Holy Orders is the sacrament through which the mission entrusted by Christ to his apostles continues to be exercised in the Church until the end of time…It includes three degrees of order: episcopate, presbyterate, and diaconate" (CCC 1536). Deacons, priest and bishops are essential to the Catholic Church because we believe that they continue the work begun by the apostles.

Seminary is a college or university that prepares young men to be good, effective priests for the people of God. Seminary is a blend of study, prayer and community, and is a fantastic environment for continued discernment of God's will.

Two dynamics are taking place in a seminary.  A seminarian is both trying to discern God's will by being immersed in seminary formation, while at the same time the Church is discerning to discover the fittingness of this vocation.  This takes place thru human, spiritual, intellectual/academic, and pastoral formation.