Be a Light in the World! Proclaim God’s Kingdom! You may also apply for enrollment in our School of Theology for personal enrichment: audit courses online or on campus, or be a non-matriculating student. Senior Students (55 and older) may audit B.C.S. courses at a 50% discount per course-hour B.C.S. courses for the Fall Semester […]
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The Metropolitan has appointed Father Ronald Barusefski of the Eparchy of Passaic as the Byzantine Catholic Seminary’s new Director of Human Formation, effective August 1, 2022. Fr. Barusefski’s appointment follows three years of exemplary and dedicated service in the role by Fr. Joel Barstad who is looking forward to parochial ministry in his home Eparchy
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Commencement 2022 was observed at the Byzantine Catholic Seminary on May 13 with festivity and thanksgiving. B.C.S. Board Chair and Director of Accreditation, Helen Kennedy, delivered the commencement address. Over the past year, three seminarians have graduated from our M.Div. program and Community of Priestly Formation, and five students have graduated from our M.A.T. program
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The Spring 2022 edition of our newsletter is available to view. You can also visit our archive of previous issues which are available in the PDF format.
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From March 16 to 19, 2022, the Academic Dean of the Byzantine Catholic Seminary, Fr. Christiaan Kappes, presented his original research on the important Byzantine Christian figure of St. Gregory Palamas at the University of Oxford, England, having been invited by their Centre for Byzantine Research. Fr. Christiaan, as a researcher in Byzantine theology at
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To ask a question after the lecture, open YouTube with the link below and use the chat function: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmuyFaxETYE The Rev. Dr. Radu Bordeianu will deliver both in person and through livestream the 22nd annual Ss. Cyril and Methodius Lecture of the Byzantine Catholic Seminary entitled “The Church as a Family.” Saint John Chrysostom wrote
Where are you from originally? Pittsburgh, PA – and I wouldn’t have it any other way! What is your day job? I am the Manager of Support Services for a financial software package that is run by over 120 school districts across Pennsylvania and has nearly 550 users. (We’re the people you contact when your
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On Saturday, November 6, 2021 at Our Lady of the Cedars Church in Manchester, New Hampshire, Deacon Thomas Moses was ordained to the Priesthood through the hand of the Most Rev. Bishop Nicholas Samra. In 2013, Father Thomas began his preparation for Holy Orders by attending B.C.S. He served with and learned here under a
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Saturday, December 11, 2021 was one of special blessings for the Byzantine Catholic Seminary as it witnessed two ordinations – one of a recent graduate and one of a third-year seminarian. All gathered at St. John Cathedral in Munhall, PA with Metropolitan William Skurla for the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy and the ordination of third-year seminarian
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By Dave Mayernik “Welcome back!” Chris Singel, master of ceremonies for the 64th annual St. Nicholas Charity Dinner, was the latest to offer those words to clergy, religious, and faithful who were happy to be back together. The annual dinner, held Dec. 5, returned to St. John the Baptist Cathedral Center in Munhall, Pa. after
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