The St. Charles Seminary

For a long time, I thought the area that I live in was quite... boring. Lots of flat land, straight roads, and cornfields.

However, I recently realized the beauty of my side of Ohio, especially as a Catholic. We have MANY Gothic-revival churches in our area, along with a beautiful Shrine of Holy Relics and a hundred-year old seminary.

This is a video of the St. Charles Seminary, which not only houses retired priests and brothers, but also seniors of the public. In the estate is a grave, a farm, the housing, and a gorgeous chapel. The seminary is located just south of the small community of Carthagena, Ohio, which is about a ten minute drive from my hometown.

On the third floor of the seminary is a parlor room with a real nice baby grand. I went ahead and recorded myself playing it, which can be heard in the duration of this video!

The seminary was named after the Italian, Saint Charles Borromeo, patron of the arts and learning. His feast day is November 4.

Enjoy!

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[tyrriansaiyel]

Wow, that is awesome. I didn't know you were a Catholic. The seminary is really edifying and inspiring. I actually want to become a priest, God willing, but I get discouraged a lot. This kind of gives me fresh resolve. I can't say how awesome it is to see something like this on Youtube.

By the way, the piano is gorgeous. Did you make it up?

[jeremyfrancis]

Yeah, I made the song up :)

That's cool that you're considering priesthood as your vocation! It's a very honorable and dignified way of life! I would consider it if I wasn't married. We need some good priests, and it's so hard to find anyone in today's media-ran society.

Check out this video (there are two parts)... It might help encourage you!

watch?v=qqtOvt7d490

Thanks for watching!

[ryangfilm]

Reminds me of the prison from The Shawshank Redemption.... NO, that's not a crack at Catholicism, it just kinda looks like it.....

[jeremyfrancis]

yeah it does kinda... the prison where they filmed shawshank is actually in ohio, on the east side.

And don't worry about saying anything you might think is offensive. Like I said before: still got my sense of humor ;)

[Gilly4727]

Beautifull place been there three times for spiritual retreats,companions of the precious blood. Thank you Jesus!

[Josh0425]

i want to enter in the seminary

mu adress is

JOSEPH CORTEZ

2 ancheta st. Mabini Santiago City philippines

63 78 -682 4074 or 09267319117

[koolmagicguy]

I'm going to St. Charles Borromeo seminary in the fall!!!

[ryangfilm]

I was saying that more as an assurance to any Catholic viewers you might have :P