All of the seminarians here at St. John Vianney College Seminary began the new academic year this morning with Daily Mass. In his homily, Fr. Joseph told a story about a man who came across a butterfly struggling to emerge from its cocoon. In order to help the tiny creature, the man cut the cocoon, [...]
Archive for August, 2009
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The Big Day
August 20th, 2009 
Tom Pringle Hello everyone! Later on today, I will be leaving Orlando for Miami to return to the seminary for the beginning of the new academic year. Classes begin on Monday, August 24th. But, before then, the returning seminarians will go on a mini retreat to have some time to transition from our summer assignments back to [...]
Three Days
August 16th, 2009 Tom Pringle Many of you may think that my recent wrist surgery has made me a little loopy with a title of “Three Days” in the middle of August. No, “Three Days” is not an article about the most profound Christian celebration, the Triduum. Rather, it is simply about the remaining three days of the seminarians’ summer [...]
National Efforts to Help Homeless Children
August 10th, 2009 Tom Pringle HelpingStepByStep was founded to raise awareness of the growing problem of homelessness, here in the United States. Its main focus is centered around helping the estimated 1.35 million children who live on our streets every day, with its numbers growing at a staggering rate. Despite the wealth that our country has we are faced with [...]
The Year Ahead
August 1st, 2009 Tom Pringle My how the time flies when you are having fun! It seems like just yesterday that I was driving myself crazy studying for hours on end for my final exams. In less than three weeks I will be returning to St. John Vianney College Seminary to begin a new academic year and my second year [...]
