St. Joseph's Seminary, Dunwoodie

{{TOCright}} '''St. Joseph's Seminary and College''', sometimes referred to as '''[[Dunwoodie, Yonkers, New York|Dunwoodie]]''', after the [[Yonkers, New York]] neighborhood it is located in, is the major [[seminary]] of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York|Archdiocese of New York]]. Its primary mission is to form men for the [[priesthood]] in the [[Catholic Church]]. It educates men destined to serve within the Archdiocese and other [[archdiocese]]s and [[diocese]]s both in the [[United States]] and abroad. Once called the "[[West Point]] of Seminaries" for its thorough education and strict discipline, St. Joseph's Seminary holds a reputation as one of the more prestigious and theologically [[Orthodoxy|orthodox]] Roman Catholic seminaries in the United States. As both a [[college]] and seminary, it has been [[accredited]] both through [http://www.msche.org/ Middles States Commission on Higher Education] and the [[Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum)]], respectively. It can, thus, offer the degrees of [[Master of Divinity]] and [[Bachelor of Sacred Theology|S.T.B.]] to seminarians who have fulfilled the proper academic requirements. Those who maintain an acceptable [[grade point average]] and fulfill other academic requirements are eligible for a [[Master of Arts (postgraduate)|Master of Arts]]. Attached to the seminary is an Institute for Religious Studies which prepares candidates for the [[diaconate]] and offers non-seminarians, both [[laity]] and [[clergy]], an opportunity to earn a M.A. ==Location== Located in the [[Dunwoodie, Yonkers, New York|Dunwoodie]] section of [[Yonkers, New York]], the seminary is about 16 miles north of the [[St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York|Cathedral of St. Patrick]] in midtown [[Manhattan]]. ==History== The [[Archdiocese of New York]] had operated seminaries at [[Fordham, Bronx, New York|Fordham]] (once affiliated with what is now [[Fordham University]]) staffed by diocesan and, later, [[Jesuit]] priests, and then [[Troy, New York|Troy]]. In 1896, under Archbishop [[Michael Corrigan]], the seminary was transferred to Yonkers under the charge of the [[Society of Saint-Sulpice|Sulpicians]]. Originally it was staffed by [[Sulpicians]] and diocesan priests. The Seminary has hosted [[Pope John Paul II]] in 1995 and [[Pope Benedict XVI]] on April 19, 2008. They both led an afternoon prayer service and visited with the seminarians. ==Intellectual Life== In addition to degrees of M.Div., S.T.B., and M.A., offered, the seminary, through its various chairs, hosts visiting scholars throughout the academic year. Seminarians are given the opportunity to take part in interreligious discussions with students of non-Catholic seminaries of the metropolitan area. Each spring, the seminary publishes ''The Dunwoodie Review'', successor to the early 20th century ''New York Review'' (1905-1908). Previously published at least annually and bi-annually from 1961 until 1974, the journal has been annually published since 1990 as a student managed theological journal whose content is provided by seminary faculty members and students. ==Seminary formation== The seminary's primary mission is to educate men studying for the priesthood. In doing so, it seeks to inculcate a structured schedule of public and private prayer. Besides four years of academic work, students are required to take part in charitable activities. Seminarians pray together three times a day, at Morning and Evening prayers and at Mass. From Monday through Saturday the [[Blessed Sacrament]] is exposed for one hour for private adoration by the seminarians. Each year, approved seminarians progress towards the Priesthood by receiving various ecclesiatical ministries and eventually [[Holy Orders]]. Those in first year are instituted as [[Lector]]s and often receive Candidacy in solemn rites. Those in the second year of study receive the official ministry of [[Acolyte]]. The beginning of the fourth year is usually when the order of [[Deacon]] is conferred. The cardinal himself ordains archdiocesan seminarians to the Priesthood at the cathedral of St. Patrick in May of the final semester. New priests are immediately assigned to serve in a parish. ==Seminary functions== The seminary building serves many other archdiocese functions. The priest personnel board meets weekly. [[Pre-Cana]] conferences for those preparing for the [[Catholic marriage|sacrament of Matrimony]] are hosted monthly. Each year around Christmas, the archdiocesan choir performs in the chapel. On campus is one of the archdiocesan tribunals and the studio of ITV. Throughout the year both days of prayer and days of further education are scheduled for the clergy of the archdiocese. On campus is also the St. John Neumann Seminary Residence and Hall of the Archdiocese which in collaboration with [[St. John's University (New York)|St. John's University]] in [[Queens]] offers courses in philosophy equivalent to a B.A. for men studying for the priesthood. ===Rectors=== {{multicol}} *[[Edward R. Dyer, S.S.]] 1896-1902 *[[James F. Driscoll, S.S]] 1902-1909 *[[John P. Chidwick]] 1909-1922 *[[James T. McEntyre]] 1922-1930 *[[Arthur J. Scanlan]] 1931-1940 *[[John Michael Fearns]] 1940-1956 *[[Charles O'C. Sloane]] 1956-1958 *[[Francis Frederick Reh]] 1958-1962 *[[Thomas Andrew Donnellan|Thomas A. Donnellan]] 1962-1964 *[[Edwin B. Broderick]] 1964-1968 {{multicol-break}} *[[Edward J. Montano]] 1968-1973 *[[Austin B. Vaughan]] 1973-1979 *[[John J. Mescall]] 1979-1982 *[[Edward M. Connors]] 1982-1985 *[[Edwin Frederick O'Brien|Edwin F. O'Brien]] 1985-1989 *[[Raymond T. Powers]] 1990-1994 *[[Edwin Frederick O'Brien|Edwin F. O'Brien]] 1994-1997 *[[Francis J. McAree]] 1997-2001 *[[Peter G. Finn]] 2001-2007 *[[Gerald Thomas Walsh]] 2007-present {{multicol-end}} ===Notable Faculty=== *[[J. M. Lelen|Rev. Father J. M. Lelen, PhD ]] *[[Joseph Augustine Di Noia|Archbishop Joseph Augustine Di Noia]] (2004-2005) *[[Sara Butler]] (2001-2009) *[[William Bartley Smith]] (1971-2009) *[[Lorenzo Albacete]] *[[Benedict Groeschel|Benedict Groeschel, O.F.M. Cap.]] ==Notable alumni== *[[James Francis McIntyre|James McIntyre]] — Cardinal Archbishop of Los Angeles (1948-1970) *[[Terence Cooke]] — Cardinal Archbishop of New York (1968-1983) *[[Patrick Aloysius O'Boyle]] — Cardinal Archbishop of Washington (1947-1973) *[[Theodore Edgar McCarrick]] — Cardinal Archbishop of Washington (2001-2006) *[[Edwin Frederick O'Brien]] — Archbishop of Baltimore (2007-present) *[[John Joseph Mitty]] — Archbishop of San Francisco (1935-1961) *[[Timothy A. McDonnell]] — Bishop of Springfield, Massachusetts *[[Philip Joseph Furlong|Philip J. Furlong]] — Auxiliary Bishop of the United States Military Vicariate (1956-1971) *[[Stan Fortuna]] — priest of the [[Community of Franciscan Friars of the Renewal]], musician *[[Frank Pavone]] — priest, Director of [[Priests for Life]], founder of [[Missionaries of the Gospel of Life]] *[[Michael T. Martine]] —Judicial Vicar Interdiocesan Tribunal Metropolitan Province of New York *[[Henry J. Mansell]] — Archbishop of Hartford, Connecticut (1957-1959) *[[David Tracy]] — Catholic theologian, University of Chicago Divinity School (1969-2008) *[[Michael Vorris]] — layman, founder of RealCatholicTV. *[[John P. Meier]] — priest of New York, professor of Scripture at [[Notre Dame University]] ==External links== *[http://archny.org/seminary/st-josephs-seminary-dunwoodie/ St. Joseph's Seminary] website *[http://www.dunwoodiereview.org/ The Dunwoodie Review] (St. Joseph's Seminary Theological Journal) official website {{Colleges and universities in Westchester County, New York}} {{coord missing|New York}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Joseph's Seminary, Dunwoodie}}