Recent News
On March 3, Bishop Burns was joined by four bishops and fifteen priests in celebrating a Mass of dedication and thanksgiving for the new Cardinal Farrell Student Center. Following the Mass there was a dedication ceremony and reception in the nearly completed building. The CFSC is a significant step for the future of Holy Trinity Seminary. This building affords seminarians…
Supporters of Holy Trinity Seminary generously responded to our call to Stock the Kitchen in the new Cardinal Farrell Student Center. The seminarians were humbled and overwhelmed by the generosity of all who participated and are eagerly looking forward to cooking and bonding in their new kitchen. Thank you to everyone who purchased a gift or made a donation to…
The seminarians started their spring semester with a boost from the St. Monica Knights of Columbus who so generously donated a bag of school supplies for each of the seminarians. Additionally, they also generously donated bags of supplies for our front office. A sincere THANK YOU to the St. Monica Knights of Columbus!
Members of the Sociedad Guadalupana Dallas celebrated Mass with the seminarians on Sunday, January 27 and presented a check in the amount of $6,600 to Holy Trinity Seminary. This gift was funded by proceeds from their annual raffle, which they hold in conjuction with their annual conference. Thank you to the Guadalupanas for supporting the seminary!
The seminarians prepared themselves for Lent on the weekend of February 22 – 24 during the annual 40 Hours Solemn Devotion. Throughout the weekend, the Blessed Sacrament was exposed as seminarians adored and kept watch for three days around the clock. This beautiful devotion began and ended with processions throughout the seminary, accompanied by bells and incense.
OVER $1.5 MILLION RAISED FOR HOLY TRINITY SEMINARY!!! We are excited to announce that this year’s dinner generated $767,409, which was matched by a very generous family to bring the grand total to $1,534,818. Thank you to everyone who made this possible! We couldn’t have surpassed our $1 million goal without help from the following: Our Anonymous Matching Gift Family Our…
On Friday, October 5, 2018, the Knights of Columbus from St. Monica’s parish hosted a golf tournament for the benefit of multiple charities. Four seminarians from Holy Trinity Seminary participated in the golfing while the Very Rev. James Swift C.M. (Rector) was honored for his dedication and service to the Church. A special thanks to the Knights of Columbus throughout…
Pontifical North American College Raymond Pendleton (Diocese of Corpus Christi), Alex Fry (Diocese of Dallas) and Isaac Oviedo (Diocese of Tyler) have completed their collegiate seminary years and left for Rome on July 18, 2018 to continue their theologate years at the Pontifical North American College. Alex will be studying at the Pontifical Gregorian University, Isaac will be studying at…
Robert Le Grand, Samuel Hastings, Nick Weiss, Jacob Hubbard, William Mobley and Joey Belair, all seminarians from the Diocese of Dallas, accompanied by Father John Szatkowski, embarked on a week-long backpacking trip into the lakes, floral meadows, and summits of the mountains of Eastern Utah via the Trinity-COR program, which was specially tailored for Holy Trinity Seminary through Wyoming Catholic…
Andrew Darling, Scott Johnson and Bryce Baumann, all seminarians from the Diocese of Dallas, are spending their summer in Antigua, Guatemala in a Spanish immersion program. Shortly after arriving, they participated in a three-hour long procession with the Blessed Sacrament led by Archbishop Nicolas Thevenin, Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala. They will also be ministering to those affected by the volcano eruption.
Seminarians Alex Fry (Diocese of Dallas), Raymond Pendleton (Diocese of Corpus Christi), Matthew Tadyshak (Diocese of Dallas), Zachary Muldrow (Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston), Joseph Blackburn (Diocese of Allentown), and Thomas Swierc (Diocese of Corpus Christi) graduated from the University of Dallas on May 13, 2018 with B.A. degrees in Philosophy & Letters and will now continue their theologate studies and formation at…