On Wednesday, November 9th, a group of seminary wives gathered to hear Presbytera Iryna Galadza speak on “The Vocation of the Presbytera.” Her insights, gleaned from more than 40 years as a priest’s wife, touched on the importance of prayer and spiritual direction for the priest’s wife as well as her role in preparing her household for life in […]
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Sixteen exceptional young men from around the country representing Ruthenian and Melkite jurisdictions gathered October 14-16, 2016 as the Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Ss. Cyril and Methodius hosted its annual “Come and See” Weekend of Discovery. Invited to this retreat were men, ages 18 to 35, single or married, who are considering a vocation to
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Oliver, a third-year theology seminarian at the Byzantine Catholic Seminary is being formed for service in the Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of Newton. At recent meeting of the Pittsburgh Byzantine Catholic Serra Club, he shared his vocation story. It is shared here with permission. After this brief introduction, Oliver said “For me, it’s hard to pin down
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The Summer/Fall 2016 edition of our newsletter is available for download in PDF format.
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Faculty Seminar Series Wednesday, September 28, 2016, 7:00-8:30 PM Presenters: Dr. Stephen Hildebrand and Dr. Michael Sirilla of Franciscan University, Steubenville, Ohio Topic: Spiritual Perfection in Dionysius and Basil Synopsis: Dr. Hildebrand will begin the seminar with a discussion of St. Basil’s view of the spiritual life. Â We will see that Basil’s spirituality is rooted
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The 16th Annual Saints Cyril and Methodius Lecture took place on May 11, 2016 at St. John Byzantine Catholic Cathedral Guest Speaker: Very Rev. Fr. M. Daniel Findikyan Topic: The Mystery Hidden for Ages: An Eastern, Ecumenical Sacramental Theology The annual Ss. Cyril and Methodius Lecture has been a great success, a tribute to the speakers
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Following a Moleben in honor of Ss. Cyril and Methodius, patrons of the Byzantine Catholic Seminary, Metropolitan William, Archbishop of Pittsburgh, conferred diplomas upon three graduates of the Seminary’s School of Theology on May 12, 2016. Board members, faculty, alumni, staff, family and friends were in attendance as diplomas were conferred upon Stephanie Betsa, Deacon Stephen Casmus and Deacon
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The Spring 2016 edition of our newsletter is available for download in PDF format.
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Faculty Seminar Series Thursday, January 28, 2016, 7:00 PM Presenter: Dr. Sandra Collins, Professor Topic: The Pleasure of Sarah: Recovering Eden Again Synopsis: In Genesis 18, we have Sarah’s laughter regarding the promise of a child despite her advanced age. Rabbinic as well as patristic commentary has much to say about this event. We too will look closely
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On the 17th of December, George Juba, President and CEO of the Greek Catholic Union, and Dan Mattingly, the CFO, joined the seminarians at lunch and presented them with checks from the Bishops Memorial Fund of the G.C.U. Foundation.  Many thanks to the Greek Catholic Union, which continues to take a leadership role in supporting seminarian
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