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Seminary Year 2026-2027
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The First Five Years: How the Church Can Support Young Priests in a Secular Age
Fr. Stephen Rosetti America: The National Catholic Review Every so often a rumor arises that young priests today are not faring well. It is suggested that they are dispirited and leaving the priesthood in large numbers.In 1999, this rumor was so rife that the Catholic sociologist Dean Hoge led a research project to investigate. Dr. Hoge concluded…
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Fr. Nestor Yakiwchuk Reposes in the Lord
One of our alumni, Fr. Nestor Yakiwchuk, has reposed in the Lord, today, in Winnipeg. Fr. Nestor had served for many decades in the Archeparchy of Winnipeg as a deacon and received the honour of Archdeacon while serving under Metropolitan Maxim. Later, under Metropolitan Michael, he became Econome for the Archeparchy. He was eventually sent…
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Christmas Pastoral Letter of UGCC Bishops of Canada 2013-2014
2013/2014 PASTORAL LETTER OF THE UKRAINIAN CATHOLIC BISHOPS OF CANADA ON THE OCCASION OF THE FEAST OF THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD To the Reverend Clergy, Religious Women and Men, Monastics, Seminarians and Laity Christ is Born! Let us Glorify Him! Welcoming the Stranger in Our Midst! The birth of Jesus. Luke’s Gospel records the birth…
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Pray and Fast for Syria!
With the recent calls to prayer and fasting for Syria by Pope Francis and Patriarch Sviatoslav, the Holy Spirit Seminary community will make September 7 a day of fast and prayer to join with the universal church. We invite all our friends and benefactors to join with us! Here is a news article from the…
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25th Anniversary of Priesthood
Our Spiritual Director, Very Rev. Andrij Onuferko, celebrates his 25th anniversary of ordination to the Holy Priesthood. Fr. Andrij was ordained on July 1, 1988, by Metropolitan Volodymyr (Sterniuk). Some notes on Fr. Andrij: He was Founding Director of Radio Resurrection, based in Belgium, Vice-Rector of the Patriarchal Curia in Lviv, and lecturer in Old…
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Congratulations to One of Our Own!
We just found out today that seminarian Cyril Kennedy has been awarded the Governor General’s Silver Academic Award at Saint Paul University for 2013. We offer glory to God and congratulations to Cyril for this outstanding achievement! Interestingly, this award was given in 2010 to Fr. Alexander Laschuk who was ordained a priest in 2012…
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Change in Funeral Arrangements
There has been a change in the funeral arrangements for Basil Onuferko. As per the funeral home website, they are now: Thursday, June 13, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. Panakhyda McEvoy-Shields Funeral Home and Chapel 1411 Hunt Club Rd. Ottawa Friday, June 14, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. Parastas St John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Shrine 952…
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Basil (Vasyl) Volodymyr Onuferko
Basil (Vasyl) Onuferko, 26, of Ottawa, ON, Canada died tragically in a mid-air collision just north of Phoenix, AZ on Friday May 31, 2013. Basil is the son of Very Rev. Andrew and Maria (Stecyszyn) Onuferko, brother of Thomas (27) and Anna (23), grandson of Luba Onuferko and Zenovia Stecyszyn. Basil was born in Chicago,…
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To Your Servant, Vasyl, Grant Eternal Rest, O Lord
God of spirits and of all flesh, You trampled death, You made the devil powerless, and You gave life to Your world. Now, O Lord, to the soul of Your servant, Vasyl, who has fallen asleep, grant rest in a place of light, a place of verdure, and a place of tranquility, from which pain,…