Archive for February, 2010

On Retreat…

A good afternoon to everyone!! Yesterday afternoon, my fellow seminarians and I returned to St. John Vianney College Seminary after a much needed mid-semester break. Though the break was shorter than our normal breaks, it was very relaxing, allowing me to catch up on some rest. During the break, most of my time was spent [...]

In These Days of Lenten Journey…

“Today, Ash Wednesday, we begin the Lenten path that lasts forty days and which leads us to the joy of the Lord’s Easter.”  (Benedict XVI, Wednesday Audience 17 Feb. 2010)

In his weekly audience today in St. Peter’s Square, B16 stated that the Church asks us to embark on a journey of conversion during Lent:

Spring VAW Coming Up

It’s almost that time of year when the seminary community welcomes another group visitors for our Spring Vocations Awareness Weekend. For all those in the State of Florida who are interested in attending the weekend, please contact the Office of Vocations in your Diocese. The numbers are located below.
Diocese of Orlando:

Archdiocese of Miami: 305-762-1137
Diocese of [...]

Fides et Ratio

On Friday, February 5, 2010, St. John Vianney College Seminary hosted the 11th Annual Fides et Ratio Conference. The main speaker for this year’s conference was the United States Ambassador to the Holy See, Dr. Miguel H. Diaz. Ambassador Diaz studied as a Pre-Theology seminarian for the Archdiocese of Miami back in the day. It [...]

Catching Up

Hello everyone!! It has been a few weeks since I last posted anything, so I wanted to keep you all up to speed on how life is going at the seminary. For the most part, things have been relatively quiet around here; not too many things happening out of the ordinary. Nonetheless,  here is a [...]