North American Lutheran Seminary - NALS

05/22/2026

"𝘐𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘢 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘴? 𝘖𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘢 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘮 𝘸𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴?"
That question from Dr. David Luy cuts to the heart of what Season 3 of Cardigan & Collar is really about. Confessionalism, he suggests, involves disciplines of attention —and the principal object of that attention needs to be the God whom we confess: the unsearchably vast source of all that is good, all that we have, and the very salvation that is ours in Jesus Christ.

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05/12/2026

It's GRADUATION WEEK at the Seminary Center!

Join us as Trinity live-streams the following this week:

Baccalaureate Service
Friday, May 15: 5 to 6:30pm
Chapel of the Good Shepherd at the Trophimus Center
Join us for a liturgical service celebrating our graduates at the NALS Seminary Center
Livestream link: https://www.youtube.com//streams

Commencement Ceremony
Saturday, May 16 at 10am
Chapel of the Good Shepherd at the Trophimus Center
Join us for the commencement ceremony including the formal conferral of degrees and giving of awards.
Live-stream link: https://www.youtube.com//streams

Please pray for all our graduates, those who are walking at commencement and those who are unable to be present, in gratitude for their diligence and hard work and for the continued help of the Advocate as they embark on their next chapter of working for Christ and His glorious Church.

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05/09/2026

As the spring semester wraps up at the Seminary Center, students and members of the NALS Team gathered Wednesday at the Bridgetown Taphouse for the semester's final LFG (Leadership Formation Group) lunch and then recovened for Vespers at Bonhoeffer House later in the day.

Following Vespers, time was spent in fellowship over a meal, sharing of memories, and a time of intentional prayer for our residential graduates:
David Corrado
Luke Ratke
Jackson Watts

Commencement is scheduled for Saturday, May 16.

05/04/2026

Jackson Watts (MDiv student) and his fiance, Addie Slate (MDiv student in the Presbyterian track), can often be found at their study spot in Trinity's library.
Jackson and Addie will be married Sunday, May 17.

Jackson and Addie will be heading to Jacksonville, Florida, for Jackson's vicarage.
Addie serves on the NALC staff as an assistant on the Youth and Family Team.

05/04/2026

Josh Chen, MDiv (Master of Divinity) student, led the final Matins of the Spring 2026 semester with Caitlin Nobilé, MAR (Master of Arts) Diaconal student, preaching.

Matins using the Lutheran Book of Worship is held the first Monday of each month during fall and spring semesters at Chapel of the Incarnation at Bonhoeffer House which is located at the Seminary Center in Ambridge, Pennsylvania.

Vespers and Compline are held Wednesday evenings on a rotating schedule.

05/03/2026

Pastor Jeff Morlock, NALS Director of Vocational Discernment and Recruitment, is recruiting future pastors and leaders today at Black Forest and St. Luke’s Lutheran Churches in Colorado Springs, CO.

Are you discerning a call to ministry or leadership in the Church?
Do you know someone you think should be discerning such a call?

Visit https://thenals.org/learn-about-us/history-2/ for information about the Discernment Drop-Ins.

05/01/2026

On Wednesday, two of our graduates at the Seminary Center, Luke Ratke and Jackson Watts, were presented with gifts from Patti Fedak, a continuing education student at the NALS.

04/18/2026

Some of the residential seminarians are pictured on April 15 outside Bonhoeffer House as they prepare to participate in "Lutheran Liturgical Practicum (LLP) 7: The Role of the Assisting Minister in the Liturgy" at the Seminary Center in Ambridge, Pennsylvania.

Pictured, left to right:
Luke Ratke
Jackson Watts
Keith Deak
Jake Allen
Rev. Maurice Frontz III (Instructor in Liturgy,)

04/18/2026

During Trinity's Town Hall meeting this past Wednesday, Luke Ratke (MDiv student) updated the campus community regarding his plans post-graduation. Luke and his wife, Megan, will be heading to Texas for Luke's one-year Vicarage.

Commencement is scheduled for Saturday, May 16.

04/14/2026

The Robert E. Webber Center at Trinity Anglican Seminary hosted Dr. Jeremiah Coogan (center) this evening for a free public lecture where he presented a paper titled "The Gospel at the Heart of the World."

Trinity's Rev. Dr. Jacob Rodriguez (left) and our own NALS faculty member, Dr. Alexander Pierce (right), served as the two respondents.