
‘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.
Architectural highlights at St. John Vianney College Seminary physically express a bold vision of priestly formation.
The school has a policy that mandates that employees act in accordance with Church teaching.
Msgr. Thomas Powers, from Connecticut, begins his tenure.
In the wake of last fall’s disclosure that some biological females had been admitted to seminaries, Catholic formators, canonists and doctors discuss precautionary steps seminaries need to take.
Such individuals can’t be ordained, but formators stress the need to accompany these persons with love and understanding.
COMMENTARY: Barring an unexpected turn of events, Saints Cyril and Methodius Seminary will end its 137 years of serving Polish-American Catholics next June.
‘Even if, given my age and state of health, it is no longer possible for me to visit you in person, I am your guest with my heart,’ he wrote.
Father McNerney said he was struck by how important it was for patients on coronavirus wards to be able to hold a rosary or small cross throughout their ordeal.
Formation continues online, as does raising needed funds to sustain the seminaries themselves.
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