Information regarding the Sacred Heart programs follows. Top Admissions Admission to the Master of Divinity Program requires sponsorship by a diocese or religious community. Such sponsorship means acceptance of the student as a potential candidate for ordination to the priesthood in the sponsoring diocese or community. Application for admission will be considered by the admissions board when it receives the required documentation. Top Spiritual Formation Spiritual formation concentrates on a candidate's personal relationship with God and the expression of that relationship with others.
Seminarians meet regularly with their spiritual director and spiritual advisor.
Their prayer life is both private and communal with daily Eucharist at the center of it. The sacrament of Reconciliation, days of recollection, retreats, prayer in Spanish, and rector's conferences are all part of the spiritual formation program. Top Intellectual Formation Theological studies immerse seminarians in the richness of the Catholic tradition. They are guided to frame and communicate an authentic Christian message. Class size is limited to permit personal exchange.