The Seminary Rector - Forming Priests in Nazareth

This book addresses the specific needs of a rector as he pastors his seminary flock. The book is divided into chapters which address the rector’s role as it relates to the five identities of the priest, discussed in Blessed John Paul II's Pastores Dabo Vobis and the writings of St. Paul: Beloved Son, Loyal Brother, Chaste Spouse, Loving Father, and Good Shepherd. Each chapter contains Scriptural text, discussion of the chapter’s theme, and reflection questions. The basic premise of the book is that Nazareth, the place where Jesus spent His seminal years with Joseph and Mary, was the first seminary, for it was there that Jesus's formation took place.