New Deacons (And Future Priests) for the Church!
Had ordination of three men to the transitional diaconate at the seminary! God bless these chosen men on the way to priesthood. Say a Hail Mary for em! Some pics below of two of them.
Chrism Mass Flow
From my diocese’s Chrism Mass held tonight! First as a seminarian. I even met a couple of local fans of my apostolate BLACKCATHOLIC. Let us thank God for priests and ask that He sends us more holy ones!
St. John Vianney’s Incorrupt Heart and Your Intentions!
I meant to post this earlier in the week. Like I mentioned in the on FB, St. John Vianney’s incorrupt heart was only with us at the seminary for Mon and Tues. I didn’t get to spend too much time with the Cure, but the time I did spend was very sweet. Thank you for…
Seminary’s Black History Lecture on the History of Black Nuns in US recap
I wanted to give a fully recap of this year’s annual Black History Lecture my seminary had. The topic, again, was “The Real Sister Act: Black Catholic Sisters in the United States.” The lecture was given by a young up-and-coming Black historian Dr. Shannen Dee Williams. She is an assistant professor at Villanova University. The…
This was tonight! Will tell more tomorrow! Black History Lecture on History of Black Nuns in US from Shannen Dee Williams
My seminary hosted this speaker and topic for its annual Black History Lecture. And. IT. WAS. THE. BOMB! I’ve made some quick posts about it on my social media with some pictures up. Here’s what I said: “Dr. Shannen Dee Williams rocked the house with her presentation tonight! She was so jammed packed full of…
Pictures From Retreat
Just as I posted before, I was on a semi-silent retreat with fellow 1st and 2nd Philosophy seminarians at the Saint John XXIII Pastoral Center in Charleston, West Virginia for a week. We just got back to campus today. I’m a 1st Philosophy seminarian (route to ordination: two years of philosophy studies, four years of…
On Retreat!
This past week my fellow seminarians and I have been on retreat at the Saint John XXIII Pastoral Center in West Virginia before the semester officially begins next Monday. Will post some pictures in a later post. Nice place. It’s been a semi-silent retreat, and the rector of our seminary has been leading the conferences…
Pray for the End of Abortion!
We gathered in the chapel at the seminary to pray a rosary and litany for the end of abortion today! We stand for life and we stand for the Church’s tireless defense for the unborn!
Books For This Semester . . .
Here’s a look at just SOME (12 total in this picture) of the books that are on the line up for my classes this semester. Definitely some interesting things here that I’m eager to sink into and learn from. There’s always that little pocket of giddiness and expectation when you first get your books for…
Back at Seminary
Back at seminary and back to the grind! Here is a good pic of the abbey church I shared last semester.