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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September 3 , 2021
by Michael Falcone
A family tradition helps focus my life at the seminary.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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November 20 , 2020
by John Anderson
As a seminary sacristan, I imagine serving the Lord as his friend.
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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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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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October 30 , 2020
by Michael Moore
The work we do Monday through Saturday is fulfilled in Sunday's worship, when we are reminded of the Third Commandment's purpose.
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