Posted in Life, seminary on Sep 6th, 2010 No Comments »
Today classes have begun for the 2010-2011 school year here at the seminary, and we have been blessed with eight new seminarians. There has been a flurry of activity here over the summer, and the building has received a face lift of sorts, and it is truly amazing how far a fresh coat of [...]
Posted in Life, seminary on Aug 25th, 2010 No Comments »
The pig roast this past Sunday marked the official unofficial welcome back for the year. The new guys will be moving in this coming Sunday. We’re counting the days until the Autumn quarter begins. Talking with a few over delicious barbecue pork, I can tell they’re ready to get started with their [...]
Posted in Life on Aug 11th, 2010 No Comments »
This past weekend was an occasion for reunions.
Friday evening I served Archbishop Schnurr’s Mass for the Athenaeum alumni reunion in St. Gregory Chapel. In the sacristy before Mass, I met a priest whose first assignment (somewhere in the late 1930s!) was the parish I am currently staying for the summer. At the time [...]
Posted in Celibacy, Life, Priesthood, discernment on Jul 19th, 2010 No Comments »
Perhaps the most intrinsic question/obstacle that prevents young men from entering the seminary: “What’s the deal with priestly celebacy?”
While there are many good resources out there (including Cincy’s very own ) it may be enriching to hear this from a seminarian’s lowly perspective. When I ask guys in high-school why they are not [...]
Posted in Celibacy, Life on Jun 22nd, 2010 No Comments »
The summer slowdown is one of those oddities in a seminarian’s life. In one sense I suppose that this is one of the real opportunities for a seminarian to practice his vocation, attempting to be a witness to the Church’s mission by living out the call to a chaste celibate lifestyle.
As far as particulars [...]
Posted in Life, Prayer, seminary on May 5th, 2010 No Comments »
Here at Mount St. Mary’s of the West, we have a beautiful property with a historic building that is surrounded on three sides by a wooded area. Though overgrown due to the sands of time, there exist several old trails in this wooded area, and for the first time today I went outside to [...]
Posted in Life, Ordination, Priesthood on May 1st, 2010 No Comments »
There are a great many things that are impressive about the seminary. From the immense graces that the Lord provides to the great theological insights afforded by the professors to the near immeasurable amount of work that is crammed into the final weeks. Couple this with the uncanny ability of seminarians to procrastinate [...]
Posted in Life on Apr 28th, 2010 No Comments »
Over the past two days, there has been an uncommon circumstance in the building…FIRE ALARMS! It seems that due to the construction going on around here, the alarm system keeps getting tripped through one means or other. That is quite fine by me, as we had the rare privileged of praying Vespers outside [...]
Posted in Life on Jul 29th, 2009 No Comments »
I won’t waste time apologizing for the all-too-frequent silence here… FWIW, I don’t keep up with Facebook any better.
During the summer months, Cincinnati seminarians are scattered at various parishes/apostolates/ministries or places of employment. Only during the summer between 2nd and 3rd theology are the summer months really spoken for: most do a [...]
Posted in Life, Ordination, seminary on Jun 8th, 2009 No Comments »
After highlighting the diaconate ordinations of the men in our house this year… I’m afraid I failed miserably to give due attention to “the main event(s)” in recent weeks. I’m sure you’ve all heard by now, but…
On Saturday May 23, seven men were ordained new priests for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.
Fathers Marty [...]