US Catholic Seminaries Said to Be in a ‘Golden Age’
Seminaries are at the healthiest point they have been in for decades in terms of culture and quality of priestly formation, experts say.
Results from Tag: 'priestly formation'
Italian Bishop Denies Policy Change on Ordination of Homosexuals
Bishop Stefano Manetti of Fiesole, Italy, clarifies new document on the formation of priests, saying it reiterates past documents that establish that persons with ‘deep-seated’ homosexual tendencies cannot be admitted to seminaries.
How Seminaries Prepare Christ’s Men for a Post-Christian Culture
In a world shaped by alienation and distraction, seminarians are learning to embrace silence, prayer and true community.
Pope Francis: Reading Literature Can Enrich the Christian Life, Aid in Priestly Formation
The 87-year-old pontiff believes reading literature enables individual people to learn the art of reflective personal discernment, empathy with others, as well as entering a dialogue with the culture of our times.
Pope Francis Tells World’s Parish Priests: The Church Could Not Go On Without You
Pope Francis encouraged priests to base everything they do 'in a spirit of sharing and fraternity' both among themselves and with their bishops.
‘Better Things Are to Come’: New Seminary Chapel Is a Sign of Hope for the Priesthood
Architectural highlights at St. John Vianney College Seminary physically express a bold vision of priestly formation.
‘Priestly Formation at the Heart of Evangelization,’ Pope Francis Tells Seminary Rectors
The Pope was speaking to rectors and formators from Latin America currently in Rome.
Catholic Priests Survey Finds Lower Morale, ‘Conservative Shift’ Among U.S. Clergy
“After the permissive cohorts, there is a steady move toward more conservative views with each successive cohort. Catholic priests ordained since the year 2000 tend to be the most conservative,” Vermurlen wrote.
St. John of Avila’s Inspiring Contribution to Priestly Holiness
REGISTER BOOK PICK: Father Gustavo Castillo’s book was inspired by Pope Benedict XVI’s declaration of St. John of Avila as a Doctor of the Church Oct. 7, 2012.
The Formation of a New Priest Who Abused Minors: How Did He Slip Past Seminary Screening Policies?
Robert McWilliams, who was ordained by the Diocese of Cleveland in 2017, was convicted in July of sex crimes he committed involving children, beginning in the year he was ordained.
