Seminarians

  • August 1, 2023

Bishop John Dolan reflects on his first year

On August 2, 2022, Bishop John P. Dolan was installed as the fifth bishop for the Diocese of...
  • June 30, 2023

JPII Basketball Classic grows to bigger venue

It’s Game On! The St. John Paul II (JPII) Classic, an annual basketball game between priests and seminarians...
  • June 20, 2023

New Initiative Fosters happy, healthy, and holy priests

As a priest for 16 years, Fr. Paul Sullivan has presided over thousands of Masses, providing a daily...
  • March 7, 2023

Learn from the synod, be ‘missionary disciples,’ pope tells U.S. seminarians

Tomorrow's priests are called to be "missionary disciples" in light of the church's synodal journey, Pope Francis told...
  • January 17, 2023

Faith is a call to service and mission, pope tells U.S. seminarians

The call to faith in Jesus always is a call to service and mission, Pope Francis told seminarians,...
  • December 13, 2022

Pope asks seminarians to be joyful, but realistic

Preparing for the priesthood, seminarians must remember both the joy of being called by God and the real...
  • November 11, 2022

Seminaries don’t form ‘supermen,’ but humble servants, pope says

The mission of a seminary "is not to form 'supermen' who pretend to know and control everything," but...
  • January 12, 2022

Indiana seminarians chop wood to help rural neighbors stay warm

What does a seminarian do to prepare for priestly ministry? Pray. Check. Take theology classes. Check. Minister in...