by chloe.admin | Nov 20, 2025 | Rome, Seminarians
By Deacon Tristan Schubert On the Solemnity of All Saints Day, November 1, 2025 I was thrilled for the chance to attend the Mass where Pope Leo declared St. John Henry Newman to be a Doctor of the Church. It was a warm, sunny day, and though the pope was a small speck...
by chloe.admin | Aug 6, 2025 | News, Rome, Seminarians
By Anthony Nguyen For the past four years, I worked toward my Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from Gonzaga University through Bishop White Seminary in Spokane, Washington. I have been prayerfully asking, “Is God calling me to become a priest for the Archdiocese...
by chloe.admin | Jun 11, 2025 | Rome, Seminarians
By John Nguyen On January 30th, 1979, Pope St. John Paul II, at his meeting with seminarians in Mexico, instructed, “Form these young men to wholesome joy, cultivating a rich personality adapted to our time. But form this personality staunch in the faith, in the...
by chloe.admin | May 19, 2025 | Rome
By Fr. Justin Echevarria The 1968 film The Shoes of the Fisherman, starring Anthony Quinn and based on the 1963 novel by Morris West, centers on a fictional pope, Pope Kiril, and the challenges he faces upon accepting the papacy. There is a very interesting line...
by chloe.admin | May 19, 2025 | Rome, Uncategorized
By Fr. Brent Durschmidt On the second evening of the conclave, I decided to head down to St. Peter’s Square after a long day of studying. By that time, though I didn’t have any hope that I would see white smoke, I figured I would get out of the house to take a break...
by chloe.admin | May 13, 2025 | Rome, Seminarians
I had been following the events relating to the papal election very closely as I have the blessing of studying in Rome during this time. On the day the conclave opened, I visited with some other seminarians in the roof-top lounge. We chatted about possible candidates...
