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“I am just so happy to be back on campus,” said one enthusiastic seminarian returning for his senior year. The seminarians returned to campus in August, excited to be on campus and see one another in person. Even though various precautions were put...
Recently a colleague at Conception Seminary College paid me a compliment. Like me, he was returning to work in the seminary for a second time after a break. He said I gave him confidence this time to do his ministry better because, as Dean of Students,...
CONCEPTION, Mo. - The Office of the Registrar at Conception Seminary College, in Conception, Missouri, announced the students named to the Dean’s List for the 2020 fall semester.
To be included on the Dean’s List, a student must be enrolled as...
Note: Recent graduate Brian Jacobson, of the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas, shares his reflection on his call to the priesthood and his time at Conception.
First and foremost, I am a beloved son of an amazing Father. Like many young men, I love...
CONCEPTION, Mo. - The Office of the Registrar at Conception Seminary College, in Conception, Missouri, announced the students named to the Dean’s List for the 2020 spring semester.
To be included on the Dean’s List, a student must be enrolled...
CONCEPTION, Mo. - The Office of the Registrar at Conception Seminary College, in Conception, Missouri, announced the students named to the Dean’s List for the 2019 fall semester.
To be included on the Dean’s List, a student must be enrolled as...
Conception Seminary College will present their annual fall theater production, entitled Greater Tuna, by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears, and Ed Howard.
The play is a looney, hilarious comedy send-up of small-town morals and mores. What do Arles Struvie,...
CONCEPTION, Mo. — Open auditions for all acting roles will be held at Conception Seminary College for its upcoming production of Greater Tuna by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears, and Ed Howard. The auditions will be Monday, September 9, at 7:30 p.m. in the...
CONCEPTION, Mo. – Conception Seminary College celebrated the annual commencement ceremony in the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception on Saturday, May 11, 2019. Twenty seminarians completed the requirements to earn undergraduate degrees and become...
CONCEPTION, Mo. - The Office of the Registrar at Conception Seminary College, in Conception, Missouri, announced the students named to the Dean’s List for the 2019 spring semester.
To be included on the Dean’s List, a student must be enrolled...
CONCEPTION, Mo. - The Office of the Registrar at Conception Seminary College, in Conception, Missouri, announced the students named to the Dean’s List for the 2018 fall semester.
To be included on the Dean’s List, a student must be enrolled as...
[caption id="attachment_38519" align="alignright" width="800"] Last year's cast of 12 Incompetent Jurors[/caption]
Conception Seminary College will present their annual fall theater production, entitled The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon.
The fairy...
[caption id="attachment_38463" align="alignright" width="450"] Conception Seminary College regularly hosts speakers to further enrich the lives of students and guests.[/caption]
The Conception Abbey and Seminary Library will present speakers Dr. James...
Conception, Mo. – Summer is usually a quiet time of renewal on the campus of Conception Abbey and Seminary College as students are gone between semesters. However, campus buzzed with life last week, July 16-20, all because of a unique summer experience...
CONCEPTION, Mo. – Conception Seminary College celebrated the annual commencement ceremony in the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception on Saturday, May 12, 2018. Fifteen seminarians completed the requirements to earn undergraduate degrees and become...
CONCEPTION, Mo. - The Office of the Registrar at Conception Seminary College, in Conception, Missouri, announced the students named to the Dean’s List for the 2018 spring semester.
To be included on the Dean’s List, a student must be enrolled...
[caption id="attachment_38114" align="alignright" width="400"] Encounter With God's Call gave young men a glimpse into life as a seminarian and to discern God's calling in their lives.[/caption]
Encounter With God’s Call is a seminary discernment...
Twelve men from Conception Seminary College traveled to Mundelein Seminary in Chicago for the 18th Annual Father Pat O’Malley Invitational Basketball Tournament held January 26-28, 2018. The Sons of Thunder were one of sixteen seminaries competing and...
The Office of the Registrar at Conception Seminary Collge, Conception, Mo. announces the students named to the Dean's List for the 2017 fall semester.
To be included on the Dean's List, a student must be enrolled as a full-time student and earn a 3.70...
“We’re just a bunch of normal guys,” said Shane Kiethermes of Loose Creek, Mo. about the 99 young men who attended the fall Encounter With God’s Call discernment weekend at Conception Seminary College November 11-13, 2017.
Shane is a senior...
Conception Seminary College to hold fall play
[caption id="attachment_31118" align="alignright" width="401"] Last year's play cast of The Aliens Are Coming![/caption]
Conception Seminary College will present the hilarious comedy entitled 12 Incompetent...
Board of Regents meetings and annual Thunder Cup Soccer and Volleyball Tournament held at Conception Seminary College
It was a busy weekend at Conception Seminary College in Conception, Mo. as they hosted their fall meetings of the Board of Regents and...
[caption id="attachment_30986" align="alignright" width="400"] Members of the Conception Seminary College Mariachi Band perform for a packed house of family and seminarians.[/caption]
Conception Seminary College hosted their annual fall Family Weekend...
Conception Seminary College honors Mr. Brian Bergkamp with Distinguished Alumni Award
[caption id="attachment_30381" align="alignright" width="450"] Mr. and Mrs. Ned and Teresa Bergkamp of Cheney, Ks. and family receive the Distinguished Alumni Award...
[caption id="attachment_21779" align="alignleft" width="300"] Seminarians enjoying a barbecue before the beginning of the term.[/caption]
It has been a busy two weeks as twenty-eight new seminarians arrived on the campus of Conception Seminary College...
The Basilica of the Immaculate Conception on the campus of Conception Seminary College brimmed with graduates, family, and friends on Saturday, May 13, 2017, as thirty-one seminarians completed the requirements to earn bachelor’s degrees this spring.
Conception...
Conception Seminary College announces Spring 2017 Dean’s List
The Office of the Registrar at Conception Seminary College, Conception, Mo. announced the students named to the Dean’s List for the 2017 spring semester.
To be included on the Dean’s...
Conception Seminary College Announces Fall 2016 Dean's List
The Office of the Registrar at Conception Seminary College, Conception, Mo. announced the students named to the Dean’s List for the 2016 fall semester.
To be included on the Dean’s List,...
Soccer and volleyball tournament brings together seminarians discerning God's call
The 9th Annual Thunder Cup Soccer and Volleyball Tournament will be held October 15-16 at Conception Seminary College in Conception, Mo. Seven seminaries from across the...
Vocations supported at Conception Seminary College's annual Family Weekend
Discerning a priestly vocation, sometimes over six hours from home, can be challenging for both seminarians and their families. This is why Conception Seminary College hosted...
Priests and seminarians from KC-SJ and KCK gather for annual golf event
The 25th annual Seminarians and Priests Appreciation Day was held Monday, 19 September at the Nicklaus Golf Club at Lionsgate in Overland Park, Kansas. Over 300 people were in...
The blood drive at Conception Abbey and Seminary College held on Tuesday, September 20 brought in 70 donors! This was just shy of our record breaking 70 donors from last spring. Seminarians, monks, staff, and area residents of the Conception community...
High school youth conference expands to Conception, Missouri
“One Bread, One Cup” – a five-day liturgical leadership conference for high school youth and the adults who minister to them – is coming to Conception, MO, in 2017.
For more than...
A Benedictine monastery and a seminary college is an important place for high school boys to visit. A positive experience at such an impressionable age, even if only for the weekend, lends the opportunity to strengthen a young person’s faith and help...
On Thursday May 19, 2016, Br. Etienne Huard, OSB, was ordained to the transitional diaconate by Bishop James V. Johnston of the Diocese of Kansas City – St. Joseph. Witnessed by his brother monks, family, and friends, it was a truly joyful occasion...
Conception, Mo – May 16, 2016 – On Saturday May 14, 2016, Conception Seminary College concluded its academic year with a commencement ceremony in the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception. Thirteen men received their Bachelor of Arts degree. They...
When I first came to Conception, I hadn’t participated in a Field Day (a day typically dedicated to playing as many sports as possible for as long as possible) since I was in 8th grade. So when the end of the academic year rolled around and I had...
Fr. Paul, Freshmen Chaplain, wrote this for the monastic blog, "Listen, my Son" - Check out what the freshmen of Conception Seminary College were up to last weekend!
Every year the different classes in the seminary college will organize a class outing....
Conception, Mo. – Bishop Mark J. Seitz of the Diocese of El Paso visited his seminarians studying at Conception Seminary College in Conception, Mo. on the weekend of April 2-3. Currently, the diocese has three men preparing for the priesthood at CSC,...
