School of Theology Catalog 2021

Vatican Council (1962-1965). The
Ecumenical Institute holds evening and
Saturday courses in theology and ministry for
the general public. The Archdiocese of
Baltimore utilizes the Ecumenical Institute
for the theological training of many of its lay
ecclesial ministers.
In response to Pope John Paul II’s Apostolic
Exhortation Pastores Dabo Vobis, St. Mary’s
Seminary & University established its residential
Center for Continuing Formation in
1996, furthering its mission by adding programs
for the ongoing formation of ordained
priests. The Center also provides an ideal setting
for meetings of bishops, clergy conferences,
parish groups, and ecumenical organizations.
In 2002 St. Mary’s Seminary & University created
the Raymond E. Brown Center, expanding
the Knott Library and providing further
classroom resources. It also houses the late
Father Raymond Brown’s Johannine research
collection, and the Associated Archives,
which include the historical records of St.
Mary’s Seminary & University, the Society of
St. Sulpice, and the Archdiocese of
Baltimore. They jointly contain many of the
most important documents of the history of
the Catholic Church in the United States.
Access to both is limited by appointment to
qualified scholars and researchers.
Our Lady of the Angels Chapel on the grounds of the former St. Charles College.
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