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CSC 2016 Graduates: Ty Taylor

Diocese? Diocese of Wichita Home Parish? Saint Michael the Archangel Mulvane, Kansas Future plans after graduation? To attend Kenrick Theological Seminary in Saint Louis, Missouri Favorite Memory from your time at Conception Seminary College? Laughing and joking with my friends, planning things for May Day. (I can neither confirm nor deny my involvement in any…

CSC 2016 Graduates: Kevin Lenius

Find out and look at pictures from Kevin Lenius’s time at CSC! He graduates in just two weeks!

CSC 2016 Graduates: Hayden Charles

Find out about soon to be CSC graduate Hayden Charles from the Diocese of Wichita! PHOTOS!

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Freshmen Class Outing — Listen, my Son

Fr. Paul, Freshmen Chaplain, wrote this for the monastic blog, “Listen, my Son”  – Check out what the freshmen of Conception Seminary College were up to last weekend! Every year the different classes in the seminary college will organize a class outing. Usually these occur in the spring semester, particularly when the weather is nicer.…

Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso Makes First Visit

Conception, Mo. – Bishop Mark J. Seitz of the Diocese of El Paso visited his seminarians studying at Conception Seminary College in Conception, Mo. on the weekend of April 2-3.  Currently, the diocese has three men preparing for the priesthood at CSC, Cesar Garcia, Sergio Legarreta-Carrasco, and Peter Venegas. “It was such a blessing seeing…

Archbishop Coakley Visits CSC

Conception, Mo. – Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City visited Conception Abbey and Seminary College April 3-5, 2016. The archdiocese has five men pursuing priestly studies at Conception Seminary College. On Monday’s Solemnity of the Annunciation, Archbishop Coakely celebrated Mass in the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception for the seminary and…

Humans of Conception: Dr. Liz McGrath

The “Humans of Conception” series will feature a variety of seminarians, faculty and staff, monks, and others who help make Conception Seminary College a place where our motto is lived out: “Caritas christi urget nos – The love of Christ compels us.”  Check back for future posts featuring other “Humans of Conception.” From the distinguished Loyola…

Let Us Be Moved! – Easter Reflection

Praised Be Jesus Christ, Our Risen King! In the second volume of his Jesus of Nazareth writings, Pope Benedict XVI speaks about the Resurrection as “an evolutionary leap.” It is the opening up of a new life that Jesus has accomplished through His work of salvation. This is not simply a historical event in time,…

Let God Find You In the Stillness – Holy Saturday Reflection

Today is the only day in the liturgical calendar that we have no celebration of the Eucharist.  So, how shall we worship God today?  It will take great courage to remain in the restlessness of today.  It will be tempting to jump ahead to tomorrow.  Don’t, for this is a Holy Saturday.  Wrestle with the…