At the outset of Holy Week, we meditate on the narrative that will unfold with intensity and drama in the coming days. In the Tenebrae prayer service, held on the eve of Holy Week, darkness becomes a symbolic representation of the context in which the passion and...
Theological College’s pastoral ministry program was instituted in 1971 under the leadership of Sulpician Father Jerry Brown. The program was one of the first of its kind in the country. More than fifty years later, it is still going strong, thanks to the mentorship of...
The Iron Seminarian tournament offers the opportunity for healthy fraternal engagement and friendship as a relief from academic and other challenges that second semester typically holds for all seminarians. Led by Deacon James Buttner (Diocese of Syracuse), Chair of...
Despite the recent overturning of the 1974 Roe vs. Wade decision that legalized abortion, the throng of pro-life supporters at the 50th annual March for Life did not appear to have lessened. The many thousands attending the March included TC seminarians and...
Gaudete Sunday was a fitting day to reflect upon and celebrate the end of the Fall semester of formation, during which, as the rector emphasized, all were invited to continue to deepen their faith, trust, and hope as their hearts become more configured to the heart of...
On Saturday, November 12, Theological College’s Weekend of Recollection was themed Ars Praedicandi (Art of Preaching) . Offering reflections were Timothy Cardinal Dolan and Rev. Nicholas Lombardo, O.P., who spoke to seminarians and attendees from...
On Wednesday, October 12, 2022, Theological College celebrated its annual Alumni Day. TC alumni, faculty, and seminarians gathered in the Crypt Church of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception for a Mass in thanksgiving for time spent...
On August 23, several new seminarians from seven different dioceses were warmly greeted by an energetic orientation team whose introduction to seminary life was thoughtfully organized. The first priority of the team, led by Sulpician formators, was a profound focus...
The summer months have seen the revival of Theological College guest services on a grand scale. More than a dozen groups and organizations — numbering over 250 people — enjoyed the sparkling accommodations, available chapel time, and delicious daily fare...
“If you are who you are meant to be, you will set the world on fire.” –St. Catherine of Sienna 2022 Year-End:A Time of Gratitude and Fond Farewells On Friday, April 29th, TC marked the end of the formation year with Mass and a blessing for those going on Pastoral...
This semester has been an interesting and fruitful one, especially as the faculty and seminarians prepare their minds and hearts for the Paschal Triduum. Following on the heals of the Corita Kent Exhibit (see earlier story), the seminary hosted its annual art show at...
The annual second-semester Iron Seminarian competitions, which extend over the course of an entire month, offer much needed fraternity and levity in the middle of a challenging term. Under the mentorship of then-faculty member Father Mel Blanchette, PSS, the first...
“Visual Art shows forth the transcendent Beauty of Christ. Every beautiful form possesses an openness to the infinite, but some beautiful forms possess this more than others.” (Hans Urs Von Balthasar) Beginning with communal Evening Prayer, Theological...
On Monday, January 10, the Theological College community opened the second semester with liturgy and a banquet, as is tradition. During the liturgy, our Rector, Fr. Dominic Ciriaco, P.S.S., blessed two new icons that were commissioned to grace the gathering space of...
Click here for the rector's Christmas message! At the end of the last day of classes for the Fall semester, the entire TC community convened for an evening to pray, feast, and enjoy the New Men Show before the final week of exams. The Mass celebrated the Feast of...
Sulpician Meditations for Advent 2021 Podcasts are available for the readings of each day during Advent, beginningNovember 29, here. Podcasts by Fr. David Thayer Senior Researcher on the French School and the Sulpician Tradition Fr. David D. Thayer, P.S.S., a...
Seminarians at TC minister at 5 hospitals, 22 parishes, and 2 colleges, and have the opportunity to work at 13 service-to-the-poor placements. The guidance of pastoral supervisors is the key to making the most out of these fruitful educational experiences. As...
To celebrate the October 19 feast day of an important figure in Sulpician history, Blessed Agnes of Jesus, O.P., also known as Blessed Agnes of Langeac (1602 -1634), Theological College hosted a Mass and reception to which Dominican religious in the area were invited....
Hosting 38 guests from 20 dioceses across the country, the atmosphere at this year’s Alumni Day on October 6 was filled with a palpable exuberance, after a year and a half of quarantining and isolation. For many seminarians, this was their first Alumni Day reunion...
Twelve new seminarians were welcomed to Theological College on August 24 by an enthusiastic orientation team that hosted the week’s introduction to seminary life and academics at Catholic University. After the first day’s move-in, room blessings, and meetings with the...
