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Conception To Host Fall Production
Conception Seminary College will present Murder on the Monkey Express by Angie Settlemire with underscoring music by Jonathan Swain as its annual fall theater production this year. The production is scheduled for November 7-9, 2025. You’ll go bananas for Murder on the Monkey Express, a zany, delightful show that’s more comedy than mystery, filled with…
A New Chapter Commences
On Saturday, May 10, Conception Seminary College graduated eight seminarians with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and one with a Bachelor of Philosophical and Theological Studies. Pictured Above: Front Row (left to right): Archbishop Jerome Hanus, OSB, Vice-Rector Fr. Pachomius Meade, OSB, President-Rector Fr. Victor Schinstock, OSB, Abbot-Chancellor Benedict Neenan, OSB, Coordinator of Spiritual…
Conception Seminary College releases Spring 2025 Dean’s List
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 2025 spring semester. To be included on the Dean’s List, a student must be enrolled as a full-time student and earn a 3.70 GPA or higher on at least…
Alumni Spotlight: Fr. Ryan Rojo
Fr. Ryan Rojo is a priest of the Diocese of San Angelo, currently serving as diocesan Vocation Director and Director of Seminarians. Fr. Rojo is an alumnus, a 2011 graduate of Conception Seminary College and a member of the Alumni Board. He attended Mundelein Seminary in the Archdiocese of Chicago and was ordained a priest…
A Firm Foundation: Benedictine spirituality for the diocesan priest
Several years ago, an alumnus of Conception Seminary College called me up to share his experiences after attending the Institute for Priestly Formation Program in Omaha. After unpacking some of his experiences, he told me that his priest-formators said that diocesan priests should cultivate a “monastic heart.” Of course, as a monk, a priest, and…
Pilgrims On A Journey
For the second year, seminary formation staff guided seminarians off-campus “into the wilderness” to begin the Lenten season. Not to be tested for forty days, but just for a few days in prayer and reflection. The adventuresome experience was affectionately referred to as the “Lenten Wilderness Retreat,” and has quickly gained popularity among the seminarians…
Conception Seminary College releases Fall 2024 Dean’s List
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 2024 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 GPA or higher on at least…
Seminary Fall 2024 Events
Open House | Alumni Reunion | Thunder Cup | PFP Day of Giving Open House The fourth annual Seminary Open House was a source of joy and fellowship as the seminary monks and seminarians hosted donors and friends under a big tent. Nearly 200 people came together for Sunday Eucharist and lunch on August…
Monks vs. Seminarians Softball
A high-energy game of softball between the monks and seminarians followed the Labor Day Retreat earlier this semester. The teams took the field at nearby Jefferson C-123 where members of the monastic and seminary communities joined with the local community to cheer them on. The game showcased the competitive nature of many players, but…
Seminary Renews Accreditation
Conception Seminary College received a 10-year renewal of accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission on June 3, 2024. This continues the high standard of accreditation that the seminary has always maintained. HLC is an institutional accreditor recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation to accredit degree-granting colleges…