“Kenrick-Glennon Seminary is not merely a place but a set of relationships meant to elicit the deep richness of the Church’s resources for healing the wounds of isolation.”

“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations.” – Matthew 28:19
Kenrick-Glennon Seminary opened the 2024-2025 year of formation with a two-day symposium on evangelization and pastoral accompaniment. Presenters from around the country shared their wisdom and expertise with the seminarians. The call to respond to the missionary mandate of the Church was contextualized for us within the content of priestly formation.
Our presenters included:

Dr. Mary Healy, Professor of Sacred Scripture at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit and bestselling author and international speaker.
Dr. Healy presented on The Holy Spirit and Evangelization

Julianne Stanz, Director of Evangelization and Discipleship in the Diocese of Green Bay.
Julianne shared with us the importance of proclaiming the core message of Christ, repent and believe in the Gospel.

Jim Jansen, Director of the Parish Support Team for the Archdiocese of Omaha.
Jim’s focus helped the seminarians concretize evangelization within the mission of the parish.

Also presenting and moderating many of the sessions and small groups was Jen Ryan, Director of Pastoral Education here at Kenrick. Jen also spearheaded the development of all the parish case studies used during the symposium.

BONDS OF BROTHERHOOD BEARING VOCATIONAL FRUIT
Some of the men from Kenrick-Glennon Seminary were recently featured in an article from the National Catholic Register! The story details six young men from one parish in St. Louis and how they were encouraged by one another in their vocational discernment. Check out the full story HERE.

KGD
Every Summer, the men of Cardinal Glennon College Seminary lead two, week-long camps for boys in elementary school and middle school. Kenrick-Glennon Days (KGD) is a time of fun and fellowship that allows young men to explore their faith amidst friends! A key attribute that helps in these weeks’ success are the high school “Junior Counselors” or JCs. They follow the lead of the collegians in bringing about an atmosphere of prayer, discernment, and joy.

If you would like to see photos of this event, please visit the Office of Vocations photo album here: KGD ’24 – Google Photos

WORKSHOPS AT KENRICK
While the collegians began classes at SLU earlier in January, the Configuration men had a soft-open to their semester with a week of workshops! Coordinated by the Academic Office, these workshops offered an interactive learning environment broken up by stage-specific material that allow the men to practice hands-on skills that will be useful to them in personal, professional, and pastoral settings (all without assigning any homework!). With both internal and external presenters, the men were able to receive training in various areas:

• Evangelization
• HR Essentials
• Marriage Prep and Religious Ed
• Spiritual Gifts
• Personal and Professional Relationships
• Parish Scenarios
• …many more!