Have you ever been in a situation where God allowed your faith to be tested in a drastic way? Well if you haven’t just yet,…
With the birth of Jesus Christ on Christmas Day fast approaching, many may begin or have begun their Christmas holiday traditions. Some of these traditions…
Over the month of October, I wanted to write a really good, scary, short-story. However, against all my efforts, I could not think of any…
Hello, I am Steve Bertonazzi. I am a seminarian in my first year at Immaculate Conception Seminary at Seton Hall University. I am in the…
One thing that happens when new routines form is becoming adjusted to them. This can be good in terms of being prepared for our day…
Like many parishes, the seminary offers the opportunity to pray for our departed friends and loved ones in a special way during this month. I…
In the seminary before the night ends we always pray the ‘Salve Regina’. ‘Salve Regina’ is Latin and means ‘Hail Holy Queen’. I still remember…
It is no secret that, anthropologically speaking, every human being longs for happiness. It is, after all, how we’re wired. People want to feel good,…
Currently I am reading a book written by Father Jaceques Philippe titled Searching for and Maintaining Peace “A Small Treatise on Peace of Heart.” Father…
In one of my classes this semester I have studied in detail the story of the Annunciation, especially in St. Luke’s account. My teacher Fr.…