Disciples of the Lord

Missionary Priests for the New Evangelization

About the NDS Vision of Formation

Human Formation

The human personality of the priest is to be a bridge and not an obstacle for others in their meeting with Jesus Christ the Redeemer of the human race.

Human Formation at NDS

Spiritual Formation

Formation steadily points to the center, which is spiritual formation...the core which unifies and gives life to being a priest and acting as a priest”

Spiritual Formation at NDS

Intellectual Formation

There is a reciprocal relationship between spiritual and intellectual formation in accordance with the classical adage credo ut intelligam (‘I believe in order to know’).

Intellectual Formation at NDS

Pastoral Formation

Pastoral formation, the culmination of the entire formation process, prepares mento enter into communion with the charity of Christ the Good Shepherd.

Pastoral Formation at NDS

Oktoberfest
Contrary to what its name might suggest, Oktoberfest begins in September. And NDS embraced its celebration fully: there […]

Welcome Back Gathering
Completing one week of classes, the seminarians hosted a poolside gathering as a way to continue building fraternity […]

New Seminarians
We welcomed 34 new seminarians from around the United States bringing our enrollment to 140 seminarians. This new […]

St. Louis Cathedral — Orientation Week 2017
Before the 2017-2018 Academic year started, Notre Dame Seminary welcomed 34 new seminarians from many different dioceses and […]

NDS Graduation Ceremony
Commencement at Notre Dame Seminary took place on Thursday, May 11. Both seminarians and lay students received diplomas. […]