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Stephen Kirby (left), a parishioner of St. John the Evangelist in Severna Park, and Connor Schmidt, a parishioner of St. Ignatius of Loyola in Ijamsville, are preparing to become priests for the Archdiocese of Baltimore. (Courtesy photos)

RADIO INTERVIEW: Seminarians discuss discernment and seminary life

March 29, 2021
By Catholic Review Staff
Catholic Review
Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Vocations

On the March 28, 2021 episode of “Catholic Review Radio,” Father Steven Roth, vocations director for the Archdiocese of Baltimore, spoke with two Baltimore seminarians studying at St. John Paul II Seminary in Washington, D.C.

Connor Schmidt, a parishioner of St. Ignatius in Ijamsville, and Stephen Kirby, a parishioner of St. John the Evangelist in Severna Park, share their thoughts on seminary life and discerning a religious vocation.

Kirby and Schmidt both take college classes at The Catholic University of America and are preparing to become priests for the Archdiocese of Baltimore.

Listen to the full show below. For more information about Ignatian retreats at Loyola, click here.

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