This confessional was designed to be moved from place to place so that priests could hear the confessions of parishioners across the countryside. The priest sat in the center while two penitents knelt on either side of the confessional and spoke through the grills, as is still done today. As the confessional was not enclosed, passersby could easily see who was receiving their penance that day.
While 2024 and 1949 are far distant, some things never change: the changing attitudes as you progress through your seminary journey, the coziness of the…
Learn about our Alm’s Box. This heavy wooden box would have been placed outside of a church in the doorway for citizens to contribute to the poor.
Seminarians have a convenient method to get their laundry done in the residence in 2024. However, in 1935, new methods were being employed, with some confusion and disorganization amongst participants.
If you take a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, you will likely find a book in the shops called Flowers from the Holy Land, usually…
A seminary ice cream parlour? Who wouldn’t want that? Culver’s is nice, but wandering into an on-campus establishment would be even nicer. Perhaps we should…
As spring approaches, the campus is slowly growing green and fragrant again. In 1943, the seminarians took a scenic walk through the campus to record…