At America’s Oldest Seminary, a New Approach to Training Priests

At America’s Oldest Seminary, a New Approach to Training Priests

Clockwise from left: St. Mary’s Seminary & University seminarian Pacal Atunzu (Archdiocese of Baltimore) was one of the many St. Mary’s seminarians who helped with the annual Quo Vadis Camp. Full community on seminary front steps with Baltimore Archbishop William Lori, fall 2024. Some officers of the Michael McGivney Council of the Knights of Columbus with the diapers collected for this year’s diaper drive, which concluded on the Solemnity of th…

Three New Priests Ordained to the Priesthood

In a joyful celebration of faith and vocation, the Diocese of Peoria welcomed three new priests through the Sacrament of Holy Orders to the sacred ministry of the priesthood. On Saturday, May 24, 2025, Bishop Louis Tylka ordained Fathers Ben Schoonmaker, Francis Strong, and Jack Watt in a beautiful Mass filled with reverence, gratitude, and hope for the future of the Church. These men… Source