Yesterday, Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr, Archbishop of Cincinnati, issued this letter to be read during all Masses this coming weekend within the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. A snippet: We cannot – we will not – comply with this unjust law. People of faith cannot be made second-class citizens. We are already joined by our brothers and sisters of all faiths and many others of good will in this important effort to regain our religious freedom. Our parents and grandparents did not come to these shores to help build Arnerica’s cities and towns, its infrastructure and institutions, its … Continue reading →

Next Wednesday, January 25, Mount St. Mary’s Seminary hosts her annual Vocation Night, welcoming men, college age and older to join the community for Mass, Dinner and a short presentation on the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.  The evening runs from 5:15 and should conclude by 8:00. In order to seek the clarity of a possibly vocation, it is a vital experience to visit the seminary, meet the men who are already there, and experience the life of prayer that forms the core of the priesthood and which seminary life is built around. If … Continue reading →

To say we have a lot going on right now might be an understatement! Vocation Night at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary Mount St. Mary’s Seminary opens her doors to men, college age and older, who are interested in pursuing the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.  The annual Vocation Night is being held Wednesday, January 25, 2012, beginning with Mass at 5:15 and includes dinner with the seminary community and a presentation on life in the seminary.  It is an excellent opportunity for priests to invite men whom they see as having the potential of … Continue reading →

What happened to 2011?! As is the case in so many years, this years seems to have flown by! Unfortunately, this year that means that we were unable to produce the usual line up of educational materials for Vocation Awareness Week in 2012. We do, however, still have available all the materials from our previous 5 years and hope that you can take advantage once again of those lesson plans. Additionally, the USA Serra Council has produced materials for this school year which can be found at their website: www.serraus.org or by clicking here. This … Continue reading →

The following press release just went out on the upcoming Cast Your Nets event in Dayton on October 23rd! Look for it to hit your local papers and come experience it for yourselves! Tony Melendez, an international recording artist and inspirational speaker, will be the featured speaker at this year’s high school Cast Your Nets event at St. Luke in Beavercreek on Sunday, October 23, 2011 from 5-9 pm. Due to a medicine his mother took to ease morning sickness during her pregnancy, Melendez was born in 1962 with no arms. At a young age, … Continue reading →

Well sort of.  The feature game of the night was the Versailles Blades against the seminarians, and well…we won’t talk about the final score, though it was a close game.   All told there were something like 80 youth from the North country who rose to the challenge.  In this regard it was a great victory for promoting vocations to the holy priesthood, but losing gracefully is not my strong suit (a spoonful of humility is good for you, right?) but overall it was an overwhelmingly good turnout and I was so happy that youth … Continue reading →

The following information was communicated through the Archdiocese of Cincinnati’s ‘Clergy Communications’ for the summer months. SEMINARIAN ULTIMATE FRISBEE TOUR Several of our seminarians are planning an Ultimate Frisbee Tour of the Archdiocese to introduce themselves to and compete against local teens. Tour stops have been set for Thursday, June 23 from 5:00 – 9:00 p.m. at St. Remy Parish, Russia; Saturday, July 16 from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary; and Saturday, July 23, from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at Precious Blood Parish, Dayton. Dayton and Cincinnati events begin … Continue reading →