On June 27th, Feast day of the Sacred Heart, a diocesan celebration was held by the English zone at St. Aloysius Parish to thank the Fathers of the Sacred – particularly Fr. Bill Marrevee – for their many years of service in the diocese. On that occasion, Archbishop Durocher presided at Mass and invited Fr. John van den Hengel, priest of the Sacred Heart, to give the homily. Fr. John was a teacher of theology at St. Paul’s University for many years. Among his field of studies was the spirituality of Venerable Léon-Gustave Dehon, founder of the priests of the Sacred Heart. In his homily, Fr. John presented some of the key insights to be found in Pope Francis’ last encyclical which was devoted to the spirituality of the Sacred Heart.
