What Is It Like Going To A Catholic Seminary?

The Catholic Talk Show

Religion & Spirituality, Religion, Christianity

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 23 March 2026

⏱️ 60 minutes

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In this episode of The Catholic Talk Show, Ryan, Ryan, & Fr. Michael share what happens during the seminary education process and how it forms future Catholic priests. 00:00 What Seminary Is Really Like 00:03:45 How the Church Forms Priests 00:05:20 Becoming a Man of Prayer & Discipline 00:07:15 The Seminary Journey (Stages & Timeline) 00:09:51 What You Study in Seminary 00:18:18 A Day in the Life 00:26:28 Brotherhood, Culture & Challenges 00:44:38 Discernment to Ordination Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.8	Hey, everybody.
0:33.3	Welcome back to another episode of the Catholic Talk Show.
0:36.4	Today we're going to be talking about what it's actually like in the seminary.
0:37.1	That's right.
0:55.9	We're with two former seminarians with different outcomes, and we're going to take a look behind the wall of the priest's factory. You know, how are priests trained? How do men become Catholic priests? What do they learn? What do they experience? So if you'd like to learn more about the most important school in the world, stay tuned. All right, yeah, thanks.
0:57.1	I looked in my camera.
0:58.0	Yeah, that's perfect.
1:00.3	Yeah.
1:01.5	All right, good to be back with you guys.
1:04.5	And, yeah, important topic.
1:06.0	I think I get that question sometimes when I tell people I was in the seminary.
1:09.5	Yeah, we have a lot of...
1:10.6	They usually say you?
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