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If you feel God may be calling you to serve Christ and his Church, whether toward the vocation of priesthood or the permanent diaconate, toward a career in lay ecclesial ministry, or simply to learn more about your Catholic faith, we would like to help you explore that call and prepare you to answer "Yes!"
Sacred Heart Major Seminary is proud to be home to a world class faculty in Philosophy and Theology.
The great legacy of Sacred Heart Major Seminary is the alumni who serve daily in parishes, education, and a variety of positions throughout the Church and society, and our friends – Catholics who share the passion of supporting our mission of training men and women for leadership roles in Christian ministry.
Sacred Heart Major Seminary welcomes visitors to its historic campus.
Fr. John Vandenakker was born and raised in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1985. Since then he has belonged to a new community of priests known as the Companions of the Cross. Some of his previous assignments include:
Assistant Professor of Systematic Theology & Director of Graduate Pastoral Formation, Sacred Heart Major Seminary, Detroit, MI (2012 - present)
Pastor of Queen of Peace parish, Houston, TX (2008-12)
Assistant Professor of Theology, Dominican College, Ottawa, ON (2000-2008)
Moderator of the Companions of the Cross (1997-2000)
Pastor of St. Maurice parish, Ottawa, ON (1993-1997)
Other parish & community assignments & teaching (St. Paul University, Ottawa, ON + St. Augustine Seminary, Toronto, ON)
Fr. John lives in residence with his fellow Companions of the Cross priests and seminarians at St. Scholastica parish, Detroit (in the former Benedictine Monastery). On Sundays he assists with Masses at Resurrection parish in Canton, MI.