by vianney | Jan 27, 2023 | Latest
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...
by vianney | Apr 2, 2022 | Latest
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...
by Bishop White Seminary | Dec 16, 2021 | Latest
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...
by Bishop White Seminary | Dec 16, 2021 | Latest
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...
by Bishop White Seminary | Dec 16, 2021 | Latest
A seismic change is coming to Catholic seminaries that will affect every diocese in the world—and the Diocese of Spokane is among the first to respond. Men who feel called to the priesthood—even those who have been fully vetted by their bishops—will not be starting...
by vianney | Jan 8, 2021 | Latest
A new building has been purchased nearby Bishop White Seminary in anticipation of the Vatican’s new requirement of a “Propaedeutic Phase” of formation. The new building, called McGivney Hall, will be renovated to house men who have been accepted as...
