Some were surprised when the pastoral year of priestly formation got dropped when the three dioceses (New York, Brooklyn, Rockville Centre) combined their theological formation at Dunwoodie. At least in my parish, we had benefited much by the enthusiasm of the young seminarian who got a "year off" from studies to experience parish life and be tested by it.
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According to today's Catholic New York, bottom of page 1, the pastoral year is back, positioned between 2nd and 3rd theology. Albany, Camden, and Bridgeport, which send seminarians to Dunwoodie, will not add the pastoral year. In a one-time shot, the pastoral year postpones a year of an ordination class, in my opinion, well worth.
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Link: http://digital.cny.org/Catholic-New-York-09122019-e-Edition/1/
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