Toshihiro (Toppo) Takamura, M.A. '03, returned to Saint John's this year --"one of the only places I feel at home"-- as a resident scholar at the Collegeville Institute.  While Toppo   is now completing  his Ph.D. from Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia,  the road to Ph.D. has been an unconventional one. Here he reflects on his journey and the influence of his time at the SOT/Sem. 

Vatican I and Vatican II: Councils in the Living Tradition  is now available for digital download through the Liturgical Press. Kristin M. Colberg Ph.D., Associate Professor of Theology, uses the questions of what, why, and how the councils taught to frame and demonstrate significant points of continuity, complementarity, and difference between them. Colberg argues that only by seeing both Vatican I and Vatican II as communicating vital dimensions of the Christian faith can the church's living tradition be fully appreciated and speak meaningfully to modern Christian women and men.

Alumni and friends celebrate diversity at the SOT/Sem; in particular, diversity of culture and preparation to work with various cultures in ministry.   Fr. Efrain Rosado, M.Div. '17,  discusses the latest initiative of the Hispanic Ministry in the 21st Century Program, a two-week immersion experience that provides to its participants an appropriate and insightful introduction to Hispanic Ministry for Christian parishes, faith communities and schools.