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Letter of the Holy Father to the Seminarians at the Conclusion of the Year of the Priest
Dear Seminarians, When in December 1944 I was drafted for military service, the company commander asked each of us what we planned to do in the future. I answered that I wanted to become a Catholic priest. The lieutenant replied: “Then you ought to look for something else. In the new Germany priests are no…
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NHL Hockey – Senators vs Leafs
It was a fantastic night out for everyone in the seminary – we went to see one of the infamous rivalry games between the Ottawa Senators and the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight. We enjoyed the game immensely! The Senators swept the Leafs away 3-2; so there was only one seminarian travelling home saddened by the…
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Day of Spiritual Renewal
On Saturday, October 17 Father Roman Rytsar (pictured above), a doctoral student at the Metropolitan Sheptytsky Institute of Eastern Christian Studies, offered the seminarians a spiritual day of renewal reflecting on the fact that God loves us, that He believes in us. It was an opportunity in the midst of the business of academics and…
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The Earth Overflows With Your Riches!
Part of the formation program involves the seminary community taking time to form bonds of friendship with each other. This past Saturday we travelled to Gatineau Park in Quebec to view the “Fall Rhapsody” – the beautiful fall colours – and to take a short hike on one of the trails near Champlain Lookout. Pictured…