Diocese of Gaylord Seminarians

07/18/2019

New deacons participate in summer chaplain ministry program at Mercy Health as part of their formation for the priesthood.

06/30/2019

Ordination to the Priesthood of Deacon Mitchel Roman and to the Diaconate of Benjamin Martin. June 29, 2019 at St. Mary Cathedral in Ga***rd. Thanks be to God!

04/23/2019

Greetings from our seminarians at the Pontifical College Josephinum in Columbus, Ohio . Pictured are Connor Wright, Michael Gorman, Nicholas Hemker, and Colin Wright. They are wearing their new Diocese of Ga***rd jackets all around campus, from the beautiful, recently restored St. Turibius Chapel to the grotto.

04/02/2019

Journey on Pilgrimage with the Diocese of Ga***rd to Italy to celebrate the Diaconate Ordination of Alex Kowalkowski of Manistee!

http://www.dioceseofgaylord.org/pilgrimage-to-italy-1224/

03/27/2019

Here are Alex and Mitch sporting their new Diocese of Ga***rd jackets wearing them where ever they go! Don't they look great! All of our seminarians have jackets that proudly say, "We're from the Diocese of Ga***rd!"

03/26/2019

Giving a tour of the seminary to some friends from Traverse City. Ryan and Daniel join seminarian Alex Kowalkowski, Dcn. Mitch Roman and Fr. Christopher Jarvis on the roof of the North American College. After the tour, they joined us for our community Evening Prayer with the rest of seminarians. Prayers for all our students in the Diocese of Ga***rd.

03/01/2019

Hello all!

Tomorrow the seminarians from the Pontifical College Josephinum will begin a 5-day silent retreat. We are asking for extra prayers during this time. Please pray that God's mission for our lives may become more clear as we continue our seminarian formation! If you have any prayer intentions that you would like us to pray for, please message the page by tomorrow 6:30pm so that we can make sure to pray for them before we put our devices away for the retreat. Thank you for your continual and much-needed support! God bless you!

In Christ, through Mary,
Colin, Connor, Nicholas, and Michael

02/21/2019

02/05/2019

Here is a photo of our seminarian Michael Lingaur (back row, first on left) and the Mundelein basketball team. They took 2nd place in their basketball tournament recently. Great job, Michael!

01/29/2019

This past Christmas break, Alex Kowalkowski spent several days in Poland with a family he met while studying in Rome. He says it was such a gift to spend Christmas with a family, but in particular, it was something that he will never forget as he was able to spend Christmas in the land of his own family heritage. While he was in Poland, he said the following quote from St. John Paul II couldn’t have been more fitting. "Every return to Poland is like a return to the family home, where the smallest objects remind us of what is closest and dearest to our hearts.”

01/29/2019

This past fall semester, Dcn. Mitchel Roman and Alex Kowalkowski spent time with study abroad students from Aquinas College in Michigan and Ave Maria University in Florida. Each week, Dcn. Mitchel, Alex, and other seminarians from the NAC would lead the students in a Holy Hour with Exposition, Evening Prayer, and then conclude with dinner and a presentation on various theological topics.

01/22/2019

Nicholas Hemker visited a couple of seminarian friends, Andy and Nathan, (Diocese of Phoenix) in Phoenix during the first week of Christmas break. They went to the Grand Canyon. Since it was Nicholas' first visit to the Canyon, he was quite surprised at how big it is! They also explored the Lava Tubes near Flagstaff. Also, because they went through Flagstaff, they drove on the historic Route 66 for a couple of miles! Flagstaff was snowy and seemed more like home!