Brothers of the Sacred Heart leave the diocese

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Brothers of the Sacred Heart announce

withdrawal of Brothers from Vandebilt and E.D. White Catholic High Schools at the end of 2021-2022 school year

Brother Daniel St. Jacques, S.C. Brother Ronald Travers, S.C. Brother Patrick McGinity, S.C. Brother John Hotstream, S.C.

“The Brothers of the Sacred Heart have had a presence in our diocese for more than 100 years, and it is with great sadness that I announce this news to you,” says Very Rev. P.J. Madden, diocesan administrator. “They informed me of their departure at the end of May as part of a regrouping of their community. They do this with great pain, but gratitude for the many blessings they have shared with us during their time in this diocese. I have thanked them, in conversation with their Provincial Brother Ronald Hingle, S.C., for their beautiful work in our Catholic schools and beyond.”

Brother Daniel St. Jacques, S.C., who is currently ministering at Vandebilt Catholic High School in Houma, will be moving to Edison, New Jersey, as of next school year. Brother Dan was working as a part-time counselor at Vandebilt, and he will continue with similar part-time ministry in the Counseling Department at Saint Joseph High School. Brother Dan will also serve as the new director of the Buchanan Road Community.

Brother Ronald Travers, S.C., who is currently ministering at Vandebilt Catholic High School, will be moving to Woonsocket, Rhode Island, for next school year. Brother Ron has had an extremely rewarding four years at Vandebilt as a senior religion teacher. He also won the hearts of students, faculty, administration and parents through his efforts as director of several dramatic productions. For the 2022-23 school year, Brother Ron will teach religion at Mount Saint Charles Academy and become involved in the Fine Arts Program, particularly in the dramatic arts at MSC.

Brother Patrick McGinity, S.C., who is currently ministering at E.D. White Catholic High School in Thibodaux, will be moving to Bay St. Louis, MS. Brother Patrick, who was recently inducted into the E.D. White Hall of Fame, was serving in the Academic Enhancement Department of the school, assisting students with special learning needs. He was also the school’s main ambassador, greeting students and their parents in the “drop-off” line each morning. Rumor has it that Brother Patrick came to know everyone and everything about the E.D. White community, befriending even the family pets that made their way to the car windows each day to get a pat on the head from him. Brother Patrick will continue this same work in the Academic Assistance Department at Saint Stanislaus next year and do some proctoring of the car lines before and after school.

Brother John Hotstream, S.C., was assisting in the Academic Enhancement Program at E.D. White Catholic High School, leading Bible Study at St. Luke the Evangelist Church parish in Thibodaux, and doing some tutoring and mentoring at The Louis Home, a residency program for orphaned and disadvantaged kids. Brother John has also been undergoing chemotherapy for esophageal cancer. Once his surgery in New Orleans and his rehab in Thibodaux have been completed later this summer, Brother John will be moving to Baton Rouge. His community is hoping and praying Brother John can complete his second round of four chemotherapy treatments in Baton Rouge. New ministry will be explored for him once he has healed from his cancer treatments.

A formal celebration to thank the Brothers of the Sacred Heart will be held in August of this year. More information will be announced in Bayou Catholic as the details are finalized. BC