The annual survey of seminarians scheduled for priestly ordination this year reveals continuing trends and suggests potential trends in the making. "We've been consistent over the last 20 years in terms of the age of men being ordained to the priesthood. It
It was by far the biggest decision Father John Kartje had to make in his five-year tenure as rector and president of University of Saint Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary. It was mid-March, and the Chicago priest was about to shut down
LAS VEGAS (CNS) — The University of Notre Dame Sept. 21 released a groundbreaking report that looked at sexual harassment in U.S. Catholic seminaries, revealing that just 6% of seminarians reported experiencing some form of sexual harassment or misconduct, while 90% reported
During college, assistant editor Ava Lalor met a seminarian named Ben, and in recent months she has enjoyed following his daily Facebook posts noting “a couple of thoughts from seminary” in which he shares anything from deep theological truths to relatable and
For the past 25 years, the Institute for Priestly Formation's spiritual formation programs have helped thousands of priests and seminarians from around the United States to experience God's love and pass it on to their flocks.
In the late 1990s, John Tirado could see the writing on the wall. Catholic schools and churches in the United States were either closing or being consolidated, and the priesthood wasn’t growing. “We had a large population of priests growing old and