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St. Joseph’s Seminary to Offer Online Degree, Certificate Programs Posted Wednesday, June 30, 2021 12:05 am By CHRISTIE L. CHICOINE Starting this fall, St. Joseph’s Seminary and College in Dunwoodie will offer an online master of arts in theology degree and an online post-baccalaureate certificate in theology to qualified laity, religious and clergy

Saint Joseph's Seminary is hosting a two-day retreat, June 9 and June 10, for Catholic church leaders, evangelical and Pentecostal pastors to discuss Christian unity building. For further information on the John 17 Movement, please visit The John 17 Movement website

SJS MA Program closes its Somers location at John F. Kennedy Catholic Preparatory School.

All of us at St. Joseph's Seminary rejoice at the Apostolic Letter of our Holy Father, Pope Francis, entitled Patris Corde (With a Father's Heart) and his proclamation of a Year of St. Joseph (2020-8 December-2021).

Fr. Brian Graebe, STD, Adjunct for St. Joseph's and Pastor of Basilica of St. Patrick's Old Cathedral published in Archways, Winter 2021 edition

Fr. Michael Bruno, STD, Dean of Seminarians & Professor of Church History Published in Archways, "Ask a Priest"

We give thanks to God for the appointment of Bishop-Elect Robert J. Lombardo, CFR, who today was named by Pope Francis as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago. Bishop-Elect Lombardo is a member of the Ordination Class of 1990 from St. Joseph's Seminary! Ad multos annos!

Father Matthew S. Ernest, S.T.D., Professor and Director of Liturgy, recently published an article in the journal Questions liturgiques/Studies in Liturgy: “Thematic Observations on Lazarus Saturday in Early Hagiopolite Practice.” Questions liturgiques 100 (2020): 138-160.

Msgr. Robert Batule, Professor of Dogmatic Theology, featured in Millennium Magazine: A Marquis Who's Who Magazine Click here to read the article on Msgr. Batule

From Sr. Faustina's Diary (669): "On that day, the very depths of my tender mercy are open. I pour out a whole ocean of graces upon those souls who approach the fount of my mercy ... The soul that will go to confession and receive holy communion shall obtain complete forgiveness of sins and punishment ... Let no soul fear to draw near to me, even though its sins be scarlet."

Rev. Dr. Eugen J. Pentiuc, Archbishop Demetrios Professor of Biblical Studies and Christian Origins at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, has been awarded an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree by Babes-Bolyai University in Cluj, Romania.

The announcement of Msgr. Vaccari's transition from rector of Saint Joseph's Seminary to president of Catholic Near East Welfare Assoc. (CNEWA) upon the retirement of Msgr. John Kozar was made public on Tuesday, October 20, 2019

Two former faculty members of Saint Joseph's are nominated for Auxiliary Bishops for the Archdiocese of New York.

'Tuesday, March 26th at 11am will air the first of "St. Joseph's Seminary: Forming the Future" Second Episode airs on April 2 at 11am Catholic Faith Network is available as follows: Optimum channel 29 (Long Island)/137(NY & NJ), Verizon FiOS TV channel 296, and Charter Spectrum channel 162 (CT)/471 (NY & 5 Boroughs). CFN is also available on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/user/TelecareTV

Dr. Donna Eschenauer, Associate Dean & Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology has published a new book, A Journey through the Three Days: Theological Reflections on the Paschal Triduum.

Prof. David Bonagura has published a book, Steadfast in Faith: Catholicism and the Challenges of Secularism.

Monday night we were honored to welcome back Bishop Richard Henning, Auxiliary Bishop of Rockville Centre, who served on our faculty, our Board of Trustees, and as past Rector of Immaculate Conception Seminary in Huntington. Bishop Henning instituted our II Year Theologians as Lectors and our III Year Theologians as Acolytes.

Sunday, October 21st, 2 - 4pm in the Library at the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception; 440 West Neck Road Huntington, NY For more information: email libraryweb@icseminary.edu