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Mardi Gras
The seminarians hosted their annual Mardi Gras Party this evening. The theme was “Casino Night.” The junior class was responsible for organizing the event. It was a lot of fun and seemed to be a big success. There was good food, games, and the chance to relax and catch up before Lent begins. Pray for…
Vocation Trip
On Friday I headed out to attend a couple of vocation events. First, I traveled to Manhattan, Kansas for the Kansas Catholic College Student Convention. There were close to 300 students at the event and I set up a display promoting the monks of Conception Abbey. It was good to see so many Catholic college…
TET Celebration
As the sign indicates below, “TET” is the Vietnamese New Year. We had a fun celebration on Wednesday afternoon. The celebration kicked off with a bunch of loud fireworks that were strung up in front of St. Maur Hall. Afterwards, everyone enjoyed some delicious Vietnamese food. There was plenty to go around! This event was…
Seminary Basketball
Conception Seminary College’s basketball team played in the annual seminary basketball tournament at Mundelein (near Chicago). Last year they finished 3rd overall, but they lost some key players who had graduated. This year the team won one game and lost two. The more important part was the quality time they enjoyed together and growing in friendship. Dangerous winter…
February Welcomed with Lots of Snow
The snow continues to fall. It started Saturday afternoon, and the heavy and damp snow now coats the trees and covers campus. The snow plows are out working in full force to clear our parking lots. I’m hoping to make it safely to my pastoral assignments!
Support Our Seminarians Dinner
It was a successful evening in Kansas City, at the 22nd Annual Support Our Seminarians (SOS) event. The proceeds from the dinner and auction benefit Conception Seminary College and the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas and Kansas City-St. Joseph. Conception Abbey’s baked good (“Abbey Oven”) were on sale during the event- bread, cookies, and…
Moving Right Along
After the extensive demolition of the monastery, the renovation seems to be going smoothly. The contractor says that we should still be ready for a July 1, 2015 move in date. Within the next month, the monks will pick out their rooms based on seniority. I am still in favor of having some kind of…
March for Life
Fr. Samuel and I, along with 10 seminarians from Conception Seminary flew to Washington D.C. for March for Life. It was a day of many blessings as we prayed and witnessed for the dignity of life. I was grateful to cross paths with seminary classmates and good friends from Sts. John and Paul parish in…