Every year the community of St. Mary’s Seminary & University is fully represented at the annual March for Life in Washington DC. The seminarians and faculty members joined over 100,000 other marches on Friday, January 24th to pray for an end to abortion and for the protection of the right to life of all people.
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A blessed Christmas and joyful New Year to all from the St. Mary’s Seminary & University Community.
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On Monday, November 11, 2019, three seminarians –Scott Kady of the Archdiocese of Baltimore; José Carvajal and Carlos Ardila of the Diocese of Worcester were admitted into Candidacy by the Most Reverend Ronald Gainer, Bishop of the Diocese of Harrisburg. Candidacy is a liturgical rite of admission requested by a seminarian of his own Ordinary, which formally acknowledges and enrolls him as a candidate for Sacred Orders.
Congratulations!
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Msgr. Lloyd Aiken (SCC 1964 & SMSU 1970) receives The Robert F. Leavitt, P.S.S. Award for Excellence in Pastoral Leadership at Alumni Day, October 17, 2019. Msgr. Aiken’s 45+ years of ministry with over 32 as the pastor of Sacred Heart of Glyndon were highlighted as well as his long commitment to vocations both in his parish and as a pastoral supervisor for the Seminary pastoral program. He was joined by classmates from St. Charles and St. Mary’s for the celebration. Over 100 alumni from St. Charles and St. Mary’s returned to Roland Park for the celebration on October 16th and 17th. Fr. Phillip Brown was the presider for the Alumni Day Mass
Click here to see Photos from Alumni Days 2019
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On September 28, 2019 the Annual Vianney Cup Soccer Tournament was hosted by St. Mary’s Seminary & University in Baltimore, with the enthusiastic participation of St. Charles Borromeo (Wynnewood, PA), Mount Saint Mary’s (Emmitsburg, MD), and Theological College (Washington D.C.).
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St. Mary’s Seminary community welcomed new seminarians from the Dioceses of Wilmington, Paterson, Worcester and the Archdiocese of Baltimore as well as four new faculty members; Fr. Dennis Billy, Css.R., Fr. William Burton, O.F.M., Fr. Robert Cro, P.S.S. and Dr. Matthew Dugandzic. At the conclusion of the new seminarian orientation and opening retreat, the entire community celebrated the opening of the academic year at the Covenant Liturgy on August 28th celebrated by Archbishop William Lori.
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A new Doctor of Ministry degree, to be offered in the Ecumenical Institute, was approved last week by the Maryland Higher Education Commission. Earlier in the month, the degree was accredited by the Association of Theological Schools (the premier accreditor among seminaries).
The program, directed by the Rev. Dr. Jason Poling, is now receiving applications for admission. The inaugural course is Reading Scripture, taught in DMin intensives this fall by Dr. Mike Gorman, world-renowned biblical theologian and Raymond E. Brown Professor of Biblical Studies and Theology.
Learn more in our DMin press release, dedicated web page, or by contacting Director of Recruitment Kaye Guidugli.
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On Thursday, May 9th, St. Mary’s Seminary & University celebrated our annual commencement ceremonies. Archbishop William Lori, Chair of the Board and Chancellor of the University, presided over the ceremonies.
The Faculty of the School of Theology, acting under the authority of the State of Maryland, and the Academic Dean, Fr. Gladstone Stevens, P.S.S., conferred five Baccalaureates in Sacred Theology, one Master of Arts (Theology), five Masters of Divinity, and one Licentiate in Sacred Theology.
The Faculty of the Ecumenical Institute of Theology, acting under the authority of the State of Maryland, and the Dean, Rev. Brent Laytham, Ph.D, conferred nineteen Masters of Arts (Theology), ten Masters of Arts (Church Ministries), and one Certificate of Advanced Studies (Theology).
Dr. Michael Gorman, the Raymond E. Brown Professor of Biblical Studies and Theology at St. Mary’s delivered the commencement address, entitled “Parables of Communion”— a phrase borrowed from the Taizé community—which took the form of a letter from Saint Paul, who encouraged the graduates to rely on the Holy Spirit to help create missional communities that are countercultural (alternatives to the present age), cruciform (cross-shaped), and columbine (dove-like, peaceful). Dr. Gorman, Dean of the Ecumenical Institute for 19 years before becoming the Raymond Brown Professor, was honored as a consummate scholar, extraordinary teacher and faithful disciple who has devoted his life to building up the church. His special recognition was the capstone of the Jubilee Year of the Ecumenical Institute.
Congratulations to all the graduates!
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In the name of the St. Mary’s Seminary & University community, I would like to extend to you our warmest Easter greetings. May the Risen Lord shed his Light upon you and your loved ones. May his gift of Eternal Life be yours forever.
Fr. Phillip J. Brown, P.S.S.
President-Rector and Vice Chancellor
Since 1985, St. Mary’s Seminary & University has held a yearly Yom HaShoah service. This year’s Holocaust service focused on justice and accountability, which has been an important theme at St. Mary’s throughout this academic year. Students from both the Ecumenical Institute and the School of Theology—including Mark DeCelles, Marton Lonart, James Holman, Evan Ponton, and Patty Ruppert—planned the event.
The service was patterned around the lighting of the St. Mary’s Yom HaShoah menorah candles. The prayer service included a reading from Dietrich Bonhoeffer, several psalms of lament, prayers, and memoirs shared by seminarian Marton Lonart from an interview with his grandmother, a Holocaust survivor. As the service concluded, participants were invited to light their own candles from the menorah as a sign of their commitment to never forgot and to advocate for the vulnerable among us.
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