As seminarians studying in Rome we are not able to make it home for the holiday, but we do have our own unique celebration at the North American College. We unite in spirit with our fellow Americans by setting aside the busyness of everyday work to gather with our seminary family and offer thanks to God for his many blessings in our lives.
While six years of seminary may seem like a long time to someone on the outside, every one of those years is needed in the formation of a priest. Not having an inside perspective, many people are curious about what happens in seminary, and the question that I have been asked most is, “What is seminary life like?”
Classes pause for three days at the beginning of November for the 40 Hours Devotion at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood, Pa.
A few years ago, I learned about a terrible disease that afflicts many millennials such as myself.
“Preach the Gospel at all times and if necessary use words.” This popular phrase is a reality for Deacon Timothy Slayter, a parishioner at Sacred Heart Church in Manassas and principal at Cameron Elementary School in Alexandria. As a principal in a public school there is a limit to how much he can talk about his faith at work, but that doesn’t mean it goes away entirely.
People are often stunned to hear how long seminary formation takes.
St. Charles Borromeo’s example is especially fitting for today as he is the patron saint of bishops, seminarians and catechists.
This is such a happy topic, but, it is difficult to put into words what our vocation to marriage means.
When I think back on the story of how God called me to the Daughters of St. Paul, I am struck by the gentle urgency and immediacy of his call.
