• A Good Tree is Known by its Fruit
    A Good Tree is Known by its Fruit
    September 17, 2021
    by John Anderson
    We desire to see God in creation. And sometimes, in creation, He gives us a roadmap to His heart.
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  • Paying the Price, Reaping the Rewards
    Paying the Price, Reaping the Rewards
    September 10, 2021
    by Benjamin Oursler
    It could have been easy to believe that I was merely “paying the price” for circumstances out of my control. Instead, I was rewarded with unexpected graces.
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  • The Best Part of the Day
    The Best Part of the Day
    September 3, 2021
    by Michael Falcone
    A family tradition helps focus my life at the seminary.
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  • Christ the Priest
    Christ the Priest
    May 7, 2021
    by Graham Fassero
    Seminarians want to be priests. But we must first grow in our appreciation of Christ’s priesthood.
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  • The Ancient Roots of Seminarium
    The Ancient Roots of Seminarium
    April 30, 2021
    by Marco Cerritelli
    As its etymology indicates, seminary is a time for entering into the earth to encounter Christ.
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  • Spiritual Insights from Street Photography
    Spiritual Insights from Street Photography
    April 23, 2021
    by Maximillian Korzan
    Where most people walk past a dirty alley between office buildings without a second glance, the photographer sees beautiful light beams pouring through the dusty haze.
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  • The Virtue of Leadership
    The Virtue of Leadership
    April 16, 2021
    by Gerard Gayou
    It was character, not momentary whim, that won the Battle of Gettysburg. The lesson applies to seminarians who visited the battlefield last Saturday.
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  • An Easter Morning Crossword Puzzle
    An Easter Morning Crossword Puzzle
    April 8, 2021
    by Peter Fairbanks
    Completing a crossword requires conformity to the clues given by the puzzle-maker. It's a life lesson the world needs.
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  • Music and Mystery
    Music and Mystery
    March 26, 2021
    by Stephen Kirby
    Yesterday, the St. John Paul II Seminary choir completed a project that had been in the works for three years.
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  • Spiritual Self-Defense
    Spiritual Self-Defense
    March 19, 2021
    by Ian Nelson
    The seminary's Self-Defense Club teaches men how to subdue a physical aggressor, but its lessons apply to a higher warfare.
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  • Lenten Lessons from Michael Jordan
    Lenten Lessons from Michael Jordan
    March 12, 2021
    by Joseph McHenry
    Cooperate with God's grace by hitting the practice courts of Lent—prayer, fasting, and almsgiving—with even greater fervor.
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  • The Future is Bright
    The Future is Bright
    February 25, 2021
    by Clifton Mastran
    I received the call to the priesthood later in life, but I have never felt out of place among brothers with an incredible amount of depth, maturity, and warmth of heart.
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  • Finding the Sacred in the Secular
    Finding the Sacred in the Secular
    February 19, 2021
    by Ray Gilmore
    What I experience in this song is not quite a pain, but rather an ache of recognition, that ache of knowing my heart has been spoken for.
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  • Like Rising Incense
    Like Rising Incense
    February 11, 2021
    by Michael Moore
    As we watch the smoke disappear into the ceiling, our small and meager prayers are made sweet and presentable to God.
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  • The Reality of Being a Son of the Father
    The Reality of Being a Son of the Father
    February 5, 2021
    by Andrew D'Andrea
    In the words of St. Paul, we are "joint heirs with Christ." On this year's silent retreat I learned what that means.
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  • The Palace of the King
    The Palace of the King
    December 12, 2020
    by Colin Snyder
    The King of the Universe lives two floors down from my bedroom. I can go talk to Him at any time, share with Him joys and sorrows, or simply be with Him.
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  • Finding God in Latin
    Finding God in Latin
    December 4, 2020
    by Graham Fassero
    Meaning suddenly appears, and I wonder how I missed it for so long. The chaos becomes ordered, and the light shines in the darkness.
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  • Preparing the Way
    Preparing the Way
    November 20, 2020
    by John Anderson
    As a seminary sacristan, I imagine serving the Lord as his friend.
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  • Fraternity Is Not an Add-On
    Fraternity Is Not an Add-On
    November 13, 2020
    by Gerard Gayou
    Loving one's neighbor is not a Christian extracurricular; it must be integrated with a sacramental life.
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  • Nostalgia and the Desire for the Infinite
    November 6, 2020
    by Peter Fairbanks
    It is not the memory itself which I desire, but the infinite beauty to which it points.
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