Costs of Instruction

As with most activities, the Pastoral Formation Process does require some financial resources. However, the Beloved Disciple Seminary has never fully funded, nor sought to fund, its operation through free-will donations. Moreover, faculty and staff members have donated their time to the development and instruction of courses on an unpaid and voluntary basis.

If the Bishop needs to travel (for instance, by plane) to visit you or ordain you, it is expected that, you will contribute to all the cost of travel (e.g.. Airfare and accommodation.) You will be responsible for the costs of your tuition and books, although we encourage you to borrow them or purchase them through a used-book store. The costs of any vestments, worship aids, reprint licenses, or liturgical supplies are borne by you, the seminarian, not the Beloved Disciple Seminary.

Students are responsible for purchasing the required texts and obtaining any additional required readings. The Contemporary Catholic Church maintains an extensive library, which includes all reading materials required through the Beloved Disciple Seminary. If necessary, copies of texts and reading materials can be acquired on a loan-basis.