The Diocese of Phoenix has a record number of 55 seminarians this year and many more men are in active conversation about stepping into discernment. The post Diocese of Phoenix has record number of seminarians. What’s the secret? appeared first on The Catholic Sun.| The Catholic Sun
Bishop John Dolan held a Mass in celebration of the opening of the seminary year on Thursday (Aug. 28) evening at the Virginia G. Piper Chapel at the Diocesan Pastoral Center in downtown Phoenix. Nazareth Seminary, the Diocese of Phoenix's local seminary formation program, has a record 55 seminarians beginning study this month, and nearly 40 men were in attendance. Nazareth Seminary incorporates an innovative home-style model of formation where seminarians live in community with one another a...| The Catholic Sun
Walk through the doors of Nazareth Seminary’s houses, and you’ll find a brotherhood unlike any other. The men discerning the priesthood in the Diocese of Phoenix come from all walks of life: fresh out of high school, seasoned professionals, former teachers, even an astrophysicist who once worked for NASA. Some have worked as lawyers, others as bartenders, listening to life’s stories unfold across a countertop. They come from different cultures, speak different languages and have tak...| The Catholic Sun