New School Year, 13 New Men
In just over a week, on August 24th, the seminarians at Mount St. Mary’s of the West here in Cincinnati will begin another year of seminary formation and instruction as they discern God’s call to the...
View ArticleLargest Seminary Enrollment since 1982!
A picture like this, thankfully, doesn’t require much explanation. For the first time since 1982, Mount St. Mary’s Seminary of the West is now home to 68 seminarians (37 for the Archdiocese of...
View ArticleSeminarians Set to Defeat Hunger
This coming Saturday, September 5th is the first ever Defeat Hunger 5K obstacle run being sponsored by the Archdiocese of Cincinnati Catholic Schools office. In response to Pope Francis’ call to end...
View ArticleMeet our New Seminarians!
As we enter National Vocation Awareness Week starting this weekend, we would like to take this opportunity to introduce you to our newest seminarians for the 2015-2016 school year! Because of the...
View ArticleSeminarians at the Pro-Life Saver 5K
Expect to see yellow! This coming Saturday, November 7th, the annual Pro-Life Saver 5K will be run out in Anderson Township and given the fervor for the pro-life movement that can so often be found in...
View ArticleCandidacy to Holy Orders
Nearly 10 days ago, the Archdiocese of Cincinnati was pleased to accept the candidacy of 4 new men for holy orders. This ceremony, which occurred on December 8th, is the first step in a process that,...
View ArticleSeminaries are Preparing for Visitors
If you are a young man who has lately (or for a very long time) felt a tugging at your heart toward the vocation of the Holy Priesthood, then it is well worth your time to check out the opportunites...
View ArticleMinor Prophets Come Home Empty-handed
The Mount St. Mary’s of the West seminarians participated in the annual Fr. Pat O’Malley Invitational Basketball Tournament at Mundelein Seminary near Chicago and perhaps due to some key injuries and...
View ArticleDiscernment: The Heavenly Question
This post was picked up from the personal blog of one of our seminarians, Mr. Patrick Blenman. For more articles like this, feel free to follow him at Christ With Me, Christ Before Me. One of the many...
View ArticleOrdination Season!
It is incredible to think that over the next month, the Archdiocese of Cincinnati will see the ordination of 28 men to holy orders!! Thanks be to God!! On Saturday, April 30th, 18 men will be ordained...
View ArticleNext Catholic Telegraph Features Interviews of 10 Ordinands
The May edition of The Catholic Telegraph is about to hit news stands and front steps and we are excited to read the interviews of the 10 men who will be ordained this year from Mount St. Mary’s...
View ArticleVigil Praise to Feature Newly Ordained Priest
On Friday, September 23, 2016 all are invited to an evening of Eucharistic adoration and fellowship at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary of the West located at 6616 Beechmont Ave. in Cincinnati. The evening...
View ArticleLargest Number of Seminarians in 35 years!
Today, The Catholic Telegraph shares the great news that for the first time in 35 years, the Athenaeum/Mount St. Mary’s Seminary of the West in Cincinnati is home to 75 seminarians and another 25 men...
View ArticleUPCOMING: Ministry Evening and Welcome Weekend at the Seminary
In the coming months, the Athenaeum of Ohio/Mount St. Mary’s Seminary of the West will be hosting two free discernment events for Catholic single men who are discerning a call to the priesthood. The...
View ArticleWelcome Weekend is This Weekend!
For the first time in more than 10 years, the Mount St. Mary’s Seminary of the West welcome weekend, that runs from tomorrow evening through Saturday evening, March 17-18, will see 16 men from the...
View ArticleSpring Vigil Praise Next Weekend
On Friday, March 24, 2017, the seminarians of Mount St. Mary’s Seminary of the West will once again be hosting Vigil Praise, an evening of Eucharistic adoration for people of all ages, including...
View ArticleDiaconate Ordination Photos
This past Saturday was another great day for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati as 4 young men- Craig Best, Jarred Kohn, Andrew Smith and Jacob Willig- were ordained transitional deacons by Bishop Joseph...
View ArticleVIDEO: Interview with Deacon Jarred Kohn
We are excited to announce the latest video for our Buckeye Vocations YouTube channel. This time we were able to sit down with Deacon Jarred Kohn who was ordained to the Transitional Diaconate on April...
View ArticleNew School Year Begins
Starting next week, our seminarians will be returning to school for another year of studies and formation as they discern more deeply their call to the priesthood. This year we are excited to announce...
View ArticleHoly Hour for Vocations at the Seminary
Every other month, the seminarians at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary of the West offer the public the chance to join them in their regular holy hour as they pray with us for an increase in vocations to the...
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