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The Sacred Heart Poured Out for the World

The Church’s Mission in Light of Dilexit Nos

Summary of Symposium

This two-day symposium offers a comprehensive exploration of Sacred Heart spirituality and mission, encompassing both interior transformation and outward engagement.

The first day centers on the theme of personal conversion—conforming one’s heart to the Heart of Christ. Drawing upon Dilexit Nos, the final encyclical of Pope Francis, participants will consider the theological and spiritual foundations of Sacred Heart devotion as a path of deep interior renewal.

The second day turns to the social implications of this spiritual transformation, examining how conformed hearts are called to act in the world. With reference to Rerum Novarum and the Catholic social vision articulated by Pope Leo XIII, the sessions will explore the integration of Sacred Heart spirituality with a commitment to justice, solidarity, and the common good.

Together, these two movements—contemplative and active—reflect the mission of Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology and the Priests of the Sacred Heart: hearts formed in Christ, poured out in service to the world.

When
Thursday, October 23, 2025 –
Friday, October 24, 2025
Housing
Hampton Inn and Suites Milwaukee/Franklin

Where
Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology
7335 S Lovers Lane Rd, Franklin, WI 53132
Questions?

Contact Deacon Anton Nickolai, Vice President of Institutional Advancement: anickolai2@shsst.edu, 414-858-4654

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

Thursday, October 23

  • 2:30-2:45 (Lobby) Opening Remarks – Cardinal Christophe Pierre, Apostolic Nuncio to the United States

  • 2:45-3:30 (Lobby) Address – Bishop Donald Hying, Diocese of Madison
    “The Relation of the Sacred Heart to the Paschal Mystery and God’s Divine Mercy”

  • 3:30-3:45 Break

  • 3:45-4:30 (Lobby) Address – Fr. James Kubicki, SJ
    “The Jesuit Roots of Dilexit Nos”

  • 5:00-5:30 (SH Chapel) Solemn Evening Prayer

  • 5:30-6:00 (Dining Room) Dinner

Friday, October 24

  • 7:30-8:15 (SH Chapel) Mass (optional)

  • 8:15-9:00 (Dining Room) Breakfast

  • 9:00-10:00 (Lobby) Address – Dr. Jeremy Blackwood, Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology
    “Out of the Sacristies to the Foot of the Cross: Dehon and Dilexit Nos through the Social Encyclicals”

  • 10:00-10:30 Break Coffee and donuts available in dining room

  • 10:30-11:30 Speaker (Lobby) Address – Fr. Eduardo Nunes Pugliesi, SCJ
    “The Heart of Jesus: From Devotion to the Official Eucology of the Roman Rite

  • 11:30-11:45 Break

  • 11:45-12:00 (SH Chapel) Angelus

  • 12:00-1:00 (Dining Room) Lunch

  • 1:00-1:45 (Lobby) Address – Fr. Joseph Mukuna, SCJ
    “Piety and Praxis: The Dehonian Way”

  • 1:45-2:00 Break

  • 2:00-2:45 (Lobby) Address – Dr. Paul Monson, Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology
    “Dehonian Musings on Footnote 99: A Historical-Critical Gloss on a Franciscan Subtext“

  • 2:45 or 3:00 (Lobby) Closing Remarks and Depart

Can’t make it in person but still want to watch the sessions? Join our livestream.