A in Theology from Immaculate Conception Seminary in Huntington, New York and a Doctorate (D.Min.) in Preaching and Communication from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Massachusetts. Since 2014 he has been the Director of Homiletics, Director of Recruitment, and Associate Professor of Pastoral Studies at Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology in Hales Corners, Wisconsin. In addition, Deacon Kramer teaches homiletics to the candidates for the Permanent Diaconate Formation program of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. Prior to beginning his appointment to SHSST, Steve spent four years as the Director of Pastoral Care for a 138 bed Catholic Nursing Facility (with daily and weekend liturgies) on the East coast. He has extensive experience in patient relations, visitation of the sick, and preaching to congregations that include caregivers, nurses, doctors, and residents/patients. Deacon Steve is a nationally known retreat master and speaker on preaching/communication topics, as well as contributing articles and a quarterly column for The Deacon magazine. He and his wife Geri have been married for forty-seven years. They have four grown children and one grandchild all who now live in Southeastern Wisconsin. You can contact Deacon Steve at skramer@shsst.edu.
Title and synopsis of talk:
Rev. Mark Mastin, SCJ is a religious priest for the congregation, the Priests of the Sacred Heart (SCJ). The religious headquarters is located in Franklin, Wisconsin, just outside the city limits of Milwaukee. He has been a religious priest for 22 years. Fr. Mark has served his religious community as a Vocation Director, Peace and Justice Director, Missionary pastor on the Sioux Indian reservations in South Dakota and more recently as a Military Chaplain for the United States Army. His current assignment is as a Formation Director at Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology, an apostolate of the Priests of the Sacred Heart. He will occasionally help teach homiletics and sacramentals. Aside from that primary ministry, he is the local religious superior for the SCJ community at Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology.
Title and synopsis of talk:
Dr. Katherine Milco, Ph.D.
Title and synopsis of talk:
