Priesthood

4 American Catholic Priests Who Truly Memorialize Honor and Heroism

On Memorial Day we remember those who have given their lives in service to our country, for us and for our freedom. Highlighting a few priests who also served our country, two of these also gave their lives in service of the sacraments and the lives of the men on the battlefield to whom they ministered.   …

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January Madness-The Annual Seminarian Basketball Tournament

The NCAA has March Madness; Catholic seminaries have January Madness*. Every year, young men from seminaries all across the country flock to Mundelein Seminary for the annual Father Pat O’Malley Invitational. Yes, that’s right. Seminarians playing basketball. For 16 years, Mundelein has hosted an annual basketball tournament for seminarians. In 2013, then-Father (now Bishop) Robert …

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