St. Mary's Seminary & University

As prayers for Pope Francis and preparations for his funeral continue, St. Mary's marks the period of mourning with traditional black bunting. The community keeps its own vigil of prayer and celebrates the life of the beloved Holy Father.

The St. Mary's community continues its period of mourning Pope Francis, adding black bunting to the seminary building. The statement from Rev. Phillip J. Brown, St. Mary's President Rector, remains posted on our website: https://lnkd.in/eB_K9WGD.

As we celebrate Earth Day 2025, let us remember Pope Francis' plea for the urgent care for the world around us: “What [we] need is an ecological conversion, whereby the effects of [our] encounter with Jesus Christ become evident in [our] relationship with the world around [us]. Living our vocation to be protectors of God’s handiwork is essential to a life of virtue; it is not an optional or a secondary aspect of our Christian experience.” (Laudato Si', #217)

With great sadness, we mark the death of Pope Francis. St. Mary’s President Rector, Rev. Phillip J. Brown, P.S.S. has issued a statement on his passing. See https://lnkd.in/eB_K9WGD.

"The reign of life has begun, the tyranny of death is ended...This is the day the Lord has made--a day far different from those made when the world was first created, and which are measured by the passage of time. This is the beginning of a new creation. On this day, as the prophet says God makes a new heaven and a new earth." (St. Gregory of Nyssa, Fourth Century) May this Easter Day awaken you with the Spirit of the Risen Lord and bring us ever closer to God's new heaven and earth alive in the Peace of Christ. Rev. Phillip J. Brown, P.S.S. and the entire community of St. Mary's wish you a most joyful and blessed Easter.

This past weekend, we gave thanks for Cardinal Christoph Pierre on his 9th anniversary as Apostolic Nuncio to the United States. In this photo from last month, Cardinal Pierre joined St. Mary's to celebrate the return of Bishop Fredrik Hansen, former Dean of Seminarians, as bishop of Oslo; (left to right:) Sulpician Provincial Rev. Daniel F. Moore, P.S.S, Cardinal Pierre, St. Mary's President Rector Rev. Phillip J. Brown, P.S.S., and Most Rev. William E. Lori, Archdiocese of Baltimore

Fr. Phillip J. Brown, P.S.S. and the entire St. Mary's community join Archbishop Lori and the Archdiocese of Baltimore in offering congratulations on the appointment of Bishop Bruce A. Lewandowski, C.Ss.R. as the next bishop of the Diocese of Providence.

Join us tomorrow night for the Annual Carroll Lecture, Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM EDT. The lecture, titled "Gender and the Sacramentality of the Body" will be delivered by Dr. Abigail Favale, McGrath Institute for Church Life. Learn more and register at: https://lnkd.in/e4Xhs8dc

Families are part of the process. See...Siblings in the seminary: Boegner brothers begin formation for priesthood, https://lnkd.in/ebUWNCmu

Getting ready for the #FinalFour! Seminarians follow the madness: (standing, left-to-right) Michael Geary (Roman Catholic Diocese of Erie), Nick Wytiaz (DIOCESE OF PITTSBURGH), Jan Carlo Perez (Diocese of Scranton), Tibor Nagy (Diocese of Wilmington); (seated, left-to-right) Neal McCaffrey (Catholic Diocese Of Richmond), Jarek Sulak (Pittsburgh), Colin Kulmoski (Pittsburgh), Michael Selton (Archdiocese of Baltimore).