This year we are blessed to have twenty-two seminarians from the Dioceses of Spokane, Baker, and Orange, and the Archdioceses of Portland and San Francisco. Each man at different stages of formation, all are discerning Christ’s call to serve His Church as priests....
Bishop Thomas A. Daly has named Fr. Lucas Tomson, S.T.D. as the next Rector of Bishop White Seminary beginning July 1, 2025. Fr. Tomson will succeed Fr. Daniel Barnett, who has served as Rector since 2015. Fr. Tomson will join two other priests in residence who serve...
By: Grant Whitty, Inland Catholic Around this time last year, 14 young men were preparing for another school year at Bishop White Seminary, and 6 of those men were preparing for their first year of seminary at Cor Christi. However, this year, 20 men have prepared and...
This memorial is for all children who have died, especially those who died before their birth—for any reason—and for their parents, siblings, friends, and all people of goodwill. It is not a protest, but a memorial for those who have never had the chance to grieve,...
Above: Seminarians and discerners stand at the conclusion of Spokane’s Chrism Mass on March 28, 2023. By: Fr. Kyle Ratuiste NOTE: This is the second of a series of articles on understanding seminary formation. Previously, I wrote about the four dimensions of...
The Diocese of Spokane's new program for priestly formation, Cor Christi, began this year with a group of young men from various dioceses in the West. The program was created in response to Pope Francis’ document released seven years ago calling for revision to the...
The repeating sound of sledgehammers hitting concrete could be heard from the street corner of N Astor and E Sinto, just a couple blocks north of Gonzaga University’s campus the morning of November 25, 2022. Inside, contractors and seminarians from Bishop White...
As Bishop of Spokane, my top priority is to form holy priests who will be strong spiritual leaders in our parishes. Established by my predecessor, Bishop Bernard Topel, Bishop White Seminary has been instrumental in the integral, initial formation of young men...
McGivney Hall Will Be a Home for Young Catholic Men Throughout the Northwest as They Discern the Priesthood The Built on Rock Campaign to remodel McGivney Hall, the new building that will house young men discerning the priesthood, has raised about one-third of the...
This year we are blessed to have twenty-two seminarians from the Dioceses of Spokane, Baker, and Orange, and the Archdioceses of Portland and San Francisco. Each man at different stages of formation, all are discerning Christ’s call to serve His Church as priests....
Bishop Thomas A. Daly has named Fr. Lucas Tomson, S.T.D. as the next Rector of Bishop White Seminary beginning July 1, 2025. Fr. Tomson will succeed Fr. Daniel Barnett, who has served as Rector since 2015. Fr. Tomson will join two other priests in residence who serve...
By: Grant Whitty, Inland Catholic Around this time last year, 14 young men were preparing for another school year at Bishop White Seminary, and 6 of those men were preparing for their first year of seminary at Cor Christi. However, this year, 20 men have prepared and...
This memorial is for all children who have died, especially those who died before their birth—for any reason—and for their parents, siblings, friends, and all people of goodwill. It is not a protest, but a memorial for those who have never had the chance to grieve,...
Above: Seminarians and discerners stand at the conclusion of Spokane’s Chrism Mass on March 28, 2023. By: Fr. Kyle Ratuiste NOTE: This is the second of a series of articles on understanding seminary formation. Previously, I wrote about the four dimensions of...
The Diocese of Spokane's new program for priestly formation, Cor Christi, began this year with a group of young men from various dioceses in the West. The program was created in response to Pope Francis’ document released seven years ago calling for revision to the...
The repeating sound of sledgehammers hitting concrete could be heard from the street corner of N Astor and E Sinto, just a couple blocks north of Gonzaga University’s campus the morning of November 25, 2022. Inside, contractors and seminarians from Bishop White...
As Bishop of Spokane, my top priority is to form holy priests who will be strong spiritual leaders in our parishes. Established by my predecessor, Bishop Bernard Topel, Bishop White Seminary has been instrumental in the integral, initial formation of young men...
McGivney Hall Will Be a Home for Young Catholic Men Throughout the Northwest as They Discern the Priesthood The Built on Rock Campaign to remodel McGivney Hall, the new building that will house young men discerning the priesthood, has raised about one-third of the...
A Change in Seminary Formation In 2016, the Vatican’s Congregation for the Clergy provided new guidelines and norms for the priestly formation process throughout the world. These norms call for an additional period of formation at the very beginning of a man’s journey...