Undergraduate Formation Session: Discernment

This year's Undergraduate Formation Session: Discernment will be led by Fr. Peter Ryan, SJ.

During this time, you'll have the opportunity to learn about the practice and history of discernment, while making connections with fellow classmates. Discernment is a vital part of the Christian life and is pertinent to your studies here at the seminary. This session will not only equip you with the necessary knowledge to better discern in your own life but also to apply it to your efforts in ministry and evangelization.

*Students pursuing the following degrees are required to attend all three Undergraduate Formation sessions at least once during their program: Basic Diploma, Associate of Arts in Ministry Degree, Certificate in Lay Ecclesial Ministry, and Pastoral Theology Major.*

All students at Sacred Heart Major Seminary are welcome and encouraged to come! Register now - spots are limited!

Please contact Ruth Giroux in the Institute for Lay Ministry if you have any questions (313) 883-8711/ [email protected].

We hope to see you there!

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A priest of the Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus, Fr. Ryan was ordained in 1987. Before coming to Sacred Heart Major Seminary, he served as Executive Director of the Secretariat of Doctrine and Canonical Affairs at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Prior to that he served as Professor of Moral Theology and Director of Spiritual Formation at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary in St. Louis; Professor of Moral Theology at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg, Maryland; and Assistant Professor of Theology at Loyola College in Maryland.

Fr. Ryan is a member of the executive boards of the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars and the Courage apostolate, was a senior fellow of the Westchester Institute for Ethics and the Human Person, and is a past president of the Jesuit Philosophical Society. He is currently working on a book on tentatively titled The Blessed, the Damned, and Personal Vocation: A Christological Eschatology.

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