CINCINNATI — Diocese of Charlotte seminarians studying at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary of the West recently enjoyed a visit from Father John Eckert, pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in Salisbury. He joined the seminary community for Mass, concelebrating on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Sept. 14.
Pictured with Father Eckert are the diocese’s five seminarians in formation there: (from left, bottom row) Darren Balkey and Harry Ohlhaut; (middle row) Aaron Huber and Lee Benson; and (top row) Camilo Salas-Bowen.
The Athenaeum of Ohio – Mount St. Mary’s Seminary of the West, originally St. Francis Xavier Seminary, is the third-oldest Catholic seminary in the United States.