From a Seminarian: Mark DeCelles
Seminarian Mark DeCelles shares a powerful reflection about his Holy Thursday from home.
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From a Seminarian: Michael Boris
Seminarian Michael Boris shares with us what he looks forward to once this pandemic passes.
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Seminarian Reflection: Deacon Shawn Simchock
Deacon Shawn Simchock reflects on his time now before Ordination to the Priesthood.
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From a Seminarian: Mark DeCelles
Checking in with seminarian Mark DeCelles during National Vocation Awareness Week.
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From a Seminarian: Andrew McCarroll
Checking in with seminarian Andrew McCarroll during National Vocation Awareness Week.
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From a Seminarian: Deacon Kevin Miller
Checking in with seminarian Deacon Kevin Miller during National Vocation Awareness Week.
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A Message to the Young Church of Scranton
A message to the Young Church during National Vocation Awareness Week from Father Ryan Glenn.
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My World Youth Day Experience
My experience at World Youth Day reminded me of something I learned a decade ago while attending seminary in Rome, Italy.
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A Pastor’s Perspective
So let us all strive to leave a mark in the church. As disciples of Christ, we are called to leave a mark on the world – to change how the world thinks and acts. This is possible if we ourselves are committed to leaving a mark of discipleship!
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My Discernment
Bishop Bambera during interview for priestly formation program: “What are you most excited about and most nervous about going into the seminary?”
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Vacation to Pilgrimage
As the Roman Emperor Augustus said, “I found Rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble.” Of course he was talking about his many achievements in Rome, but I can relate to this quote in a completely different way. What started as a vacation to see a close friend, turned into an amazing experience that showed me the power of the universal Church!
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My Pastoral Year at Saint Matthew Parish
Oftentimes, Catholic parishes are described as the local “faith family comprised of many families.” Ultimately, all ecclesial ministry, and in a particular way the ministry of the priest, is at the service of the localized family of faith. During my pastoral year assignment at Saint Matthew Parish in East Stroudsburg, I learned firsthand what it means to minister each day among this faith family in a specific parish.
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#Leaveamark17
“Dear young people, we didn’t come into this world to ‘vegetate’, to take it easy, to make our lives a comfortable sofa to fall asleep on,” said Pope Francis at World Youth Day in Krakow, Poland this summer.
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