Seminarian Hog Roast
To kick off the new academic year, the seminarians for the Archdiocese gathered at Mt. St. Mary’s Seminary of the West in Cincinnati for the annual hog roast. It was a great opportunity to meet the...
View ArticleMt. St. Mary’s is nearly full
More and more men are discerning the call to the priesthood, and it is evident in the large number of seminarians at Mt. St. Mary’s Seminary of the West. This year there are 66 seminarians at Mt. St....
View ArticleMen of the Mount youtube Videos
Our seminarians at Mt. St. Mary’s Seminary of the West have started a youtube page, menofthemount1. If you have some free time and you want to be entertained, I suggest you check their videos out....
View ArticleHoly Hour for Vocations at Seminary!
Another location has been added to our list of sites for this first ever Archdiocesan Holy Hour for Vocations, but this time the holy hour is on Sunday, November 9th starting at 5:00pm. This holy hour...
View ArticleJanuary Vocation Events
January 8: Holy Hour for Vocations 8:00-9:00PM Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center, 5440 Moeller Ave., Norwood, OH 45212 Join the Children of Mary at a Holy Hour on Tuesday, January 8, from 8-9PM, in...
View ArticleVocation Stories: Sean Wilson
Today’s Vocation Story comes from Sean Wilson, a seminarian for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati who is currently first year of Theology at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary of the West in Cincinnati, OH. Sean is...
View ArticleSo Jesus Called the Priest
One of the more striking commercials from the Super Bowl was ‘The Farmer’ by Dodge, featuring a speech given by Paul Harvey to the 1978 Future Farmers of America Convention. I riffed it this morning...
View ArticleThe Gift of the Priesthood: Our New Video!
Today we are excited to announce our new vocation video geared specifically at the priesthood and featuring prominently our very own seminary, Mount St. Mary’s Seminary of the West, located right on...
View ArticleVocation Stories: The Seminarians
The best ‘sell’ for potential seminarians are current seminarians. For the young man who is thinking ‘Is this for me?’ there can be a sense that the seminary is too far beyond reach, all the men are...
View ArticleGift of the Priesthood: Vocation Stories Video Series Continues!
The series of videos whose namesake has now received over 5500 views in its first month of publication is continuing on with a . Father Soellner was ordained in May 2012 and spent his first year as a...
View ArticleMount St Mary’s Seminary Ministry Night
I would like to invite any college man or older to the Ministry Night at Mt. S. Mary’s Seminary of the West. The event takes place on Wednesday, January 28th and begins with registration at 4:30pm....
View ArticleVocation Stories: Jeff Stegbauer
Today’s vocation story comes from Jeff Stegbauer, a seminarian for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati in his second year of college seminary studies at Bishop Simon Brute College Seminary on the campus of...
View ArticleMonthly Holy Hour for Vocations
Each month, the Vocation Office and the Children of Mary are sponsoring a holy hour for religious vocations at the Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center. Each month, on the second Thursday of the month,...
View ArticleMt. St. Mary’s Seminary of the West Welcome Weekend
Mt. St. Mary’s Seminary in Cincinnati is hosting a welcome weekend for men who are college age or older who want to learn more about discernment and priesthood. The weekend takes place on...
View ArticleMeet the Seven Men to be Ordained to the Transitional Diaconate
This Saturday, April 25th at 11:00am, Bishop Joseph Binzer will ordain to the diaconate seven men who will serve the Archdiocese as transitional deacons. It is with great pleasure and excitement I...
View ArticleTwo New Discernment Opportunities
In the course of the next three weeks, there are two new opportunities for young people to discern God’s will for their lives away from the hustle and bustle of the daily grind. The first of these...
View ArticleAndrew Dinner Retreat: Saturday June 13
Tomorrow, for the first time, the vocation office in conjunction with seminarians of the Archdiocese is offering a retreat opportunity for young men who have recently attended an Andrew Dinner and are...
View ArticleAndrew Dinner Retreat PHOTOS
On Saturday, June 13th, four young men and their parents came to Mount St. Mary’s Seminary of the West to explore further the vocation to the diocesan priesthood and to learn more about life in the...
View ArticleA New Vocation video featuring College Seminary
The Vocation Office is proud to present a brand new video on life in college seminary! This video features many of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati seminarians who are discerning their call to the...
View ArticleGod Gives Us More Than We Can Handle
It’s a common phrase that we use to comfort those we love: “God doesn’t give you more than you can handle.” (Even Mother Teresa has been quoted as saying this along with a great punchline.)...
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