The International Institute for Clergy Formation is one of the only formation programs strictly for priests and clergy in the world. Over then thousand priests have attended the Summer and Winter Institutes since its beginning in 1987.
The Institute offices are located on the Seton Hall University campus where it began in 1987 under the name of the National Institute for Clergy Formation and was founded by the late Rev. Msgr. Andrew Cusack. Since its beginning the Institute experienced tremendous growth with both priests of the United States and throughout the global church. For this reason, the name was changed from National to International.
Our Mission Statement is yearly realized by following the guidance of Pope John Paul II's hallmark pastoral "I will Send You Shepherds." In this pastoral, the Holy Father asks that the ongoing formation of seminarians as well as priests seek to integrate the "Human, Academic, Spiritual and Pastoral formation" from "womb to tomb." "Ongoing formation helps the priest to be and act as a priest in the spirit and style of Jesus the Good Shepherd." (Pastores Dabo Vobis, no. 73). We attribute the success of our Institute to this effort of integration. The speakers who facilitate this integration are world renowned scholars from around the world. For further information, please view International Institute for Clergy Formation.
Submissions from 1994
(Audio) The Priest Looks at Pope John Paul II the Prophetic Humanist, Rev. Avery Dulles SJ, PhD, STD
(Audio) Can We Really Become Saints?, Dr. Peter Kreeft PhD
(Audio) Can We Win the World Again, Dr. Peter Kreeft
(Audio) What a Layman Wants from His Priests, Dr.Peter Kreeft PhD
(Audio) The Challenge of Priestly Life and Ministry -- Horizon and Truth, Rev. Robert Lauder PhD
(Audio) The Challenge of Priestly Life and Ministry -- Mystery of Freedom, Rev. Robert Lauder PhD
(Audio) The Challenge of Priestly Life and Ministry -- Mystery of Love, Rev. Robert Lauder PhD
(Audio) The Sunday-Monday Connection: Toward Effective Workplace Ministry, Part 1, Dr. William Toth PhD
Submissions from 1993
(Audio) Refounding Religious Congregations, Part 1, Rev. Gerald A. Arbuckle sm, PhD, FRAI
(Audio) Refounding Religious Congregations, Part 2, Rev. Gerald A. Arbuckle sm, PhD, FRAI
(Audio) Refounding Religious Congregations, Part 3, Rev. Gerald A. Arbuckle sm, PhD, FRAI
(Audio) Refounding Religious Congregations, Part 4, Rev. Gerald A. Arbuckle sm, PhD, FRAI
(Audio) Refounding Religious Life: Inculturation and the Mission of the Church, Part 2, Rev. Gerald A. Arbuckle sm, PhD, FRAI
(Audio) Refounding Religious Life: Insights of Social Sciences, Part 1, Rev. Gerald A. Arbuckle sm, PhD, FRAI
(Audio) Refounding Religious Life: Insights of Social Sciences, Part 2, Rev. Gerald A. Arbuckle sm, PhD, FRAI
(Audio) Sects/Cults and Pastoral Care, Rev. Gerald A. Arbuckle sm, PhD, FRAI
(Audio) Some Obstacles to Refounding Religious Congregations, Rev. Gerald A. Arbuckle sm, PhD, FRAI
(Audio) Spirituality: Grieving into Newness, Rev. Gerald A. Arbuckle sm, PhD, FRAI
(Audio) Understanding Different Cultures: Background to Multi-Cultural Refounding, Part 1, Rev. Gerald A. Arbuckle
(Audio) Youth Culture: Anthropological Insights for Pastoral Care, Rev. Gerald A. Arbuckle sm, PhD, FRAI
(Audio) Inclusive Language in Perspective, Sr. Janet Baxendale SC, MA
(Audio) Human Formation, Ongoing Priestly Formation, A Look at Your Sexual Story, Dr. Vincent M. Bilotta PhD
(Audio) Ongoing Formation: A Continual Invitation into Ongoing Conversion, Dr. Vincent M. Bilotta PhD
(Audio) Priests as Agents of Cultural Change by Being Witnesses to the Transcendent, Dr. Vincent M. Bilotta PhD
(Audio) Priests: Called to Be Shepherds of the Sacred, Dr. Vincent M. Bilotta PhD
