"I was born in Houston, Texas, baptized in St. Joseph, Missouri, and moved to Saint Louis at the age of four.  After homeschooling for five years, I attended Gateway Academy in Chesterfield for the fifth and sixth grade.  For high school, I attended St. Louis Priory School, graduating in 2008.  While at St. Anselm’s Parish, I regularly served Mass, and have been discerning a call to the priesthood since my early childhood.  As I enter the seminary, I hope to continue my spiritual growth and work to the glory of God."

"I am studying for Holy Orders as a seminarian of the Diocese of Rockford, Illinois. I was born and raised in Aurora, a western suburb of Chicago and home of my alma mater, Aurora Central Catholic High School. More recently, I have resided in DeKalb, Illinois, in which my home parish, St. Mary of the Assumption, is located. Prior to beginning formation, I was very active in high school youth ministry and, as a proud convert to the Faith myself, the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults program. My interests include reading, technology, and devotion to Our Lady. I look forward to discovering God’s future plans for me and am thankful to the faithful Catholics who pray for my vocation and those of others in the midst of discernment."

"I come from a family of four (my mom, my dad, and an older sister), and I have lived my whole life here in St. Louis.  I am from St. Gerard Majella parish in Kirkwood, and I graduated of Christian Brothers College High School (Class of 2007).  During my four years at CBC, I was active in a number of service projects including tutoring at De LaSalle Middle School in North St. Louis, going to Washington, DC, for the Pro-Life March, helping lead various Luke 18 retreats, and three Holy Week mission trips to northern Mexico.  These trips not only provided me with opportunities to do service work, but also to practice my Spanish, which I now speak fluently.
            I began discerning a vocation to the Priesthood the summer after my freshman year of high school, when I was a Junior Counselor at Kenrick-Glennon Days for the first time.  That was my first chance to really get to know the seminarians, and from then on, I just fell more and more in love the seminary community and knew that I wanted to enter.  I am now in my first year of philosophy studies at The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC."

"I am from St. Anselm Parish in Creve Coeur, Missouri. I moved to St. Louis in the middle of fourth grade after having lived in Ohio, Wisconsin, and Maryland. I attended Gateway Academy in Chesterfield from 4th through 6th grade. In 7th grade I transferred to St. Louis Priory School from where I graduated in 2007. In my 2nd year at the seminary I look forward to continuing the good work begun in me."

Joseph Kelly
Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau

"My name is Joseph Douglas Sebastian Kelly. I grew up in Springfield, MO where I attended St. Joseph Elementary School and am a 2007 graduate of Springfield Catholic High School. I took classes at Missouri State University in Springfield for two semesters before choosing to enter into the seminary. I am the 4th child of John and Teresa Kelly. I have one older sister, Anna, two older brothers (also seminarians), John and Patrick, and one younger brother, Gregory. I have also been blessed with two nephews, Anthony and Matthew."

"I was born in California but grew up in Barnhart, MO, and am a member of St. Joseph Parish in Imperial.   I am the third oldest of twelve children.  I graduated from Windsor C-1 Highschool in 2004, and then attended ITT Technical Institute and obtained an Associate's degree in Computer and Electrical Engineering Technology.  I went on to work two jobs in the field of electronics engineering.  I felt the call to attend the seminary in February of 2007 and applied the following April.  I was accepted in June into the Glennon freshman class.  I looked forward to discerning if I have a call to the holy Catholic Priesthood and ultimately discovering God's will for my life."

"I have lived in the St. Louis area all my life. Three years ago, my family moved to our current residence in Hazelwood. After having received all nine years of my elementary education through what was once St. Blaise parish in Maryland Heights, I spent the next four years of my life as a Spartan of DeSmet Jesuit High School. There I was actively involved in theater, the school newspaper, the retreat program and various leadership training organizations. I had an incredible high school experience and would not be the person I am today if it were not for my Jesuit education.

I began to strongly consider a vocation to the priesthood in the summer before my junior year and did not decide to follow through with it until halfway through my senior year. Vocational programs such as Kenrick-Glennon Days proved invaluable in my discernment and exposed me to what life was really like at the seminary. I still try to remain actively involved in the newly dedicated Holy Spirit Parish. I enjoy reading classical literature, studying film, and indulging in one of God's greatest gifts to man: eating out. I look forward to my second year at Cardinal Glennon College and greatly anticipate what God has planned for my life."

"My name is Michael Quinlan, and I’m a sophomore in Glennon College. I entered this year after spending my freshman semesters at St. Louis University. From St. Louis, I attended St. Louis University High School and was home-schooled through grade school. My parish is St. Clement of Rome in Des Peres. I have six other siblings, two in college, two in high school, and two still at home with my mother and father."

"One thing I ask of the Lord; this I seek: To dwell in the Lord's house all the days of my life..." (Psalm 27: 4). This verse summarizes my initial desire to become a priest. The Eucharist is the central theme to my seminarian life now and will be, God willing, as a priest. I am a member of Saint Simon the Apostle Parish in South County. I graduated in 2007 from Christian Brothers College High School, where I was greatly involved in theatre, the school newspaper, and campus ministry. I am also very involved in my parish youth group. The seeds of my vocation to the priesthood were planted during the very first years of attending various youth ministry events. Later, I began to serve Mass at the Cathedral Basilica, where I came to know the Archbishop and developed relationships with various other priests and seminarians from whom I gained support. Combining a devotion to the sacraments and active involvement in the parish, I found it easy to answer God's call to the seminary. Whether or not my vocation is to the priesthood, God has made an impression on me to be close to Him in the sacraments and live out a holy life in union with the Church."

Andrew Burkemper
Archdiocese of St. Louis

"I am from St. Joseph Parish in Manchester where my family has attended for seventeen years. The Burkemper clan consists of my father, Vince, my mother, Marianne, two younger sisters, Maddie and Claire, and me.  I attended grade school at St. Joseph for nine years, and then to St. Louis University High School which was outstanding. I was involved in community service including two mission trips to Mexico, Circus Club, a group that juggles and performs, the school newspaper, and I played racquetball. Outside of school, I developed a love for offbeat clothing, music, and anything related to soccer. I have also been involved with my parish, especially our youth group.

I was a late addition to the Cardinal Glennon College freshman class last year. Until mid-June I was planning to attend Creighton University in Omaha, but that was not God's plan for me. After several months of ignoring my heart, I finally listened and applied for the seminary beginning in late June, and I am extremely glad that I did. I look forward to the upcoming school year and, God willing, several more after that. I could not ask for a better place of discernment (there isn't one) nor for a better group of guys to be here with, nor for a more supportive family, group of friends, parish, and Archdiocese.  Each of them makes me want to succeed in discerning God's call for me."

Nathaniel Doerr
Archdiocese of St. Louis

"I am from St. Ferdinand parish in Florissant and graduated from Hazelwood West High School, where I played soccer and was a member of the National Honor Society.  I felt called to look into the seminary when I was younger, at times contemplating the idea and fighting it at others.  I was wrapped up in worldly things and went through some difficult struggles, through which I grew closer to the Lord by developing a great love for the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist and the Immaculate Heart of Mary.  Now, I'm in the seminary for my second year and going forward with confidence in God's infinite Mercy, which accompanies us every moment of our lives and triumphs over the whole world."

"After being home schooled through High School and spending one year at a secular University, I decided that it was time to find a path that would help me discover God's will for my life. The decision to study here at Glennon wasn't the easiest to make. Sometimes, taking oneself out the world, yet still being a part of it makes for a difficult transition. However, through God's grace, I am adjusting to and enjoying my time here very much. I'm truly coming to know who I am, but I'm also learning who I want to become. I know that in the years to follow, if I remain true to both God, others, and myself, then I will be able to recognize God's will and live it out to the best of my ability."

"I am a member of St. Clare of Assisi Parish in Ellisville, along with my mom, dad, three younger brothers, and my younger sister. I graduated in 2006 from Chaminade College Preparatory School, where I was involved in swimming, acting programs, the newspaper, and the Campus Ministry. I was blessed to have attended World Youth Day in 2005 at Cologne, Germany along with many other teens from St. Louis. Through youth ministry and the summer program, Kenrick-Glennon Days, I was exposed to the priestly life and have begun my first year in the seminary. In the years to come I will develop, God willing, to be ordained as a priest for the Archdiocese of St. Louis."

"I graduated from Windsor High in 2006 where I was active in musicals, track and field, Shakespeare Society, chess club, and other groups and activities. I have been a parishioner at St. Joseph, Imperial for almost my entire life and am the fourth oldest of twelve children to my parents, Steve and Beverly Miloscia. I have had a calling to the holy priesthood from as early as kindergarten and I have been a regular visitor to Kenrick-Glennon Seminary since 2001.

I cannot describe how blessed I am to be a seminarian for the St. Louis Archdiocese. My greatest joy is to live, grow, study, and pray in an environment where I am being prepared to serve Christ and His Church as a holy priest. The seminary community is holy and dynamic, inspired and willing to serve. I understand that the holy priesthood is God's greatest gift to humanity because it is through the priest's administration of the sacraments that the mysteries of God are made known to us and salvation is won for us through the Eucharistic Sacrifice of Jesus, the Most High Priest. Following the path of the saints who have come before us, I am ready and willing to offer my entire self to Jesus Christ, through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary."

"I am a seminarian from the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas, and I am a member of St. Paul's parish in Olathe, Kansas.  I am the oldest on ten children and I was home schooled from first grade through high school, from which I graduated in 2006. I attended a community college for a year before entering seminary. I have been discerning a call to the priesthood since I received my First Communion. I have been very active in my archdiocese, particularly in pro-life and Hispanic ministries. This year is my third in college, but only my second at Cardinal Glennon, and I am so blest to be able to begin studies in the newly accredited philosophy program there. This year I am also privileged to serve as the Secretary-Treasurer for the college-seminary community. The greatest influences on my discernment of the Holy Priesthood have been my parents, and also my archbishop and archbishop emeritus, along with many priests that have been and continue to be part of my life. I look forward to this year in which I hope to grow closer to my brother seminarians, and to mature as a man of God on my journey towards Jesus Christ and His Blessed Mother, especially under her title of ‘Our Lady of Guadalupe."

"I grew up in Labadie, MO surrounded by a loving, Catholic family. I attribute much of who I am today to my mother and my late father, as well as my five siblings. I am a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Washington, and I went to OLL gradeschool and St. Francis Borgia High School. My high school education has really helped me in my seminary formation and I am forever grateful to my old teachers at Borgia. I hope to stay active in vocations work, because that has really become my passion. I was able to start a vocations group at Borgia called DOP, and I hope to remain actively supportive of them in the future.

This is my second year as a seminarian, and it is also my junior year in the college. It is difficult to put into words how much my experience in the seminary, thus far, has really come to define who I am and how I grow. The seminary has been an excellent place to grow in holiness, prayer, study, and overall as a man of God. I look forward to what this year holds for me knowing that it will be good; perhaps not easy all the time, but definitely good. I dedicate all of my experiences of this year to our Blessed Mother and her husband, the foster-father of Jesus, St. Joseph."