“So help me God, and God’s Holy Gospels on which I place my hand.” With these words, 12 seminarians completed their Oath of Fidelity as they were called to the Sacred Order of Deacon by their dioceses. As “transitional deacons,” these men will be entering their last year of study toward ordination. Our new deacons are: Juan Martin Barajas, Joseph Choi, Ron Clark, Martin Gonza...
St. John Seminary’s Reverend Luke Dysinger, O.S.B, M.D. received a $10,000 grant from the Templeton Foundation for enhancing seminary core courses in Marriage and Sexuality and Medical Ethics with the acquisition and use of computer software for instruction on human anatomy, physiology, genetics, embryology and neuroscience. “This will help seminarians understand underlying ethical and scienti...
As St. John’s Seminary joined with the nation in embracing Pope Francis’ visit to the United States, we extended a welcome to KNBC-TV. News anchor Colleen Williams spoke with some of our seminarians about the inspiration they find in the Holy Father and how his commitment to those in need has deepened their calling....
First-Ever Back-to-School Google Hangout on Air by Archbishop Gomez Engaged Students and Seminarians in the Significance of the Canonization of Blessed Junípero Serra, Papal Visit and Celebrated Launch of New Websites for St. John’s Seminary, Catholic Schools, and Catholic Education Foundation Watch it now! [video][/video] As Catholic students and seminarians start the new schoo...
Order your commemorative book today! I Will Give You Shepherds was created as a celebration of the 75th anniversary of St. John’s Seminary in Camarillo in photography, history and anecdote. More importantly, it was written to give a glimpse into the life and formation of seminarians over the past 75 years. But the story of any seminary is the story of the Gospel taking root in people’s lives....
30 new students, are expected to enter St. John's Seminary to begin the 2015-16 academic year. This will bring the total number of students up to 108, the most in over 10 years. New students are studying for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, the Dioceses of Orange, Fresno. Monterey and San Diego and the Maronite Eparchy of Our Lady of Mt. Lebanon of Los Angeles....
On September 12, 2015, St. John’s Seminary will conclude a year-long celebration of its 75th Aniversary with a Gala Dinner at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. Those to be honored as Distinguished Alumni will be Msgr. Kevin Kostelnik, pastor of the cathedral and a great supporter of vocations with 4 seminarians, three of whom are students at St. John’s. Msgr. Craig Cox, pastor of Our La...
This Summer, Deacon David Otto was ordained for the Dioces of Orange on June 27. Deacon Gregorio Hidalgo was ordained for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles on July 11 in his home of Toledo, Spain. On August 15, Deacons Jeffrey Baker, Joshua Diener, Luis Espinoza, Paolo Garcia, Anthony Garcias, Matthew Murphy, Ethan Southard and Albert Van der Woerd were ordained for service in the Archdiocese of Los ...
In July of 2015, St. John's Seminary welcomed three new members of our resident faculty, Fr. Slawomir Szkredka, Fr. Marco Durazo and Fr. Tim Klosterman, all priests of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Fr. Slowomir has just finished writing his thesis for his doctorate in New Testament Studies from the Biblicum in Rome. Fr. Marco Durazo comes to us after completing his doctoral work at Rome’s Ange...