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I recently completed a Master of Theological Studies program. I am very interested in continuing studies on the history of the Eastern Catholic Churches.

I am aware that Sts. Cyril and Methodius in Pittsburgh is the only seminary for Byzantine Catholics in the US. Would someone please describe the Pontifical Oriental Institute, or any other places of where graduate work can be done? How would this work differently for seminarians and laity?

Thanks and Blessings,

In IC XC
David

Dear David,

You might get in touch with the Metropolitan Sheptytsky Institute at St. Paul's University in Ottawa, Canada. They have degree programs in Eastern Christianity. Among their faculty is Father Taft, who has been extensively quoted in this forum.

John
Pilgrim and Odd Duck

Dear John,

Excellent suggestion!

I have had alot of experience with the faculty and students at the Sheptytsky Institute, and they are all great people who know their stuff very well. This is a wonderful institution.

The link for St Paul's, where you can find the Institute's page is:
http://web.ustpaul.uottawa.ca/sheptytsky/

God bless you in your studies!

In Christ,
Mike (poor sinner)

Dear David / Symeon,

It is NOT the only Byzantine Catholic seminary in the U.S.

There are also:
St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Major Seminary in Washington, DC (affiliated with Catholic University of America),
St. Basil Ukrainian Catholic Minor Seminary in Stamford, CT, and
St. Gregory Melkite-Greek Catholic Seminary in Methuen, Massachusetts (affiliated with Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Seminary).

You might also investigate the Center for Eastern Christian Studies at the University of Scranton (Pa.), run by Byzantine Catholic Jesuit priests of the Ruthenian Eparchy of Passaic. I think they offer a graduate program in Eastern Christian studies.

God bless your studies!

[This message has been edited by RichC (edited 06-15-2001).]

There is a seminary called St. Josephat Seminary in DC. It is Ukrainian Catholic and is near the Ukrainian Catholic National Shrine of the Holy Family (if you ever go to DC, do visit the Shrine for Liturgy - the upper church is finished and it is quite lovely). Both are located near CUA.

Question: Are not the Ukrainian institutions in the U.S. offering courses primarily in Ukrainian? I know that the Melkites are English, but rather small.

Also, St. Vladimir's OCA seminary offers Masters level programs as does the Greek Archdiocese's Holy Cross Theological School in Boston. (Although I believe that Greek is still used periodically in courses.)

Of course, Scranton is a full-fledged University, so there might be more opportunity there. They have a decent web-page.

Blessings!