Semantics (A Seminarian Blog)

Silence and fraternity seem like a contradiction, but the Lord showed me how one is ordered towards the other.

It's fitting that the year of St. Joseph ends with him in the background. He continues to stand in silent faith as an example for each us.

Loving another has a two-fold effect: changing their hearts and ours. New to Pro-Life ministry, I experienced this firsthand.

Philosophy studies are at the foundation of seminarian formation. It is in this study that we come to know God the Son more fully.

We are all in need of our Lord's mercy. By praying for the dead, we humbly ask Him to welcome home our brothers and sisters.

The saints are not a detached hall of fame club. They live within God, loving and praying for us without ceasing.

It's truly amazing what happens to the human heart when Jesus gets a hold of it. St. John Paul II is a witness to this greatness, and it only came through a profound poverty.

God reveals Himself to us through Scripture, but the psalms are a way for us to relate back to God who He is. It is this prayer that unites us to the universal Church.

In seminary formation we focus on discernment and discipleship. Neither of these are possible without first encountering our Lord in prayer.

Saints help us on our path to holiness. In becoming friends with St. Thérèse, she showed me hers.