The Annual Vianney Cup Soccer Tournament was hosted by Theological College this year, on September 22nd, during a providential respite from days of rain that would have otherwise compromised this long-anticipated match of wits, skill, and stamina. Supported by excited...
A long-standing tradition at the beginning of the school year, once again Theological College hosted the Faculties Appreciation Reception, preceded by Evening Prayer. Faculty from the School of Theology and Religious Studies, the School of Philosophy, and the School...
On Tuesday, August 21st, 20 new seminarians from 12 different dioceses were welcomed to Theological College by the Orientation Team and faculty and staff. Throughout the day, each of the new men met with the Rector, Fr. McBrearity who warmly welcomed them. After...
At the annual luncheon in the outdoor space between the TC building complex’s sections, Sunder Michael and the Sodexo team offered grilled meats and vegan burgers, various salads, fruits, desserts, and cold drinks on this lovely summer afternoon. There were...
Among the guests staying at Theological College this summer are priests from the Society of Saint Sulpice in Zambia, most of whom are from the dioceses of Lusaka and Solwezi. They are participating in the American Province’s one-month Sulpician formation program....
Theological College heartily congratulates the deacon graduates of the class of 2018: from Dallas, Wade Bass and Stephen Ingram; from Rochester, Jeffrey Chichester; from Washington, Andrew Clyne; from Fort Worth, Jonathan Demma and Maurice Moon; from New York, Carlos...
It is always a great gift when a seminarian ordination takes place at the gorgeous Basilica of the National Shrine, as it enables all of the ordinand’s confreres and formators to be present, in a place that has come to mean so much to those who spend years preparing...
The TC chapel was filled to maximum capacity for the solemn Tenebrae service presided by Rev. David Thayer, P.S.S., who, for almost 20 years, has annually opened this invitation to the entire Catholic University community. With the meditative intonations of the...
Lent 2018 – Theological College’s annual tradition of collecting diapers for the needy in the D.C. area providentially fell at the outset of the Lenten season this year. Competing class-by-class, the men strove to “out diaper” their upper and lower classmates,...
Social Justice Committee chairman Deacon Maurice Moon (Diocese of Fort Worth, at left, above) invited an alumnus speaker, Rev. Anthony Chandler, to speak at Theological College at the beginning of February because “his background and education in the history of...
The calling of candidates during the Mass for the Rite of Institution of Lectors by alumnus Bishop Deeley of Portland included 18 seminarians from 10 different dioceses. They were reminded, “The lector is appointed to read the Word of God in the liturgical assembly...
With the brevity of Advent 2017 and final exams beginning December 12th, the TC community’s annual end-of-semester pre-Christmas party came early, on an important holy day: the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. The day was marked by a noon Mass at the Basilica of...
On November 14, 2017, Theological College held its annual breakfast at the General Assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore. During these hectic few days of budget approvals, elections, canonical and liturgical decisions, planning sessions, and...
There were several unique offerings woven into TC’s Alumni Days 2017 festivities, in celebration of the centennial anniversary of the seminary, starting with the dedication on October 3rd of the two new spiritual direction rooms constructed over the summer. In his...
Theological College was especially proud to host the Faculties Appreciation Dinner this year, at the outset of its centennial celebration, inviting the schools with which it has enjoyed a unique collaboration over the past 100 years of its history. This year, over 30...
Orientation for the 30 men entering Theological College for the first time took place the week of August 20. The men were helped to settle into their new formation home by an enthusiastic squadron of seasoned seminarians who organized a week of acclimation activities...
The Social Justice Committee’s collection at the TC Spring House Party raised $1,300 for the Community of Charity and Social Services (CCSS) in Vietnam. Theological College seminarians learned from Father Hy Nguyen, P.S.S., TC vice-rector, that the CCSS were...
Theological College continues its annual tradition of offering seminarians and staff a moment of respite and farewell before the onset of final exams and departures to summer study or ministry assignments, home visits, and long-awaited ordinations. This year’s...
Sixty patrons and friends of Theological College joined the community in the seminary’s main chapel for an unparalleled event in the history of TC: the dedication of a new organ, celebrated with a recital by Daniel Roth, Organiste Tutilaire of the Church of...
Bishop Thomas A. Daly of the Diocese of Spokane presided over ordinations to the transitional diaconate of Carlos Limongi, from the Archdiocese of New York, and Raymond Kalema, of the Diocese of Spokane. The first in their class of 12 TC seminarians to receive the...
