Fr. Pfeiffer's homily for the thirty-first Sunday of ordinary time. Priestly formation Sunday.

10-31-21 Gift And Promise

Sean Homcy first year seminarian gives a brief talk on his call to the priesthood.

10-31-21 Sean Homcy 1st Year Seminarian on Priestly Formation

In this episode of Christian Democracy, Jack Quirk interviews Dr. Sebastian Mahfood, OP, concerning the opportunities and challenges associated with missionary priests in the United States. Aired July 24, 2018.

WCAT Radio Christian Democracy with Jack Quirk and Special Guest Dr. Sebastian Mahfood, OP

Fr. John Horn, S.J. and Deacon Thomas Pulickal join Dr. Mary Anne Urlakis on Episode 12 of “Vows, Vocations, & Promises: Discerning the Call of Love,” to discuss the new book, Spiritual Husbands- Spiritual Fathers: Priestly Formation for the 21st Century, co- edited by Bishop Felipe Estevez and Bishop Andrew Cozzens. The goal of this comprehensive book is to provide a spiritual and psychological resource that engenders affective maturity and fruitful chaste celibacy for a renewal of priestly formation, an aim which echoes the objectives expressed by the Church in the 2016 Ratio Fundementalis and the 6th edition of the Program for Priestly Formation.

 

Fr. John Horn, S.J., is a priest of the Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus who was ordained in 1985. Fr. Horn’s 25-year+ experience in priestly formation encompasses many roles including: Co-Founder of The Institute for Priestly Formation at Creighton University, Co-Founder of the Seminary Formation Council, former President and Rector of Kenrick-Glennon Seminary, as well as his current role as a spiritual director and Professor in Spiritual Theology at St. Vincent de Paul Seminary. Two of Fr. Horn’s contributing works are included in the text. Deacon Thomas Pulickal just completed his seminary studies and Master of Divinity at St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary, in Florida and will be ordained to the ministerial priesthood on June 6th for the Syro-Malabar Catholic Diocese of Chicago. Deacon Thomas also holds a Master of Arts Degree in Philosophy from Holy Apostles College and Seminary. Fr. John Horn, S.J. and Deacon Thomas worked as managing editors for the text Spiritual Husbands-Spiritual Fathers: Priestly Formation for the 21st Century.

 

The text has been hailed by bishops and formators as an essential guide which provides concrete tools that assist formation by taking into account the spiritual and humans needs of the candidates, while helping them determine whether those same candidates are capable of the self-gift required by priestly celibacy. In this episode, Fr. Horn and Deacon Thomas share their experience and insights regarding the development of this valuable text.  Spiritual Husbands-Spiritual Fathers: Priestly Formation for the 21st Century is published by Enroute Books and Media and can be purchased at https://enroutebooksandmedia.com/spiritualhusbands/ , as well as on Amazon.com.

Episode 12: Fr. John Horn, SJ, and Dcn. Thomas Pulickal share a new book entitled Spiritual Husbands-Spiritual Fathers (May 23, 2020)

In Episode 13 of “Vows, Vocations, and Promises: Discerning the Call of Love,” Dr. Mary Anne Urlakis interviews guest Dan Almeter regarding his regarding his chapter in the recently published text: Spiritual Husbands- Spiritual Fathers: Priestly Formation for the 21st Century, edited by Bishop Felipe Estevez and Bishop Andrew Cozzens, published by Holy Apostles College and Seminary’s  Enroute Books and Media. Dan authored Chapter 12, entitled: A Testimonial and Some Pastoral Wisdom, in which he discusses the salient and sensitive topic of transitory same-sex attraction.

After earning a Master of Education in Counseling from Augusta University in 1998, Dan has worked as a licensed professional counselor for over two decades and is credentialed a credentialed spiritual director. Dan is also the long-time leader of the Alleluia Community in Augusta, Georgia- a community that has been blessed by the Holy Spirit, and produced over 15 vocations to the ministerial priesthood and religious life.  Dan’s own background includes 6 years of seminary formation and he has headed the Spiritual/Pastoral Formation Team in the Alleluia Community since 1980. In 2010, Dan was appointed Moderator of the Alleluia Catholic Fellowship by the Bishop of Savannah, Georgia, and in 2013, he was elected as leader of the Catholic Fraternity of Charismatic Covenant Communities and Fellowships of North America- a  private canonically recognized Pontifical Association.

Dan travels nationally and internationally speaking on three primary topics: growing deeper in prayer, ecumenism, and the truth about same sex attraction. Dan’s book, “Unity: On Earth as in Heaven” has been translated and published in Polish. In this very special interview, Dan discusses his contribution to the book Spiritual Husbands- Spiritual Fathers: Priestly Formation for the 21st Century, while sharing his own personal story and professional perceptions regarding transitory same-sex attraction and grace of healing. Throughout the chapter, “A Testimonial and Some Pastoral Wisdom,” Dan weaves significant themes from the Ratio Fundamentalis with professional insights, and offers concrete tools for formators, rectors, and bishops as they seek to identify appropriate seminary candidates.

Spiritual Husbands-Spiritual Fathers: Priestly Formation for the 21st Century is published by Enroute Books and Media and can be purchased at https://enroutebooksandmedia.com/spiritualhusbands/ as well as on Amazon.com.

Episode 13: Dan Almeter shares his chapter in Spiritual Husbands-Spiritual Fathers (June 3, 2020)

Fr. Jim Myers, S.S., joins Dr. Mary Anne Urlakis as her guest on Episode 16 of “Vows, Vocations, and Promises: Discerning the Call of Love,” to discuss the upcoming Fifteenth Institute for Seminary Formators, scheduled from June 9-16, 2021 at Theological College in Washington, D.C.

Fr. Myers is Sulpician priest from the Diocese of Peoria, Illinois who was ordained to the ministerial priesthood in 1980 and entered the Society of St. Sulpice in 1991. In the Diocese of Peoria, Fr. Jim has served as Parochial Vicar, Director of the Newman’s Center at Bradley University, and as Pastor of St. Boniface Church. As a Sulpician, Fr.  Myers has served as the Pastor of St. John the Evangelist Parish in San Francisco and as the Director of the Vatican II Institute for Clergy Formation in Menlo Park, California. Fr. Myers currently serves in the ministry of priestly formation within the Archdiocese of San Antonio, with responsibilities as the Director of Spiritual Formation at Assumption Seminary and as the Consultant for Ongoing Formation for the Office of the Vicar of Clergy.

Fr. Myers is also a consultant on the Sulpician Provincial Council and is a member of the board of the National Organization for the Continuing Education for the Roman Catholic Church (NOCERCC), as well as a member of the Executive Committee of the Seminary Department of the National Catholic Education Association. Additionally, Fr. Jim is the Director of the Mantle of Elijah Project- a program which prepares priests to serve as mentors for newly ordained priests, first-time pastors, and priests new to the United States. Fr. Myers brings his wealth of expertise in priestly formation to his role as the Director of the Sulpician Institute for Seminary Formators- the semi-annual conference designed for those who have recently undertaken full-time work in seminary formation.

In Episode 16 Fr. Myers shares his wisdom and experience while discussing the intensive preparation provided at the eight-day Institute for Seminary Formators with Dr. Mary Anne Urlakis. More information regarding this semi-annual conference can be found at: http://sulpicians.org/other-ministries/institute-for-seminary-formators-15/.

Episode 16: Fr. Myers shares his wisdom and experience and discusses the eight-day Institute for Seminary Formators (June 23, 2020)

In this episode of I Thought You'd Like to Know This, Too, guest host Dr. Bryan Froehle interviews Dr. Jose Redondo about his Psycho-Sexual Survey entitled "Questionnaire on Sexuality of Candidates for the Priesthood (QSCP). (July 9, 2020)

Dr. Bryan Froehle interviews Dr. Jose Redondo about his Psycho-Sexual Survey for Priestly Formation Candidates (July 9, 2020)

In this episode of I Thought You'd Like to Know This, Too, Dr. Bryan Froehle interviews Fr. Alfredo Hernández concerning his book Formation Activities & Catholic Seminarians (July 23, 2020)

https://enroutebooksandmedia.com/formationactivities/

What can we seminary formators, bishops, and others involved in the formation of seminarians do to help the men who are ordained from our seminaries to be joyful and fruitful as priests and persevere in ministry? The answer to this question is grounded in practical theology and concerns the specific changes we might make in the choice of formation activities during seminary to increase the likelihood of lifelong perseverance. Father Alfredo Hernández invites his fellow formators to consider with him the theological and pastoral benefits and the impact on priestly formation of each of the programs included in the study: Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE), the Institute for Priestly Formation, pastoral year internships, spirituality or propaedeutic year experience, priestly fraternity groups, and pastoral language immersion programs.

Dr. Bryan Froehle interviews Fr. Alfredo Hernández concerning his book Formation Activities & Catholic Seminarians (July 23, 2020)

His Excellency, the Most Reverend Andrew H. Cozzens, Auxiliary Bishop of St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota joins Dr. Mary Anne Urlakis on Episode 19 of WCAT Radio’s “Vows, Vocations, and Promises: Discerning the Call of Love.” Bishop Cozzens is a native of Denver, and a graduate of Benedictine College in Kansas.  While discerning a priestly vocation, he served as a traveling missionary with the Twin-Cities based NET Ministries, subsequently joined the Companions of Christ in St. Paul in 1992.  After completing four years of study at the Seminary of St. Paul, he was ordained to the priesthood in 1997. After serving as the Parochial Vicar at the Cathedral of St. Paul, he was sent to the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome where he completed a doctoral dissertation which focused on the manner in which the priest is called to be the living image of Jesus Christ the Bridegroom of the Church. Bishop Cozzens was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis on Oct 11, 2013, and His Ordination to the Episcopacy took place on Dec 9, 2013- the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. In 2019, he was elected to a 3-year term as the Chairman of the USCCB Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis- a role which began in November 2020.

His Excellency has worked extensively in priestly formation, including his work on the USCCB Working Group for the Program of Priestly Formation the (PPF6) based on the new Ratio Fundementalis. Bishop Cozzens serves as the Board President of the Seminary Formation Council, and His Excellency is also the Board President for the Institute for Priestly Formation.

Bishop Cozzens and Bishop Felipe Estevez are the Co-Editors of the text: Priestly Husbands: Priestly Fathers: Seminary Formation for the 21st Century. As such he brings a wealth of insight and experience to this unique book project. The text brings together in one volume a dynamic collection of essays, documents, and tools for those who work in the area of seminary formation. The goal of this comprehensive book is to provide a spiritual and psychological resource that engenders affective maturity and fruitful celibate chastity for a renewal of priestly formation, an aim which echoes the objectives expressed by the Church in the 2016 Ratio Fundamentalis and the 6th edition of the Program for Priestly Formation. The text has been hailed by bishops and formators as an essential guide which provides concrete tools that assist formation by taking into account the spiritual and humans needs of the candidates, while helping them determine whether those same candidates are capable of the self-gift required by priestly celibacy.

In this interview, Bishop Cozzens discusses with Mary Anne Urlakis both his role in the development of the book as well as his own personal contribution- Chapter 10, entitled: “The Essential Role of Mentor-Formation Advisor.” Spiritual Husbands-Spiritual Fathers: Priestly Formation for the 21st Century is published by Enroute Books and Media and can be purchased at https://enroutebooksandmedia.com/spiritualhusbands/, as well as on Amazon.com.

Episode 19: Mary Anne Urlakis Interviews Bishop Andrew Cozzens on his new book Spiritual Husbands-Spiritual Fathers (August 14, 2020)

Sr. Katarina Schuth, OSF, presents on Seminary Formation: Recent History, Current Circumstances, and New Directions.

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