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SJV partnered with NoGreaterLove.Life to journey with seminarians who are ministering to others at campus, on the streets, and from the sidewalks of Planned Parenthood. We hope this series inspires and encourages your own adventure of being loved by and bringing others more deeply into the Heart of the Father.

What does it mean to be a man in the arena? This expression from President Theodore Roosevelt’s “Citizenship in a Republic” speech at the Sorbonne in Paris (April 23, 1910) has woven itself deeply into the culture at SJV: “It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong

SJV was blessed to catch up with Fr. Jonathan Meyer, ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis in 2003. This marks his tenth year as pastor of four parishes comprising seven churches in Dearborn County, Indiana. He maintains a presence on the internet with weekly homilies and other teachings and began ministering as a National Preacher for the Eucharistic Revival in 2022.

We were honored to catch up with three men whose time at SJV prepared them for the Lord’s call to live their fatherhood in the domestic church and lay ministry.

Our 39 new men have already made a mark on SJV as the largest class in 10 years!

We were honored and overjoyed to host Relevant Radio’s Family Rosary Across America at our chapel on October 16.

We thank God for continuing to edify us through the gift of consecrated religious in our midst.

How do parents manage the mix of emotions that accompany their son’s discernment of a priestly vocation? Here’s a story you won’t want to miss from Mrs. Jennifer Sustacek, the mother of newly-ordained Fr. Ryan Sustacek (SJV 2020)!

SJV had a conversation with Father Mike Schmitz ’99 to hear how he is bringing beauty to and elevating the role of sacred art at the UMD Newman Center (Duluth, MN).

SJV caught up with Father Tom Milota ’88 to hear how he is bringing beauty to and elevating the role of sacred art in his parish, St. Petronille (Glen Ellyn, IL).