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SYMPOSIUM on the 60th Anniversary of the Vatican II Decrees on Priestly Life and Ministry and on Priestly Formation

Presbyterorum ordinis and Optatam totius

Dates: Wednesday-Thursday, March 11-12, 2026
Time: Arrival: Wednesday, 7:00 pm | Departure: Thursday, 4:00 pm edt
Cost: $150.00

Registration Deadline: February 25, 2026

Registration Link for the Day:

 

Overnight Accommodations are available in the Center or Seminary for $100/night:

 

 

Presenters

Presenters
Most Rev. James Massa

Most Rev. James Massa
Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn

Rector-President
Professor of Dogmatic Theology
St. Joseph Seminary, Dunwoodie

Bishop Massa will deliver the:

KEYNOTE
The Contemporary Challenges to Priestly Formation

Other Presenters/Presentations

Rev. Hy Nguyen, P.S.S.Rev. Hy Nguyen, P.S.S.
Lumen gentium and Presbyterorum ordinis

Rev. Lawrence Terrien, P.S.S.
The Influence of the French School on Presbyterorum ordinis

Rev. Denis Robinson, O.S.B.
The Components for Initial and Ongoing Spiritual Formation of Priests Today

Rev. Gladstone Stevens, P.S.S.
The Program of Priestly Formation, 6th ed. and its Origins in Optatum totius and Presbyterorum ordinis

The Program

Wednesday, March 11

6:00-7:00 pm Arrival, Registration, Check-in (for those staying overnight at the Center)
7:00 pm Opening Remarks
Rev. Phillip J. Brown, P.S.S., President-Rector
Keynote Address
The Contemporary Challenges to Priestly Formation
Most Rev. James Massa, Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn
Rector-President and Professor of Dogmatic Theology
St. Joseph Seminary, Dunwoodie, NY

Thursday, March 12

9:30 am Welcome
Rev. Msgr. Marc Caron, Director
Center for Continuing Formation
Presentation
Lumen Gentium and Presbytorum ordinis
Rev. Hy Nguyen, P.S.S.
Vice Rector and Associate Professor of Systematic Theology
St. Mary’s Seminary & University
10:15 am Coffee Break
10:30 am Presentation
Presbytorum ordinis, Optatam totius, and PPF6
Rev. Gladstone Stevens, P.S.S.
Rector
Theological College, Washington DC
11:30 am Mass in St. Mary’s Chapel
12:15 pm Lunch in the Refectory
1:15 pm Presentation
The Components for Initial and Ongoing Spiritual Formation Today
Rev. Denis Robinson, O.S.B.
President-Rector and Associate Professor of Systematic Theology
St. Meinrad Seminary, St. Meinrad, IN
2:00 pm Coffee Break
2:15 pm Presentation
The French School and Presbytorum ordinis
Rev. Lawrence Terrien, P.S.S.
Former Superior General
Society of Saint Sulpice
3:00 pm Closing Remarks
Rev. Phillip J. Brown, P.S.S., President-Rector
  Departure

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For more information, contact:

Center for Continuing Formation
St. Mary’s Seminary and University
5400 Roland Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21210
410-864-4102

center (at) stmarys.edu