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For the record, what exactly is "seminary formation"? I thought (based on a limted knowledge of American Orthodox seminaries) that
prospective seminarians just got a bachelor's degree from a 4 year college, then went on to a seminary for a 2 or 3 year M Div, or something similar. Is this just a Byzantine thing, or do the Latins have a similar thing?
In Christ,
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Originally posted by Br. Peter M Preble:
Greetings All,
It seems we have gotton off topic here. We started by discussing seminary formation and got on the subject of language. I would like to speak about the seminary formation part if I may.
Hearing no objections, I will continue.
The problem I see as far as the seminaries are concerned is that most of them do not seem to be acredited. I can only speak of the seminary in Pittsburgh as I am not sure about the ones in Canada.
When I was pursuing the seminary thing, I spoke with my Bishop, John Michael Botean, about going to Pitsburgh, and he was the one who tld me about the acreditation thing. In order to be viable, we need to be acredited.
The other point in his sending me to Boston is that there is a church community here of the Eparchy that I can help out in. If I was in Pittsburgh, there is no Romanian church close by.
I seem to get the best of bosth worlds here in Boston.
1. I live with Latin seminarians, and that builds awareness on the eastern thing.
2. I study both the latin and the eastern stuff. Eastern at Holy Cross Greek Seminary.
3. Parish community close by
4. I come from Boston.
Okay, the last one is rather self serving.
So the situation is not perfect, and the other Eastern seminarian and I do spend sometime learning from each other, but of rthe time being it is all we have.
I will speak about the language thing after liturgy this morning.
Peace,
Peter M. Preble Hey Peter, Yes, it is good to be close to family. And if you are attending Holy Cross seminary in Boston, then I think you will be in good hands. Something to consider though, In Ottawa there is a Romanian Greek Catholic Mission which celebrates at Holy Spirit Seminary. With the exception of living in Boston, you might find the Sheptytsky Institute rather appealing. ALity
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Dear Mike, there is in most seminaries some sort of communal regimen that includes communal prayer, classes, work and study dispersed throughout the day. There is a great variety as to the rigidity of the daily life between seminaries.
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According to Pastores Dabo Vobis, there are four ares that candidates for the Priesthood need to be trained in. The pastoral, the academic, the spitiual, and the human. All four of these areas need to be part of the whole seminary curriculum. Sometimes it is very difficult to work them all in, and all four areas are equal in their importance.
Last year at the seminary, I had five academic classes, five hours of filed education placement, I taught English in a GED program at a homless shelter, once a week I met with a group of other stuents and 2 Priests for the human part. We also meet twice a month with a spiritual Director. All of that along with Morning, Evening Prayer, and Liturgy daily, leeds to a very full day. Whew I cannot wait to get back to it all.
Pace,
Peter
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Slava Isusu Chrystu!
why does the seminarian of the eastern traditions have their studies at an latin seminaries? are there no eastern seminaries or just so limitedly few?
God bless!
eumir bautista
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Eumz,
In my case, I have been sent to where my Bishops wants me to go. There are some very fine Byzantine Seminaries here in the US and in Canada, but there were many factors involved in sending me where I am.
Actually, I live in the Latin seminary, but most of my courses, 51% will be taken at an Orthodox seminary. Some of the things that are very different from the Orthodox belief, like cannon law, I will take at the Latin Seminary.
Also here in the Boston area, we have 9 Seminaries, and I have the ability to take course in all nine of those seminaries.
God Bless,
Peter
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Eumir, there are seminaries ,especially Holy Spirit in Ottawa and the seminary in Ukraine, where all of the required studies can be completed in the Eastern Catholic seminary. Often times it is an issue of faculty resources for a small seminary that some of the curriculum has to be taken with the Latins. But one can look at that as an opportunity for the Eastern Catholic seminarians to engage in some "outreach" and sharing of spiritual and liturgical heritage with their Latin brethren.
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