SemLyfe exsists to provide a window in the world of seminary formation, and answer any questions about seminary or the priesthood. It is hosted by seminaries from the Catholic Diocese of Wichita currently studying with the St. Joseph House of Formation in Wichita, KS.
Suggested talking points: Renovation Plans - open floor to the extreme? Trending 'fashion' items. Excellence of C.S. Lewis. Q&A vocation stories from first time SemLyfe-ers Nolan and Issac. Christmas Cards from grad school kids. New music from Grace Veronica.
Suggested talking points: Christmas break stories, zombie survival treachery, Fr. Mike the football MVP, The Will Mohr Challenge, and movements in our spiritual life.
The second part of our finals week finale! We share recent movements without our retreats and put our Fine Art skills to the test as we write and perform a cover song live! (listeners with excellent senses of pitch and rhythm are advised to proceed at their own risk.)
Part 1 of our 2 part finals week finale! "Bah Kling Klang" is the meme of the month, Will takes us through his vision of a pattern recognition class, and we share our paper topics. Don't forget to check beck next week where our fine arts formation is put to the test!
Suggested talking points: Holy Water River. Best ultimate players in the city? Most confusing quotes from our reading this month. Reflecting on the life and funeral of Bp. Gerber. ¿Esta nublado? Proving our listeners wrong.
We're officially back for another season of 'excellence'. We explore the pillars of formation, especially our self-introduced pillars of academic and fine arts formation. We delve the depths of Cole's Newman Spirit, recount our experience of our first real silent retreat, and share the gourmet outcome of La Croix + 2% Milk. Musical Guest Tomas Nolla on the Violin
Our second Summer Special Episode! We check in with Dillon and Jon in the Spanish immersion program. Will we have a Spanish edition of our Podcast soon? Caleb describes his new favorite skit. Matt shares tales of Camp Totus Tuus, and we reflect on the role of prayer in our work.
ON THE ROAD: Recorded during day 3 of Totus Tuus training in Ost, KS! Some new voices as we start to meet the new members of the House, and our first theologian joins in. We review Ordination highlights and why training is turning out better than we had thought it might be. Our live studio audience asks some questions.
Last show of the semester! We reflect on the year, listen to Ep. 1 to see how far we have come, discuss how we show love in community, and the incredible opportunity for fraternity that we have had. Then, looking ahead to what the summer shows could look like, we review A Quiet Place, and tell you about that one time Caleb lost his kindle. Stick around to the end to hear a clip from our Latin Play!
BREAKING: The HoF is extending for a third year, we talk to Fr. Chad about it (for the first interview in show history). Classes we wish were real. Thomas hears the phrase 'Cat's Pajamas' for the first time. We preview our paper topics.
Easter at the HoF, Yodeling? Answering YOUR questions about discerning for other diocese, and our oddest gifts. Meet the characters for our upcoming latin play!
11, the big mile stone? Caleb loves his parents more than his cat. Thomas and the Nguyens are getting jacked, but Cooke confirms that exercise is bad for you. A fond farewell to Andrew. How should discerning out of seminary be perceived? What if your lent feels mediocre? We discuss.
Fewer hosts this week, but a longer show? Go figure. Free weekend recap, is Harvey the official house mascot? An auditory tour of the studio. Breaking news on our summer employment prospects. We talk Totus Tuus. More questions answered including, "Can you be a seminarian if you have had a girlfriend?"
Rise and fall of the great HoF prank war. Weekend of recollection: napping edition. Share your prayer! 5th graders ask us questions. We get oddly hung up over what "amen" means, Whats treading, speed round edition.
Recorded from our booth at KCCSC! Conference takeaways - both real and less real. GUESS THAT SAINT returns with an unexpected victor. Catholic Schools week, and our visit to All Saints School. BWTech is trending.
1 week into classes, the grind is on. Andrew apparently doesn't roll his eyes all the time. We're all homeschooled now! Matt microwaves tuna. Eggs are trending. We talk way to much about Catan. Catch us at KCCSC!
Sems on break, recorded at the stroke of midnight. Home and parish life. Matt and Thomas are straight fire. Gratitude expressed.
Thanksgiving special! Encounter weekend, BREAKING NEWS, Saint trivia round 1
Setting the Record Straight, The Nut Farm, National Vocation Awareness Week, Prayer Life, Kapaun/Carroll Football, St. Leo and the Huns.
Back from our free weekend! Not all podcasts can be winners... What it means to be a public person at Newman, time travel with the saints, how do you apply for seminary? And some good. good, 'professional' Foley work.
Are we real seminarians? What is the St. Joseph House of Formation? Patron saints, Sem to Sem with Andrew Hamel, Mo's Flow, dabbing at the speed of light.
First episode! Introductions, Irish accents, witnessing the beatification of Stanley Rother.