The Seminary Up-Close | Ep. 5: The MHT Origin Story

[michaelkeane]

I am a 75 year old practising Catholic all my life .Bishop Sanborn makes me feel honoured to be a Practising Catholic .Such an intelligent man .

[santiagofernandezsuarez]

Great job Steven in your role doing the interview. I listen to the stories from His Excellency and he would be perfect for a movie. What His excellency and his priests have built is amazing. Clearly assisted by the Holly Ghost.

[faretoremember]

so grateful for ALL content coming from MHT and His Excellency

[MKUltraPangolin]

I had my First Communion at Most Holy Trinity at West Point New York. Thank you, Your Excellency and Stephen.

[imuninspired]

One of the best MHTS vids ever I think. Amazing and vital work. Thank you so much!

[Otter_skin]

May God bless his excellency. My uncle, Fr. Zapp, speaks with such pride in having been taught by him.

[gggvgg]

Bishop Sanborn is such an exceptional man. What a life! Thanks be to God.

[the.santos.lives.]

His excellency is so smart and great to listen to. Some of the best are not well known by the masses. He really makes the stuff I hear from my parish priest seem like slop.

[derekbaughmen]

Can the Seminary provide photos from the episcopal consecration of Bp Sanborn? We’d love to see it!

[Jay-rn]

Only by God's mercy do we still have a handful of valid priests and Bishops. This man had to be touched by the Holy Ghost to ward off all the attacks that came at him. I have always believed that the Church would have to have a Holy intervention to rise victorious over the evil that surrounds her. There is a belief among many Catholics that a Holy Pope would be put in place by St. Peter and Saint Paul. I believe this man would be a good candidate.

[dianestrutz]

Bishop Sanborn, thank you for your many sacrifices to preserve the Faith of Jesus Christ taught by the apostles. You and your spiritual family are in my prayers. Thank you for posting so much teaching on line. You never mentioned the late Father John Hardon. Did he not ever figure in your learning process?

[JacquesMigne]

The Syro-Malabar Church is Catholic (although in union with V-2 religion), did His Excellency mean the Syro-Malankara Schismatics? Just curious thanks.

[mariekatherine]

Ideal is an age 75 mind and spirit with the body and stamina of a 26 year old!

[dianestrutz]

Saint John Bosco's seminary experience was a lack of physical warmth. That eliminates a few candidates.

[angelagoggins]

Steven, I have an electronic copy of the picture referenced in the podcast. I also have been back in the school/chapel in Warren within the last year and have a few pictures from there as well.

[ChristopherBrowne-fonl]

Well do I remember most of these milestones and events related by His Excellency, as well as the circumstances which didn’t always convey an assurance.

I must say, however, that I am disappointed to learn that MHT will be a Thesis-only seminary. If Bishop Sanborn now realizes that there was pressure to conform, and wasn’t able to correct then (since he wasn’t aware there was an issue), why not correct the matter now? Why maintain two separate seminaries for the two groups (RCI and SGG) after the recent, much sought-after easing of tensions? I, personally, think the Thesis explains better the vacancy, but I am more likely to be served by a priest out of SGG, and not the RCI. Why, then, should I continue to support MHT?

[TomBrown]

You gentlemen may want to read through Instructions for Novices by the early 20th century Dominican Hyacinthe-Marie Cormier. It’s not exactly what you’re looking for, but it has some fantastic insights.

[dianestrutz]

What theological sources dominate your seminary's formation, your Excellency?

[emmanueldeveragareza]

I'm in the Philippines, where is the mission here please?

[DT-czsl]

Do you ever associate with or talk to Bishop Pivarunas? and do you share any missions with the CMRI priests, and if not why not being you all get your orders from the same bishop Thuc.
The reason I ask is I know that the CM RI have missions here and there that only get mass and sacraments once, sometimes less, per month. And it just seems to me that if we're all just Catholic at the end of the day, maybe if you all work together more could be done.