What Is It Like Going To A Catholic Seminary?

About this episode

The episode explores the seminary education process and its impact on future Catholic priests.

In this episode of The Catholic Talk Show, Ryan, Ryan, & Fr. Michael share what happens during the seminary education process and how it forms future Catholic priests. 00:00 What Seminary Is Really Like 00:03:45 How the Church Forms Priests 00:05:20 Becoming a Man of Prayer & Discipline 00:07:15 The Seminary Journey (Stages & Timeline) 00:09:51 What You Study in Seminary 00:18:18 A Day in the Life 00:26:28 Brotherhood, Culture & Challenges 00:44:38 Discernment to Ordination Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Ryan Scheel, Ryan DellaCrosse, Fr. Michael Nixon

Topics covered

• Catholic seminary
• priest formation
• spiritual discipline
• seminary education
• prayer life
• discernment
• brotherhood

Keywords

• seminary
• Catholic priests
• formation
• prayer
• discipline
• education
• challenges
• brotherhood
• discernment
• ordination

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Catholic Talk Show

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